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Thomas Andrew Knight (1759-1838) and the Application of Experimentation to Horticulture (2010)

Mylechreest, Murray (Author)

Annals of the History and Philosophy of Biology
Volume: 15
Pages: 15-27

URI: http://univerlag.uni-goettingen.de/handle/3/Annals_of_the_history_and_philosophy_of_biology_series

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Plants Biographies Experiments and experimentation Horticulture Knight, Thomas Andrew Banks, Joseph Royal Society of London Royal Horticultural Society

Thomas Andrew Knight, the youngest son of a clergyman, was probably destined to follow in his father‘s footsteps after studying at Oxford University. He left Oxford early to return to Herefordshire for life as a rural gentleman. An enquiring mind since childhood brought about experiments in plant breeding, and becoming a pioneer in the production of new fruit cultivars from controlled pollination. An introduction to Sir Joseph Banks, President of the Royal Society, led to encouragement to continue with this experimentation, and to explore aspects of plant physiology. He worked with peas to obtain results more quickly than with fruits. Records in his Garden Notebook reveal he was observing features of genetics in peas prior to the publication of Mendel‘s work. He produced a Prospectus in 1805 for the new Horticultural Society of London with a vision that it would be a scientific society and encouraged enquiries about the origins of cultivated plants; he was a precursor to Charles Darwin. The Copley Gold Medal of the Royal Society was awarded in 1806 for investigations on the effects of gravity on growth in bean seedlings. At both national and local levels, Knight supported the development of scientific and horticultural societies.

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