Roderick Leon Bieleski
| Roderick Leon Bieleski | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1931 |
| Residence | New Zealand |
| Fields | Plant physiology |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney |
| Thesis | Studies on the physiology of sugar-cane (1958) |
| Notable awards | Hector Medal (1984) Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (2010) |
Roderick Leon Bieleski MNZM (born 1931) is a New Zealand plant physiologist.
Born in 1931, Bieleski attended Auckland University College, graduating with an MSc with first-class honours in 1955.[1] After completing a PhD on the process of sugar transport in sugar cane at the University of Sydney in 1958, he began a research career at the New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), retiring in 1996. From 1980 to 1988 he was the director of the DSIR's division of horticulture and processing.[2]
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 1973,[3] and won the society's Hector Medal in 1984.[4] He was awarded a DSc by thesis by the University of Sydney in 1990,[5] and he was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to horticultural science in the 2010 New Year Honours.[6]
Selected works
- Mechanisms of regulation of plant growth. R L Bieleski; Allan Ross Ferguson; M M Cresswell. Bulletin of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 1974.
- Feijoas: origins, cultivation and uses Grant Thorp; R L Bieleski, David Bateman, 2002.
- Experimental studies on factors affecting growth and distribution of kauri (Agathis australis Salisb). Auckland University MSc thesis 1955.
- A taste of New Zealand: food industry and research R L Bieleski, New Zealand. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research 1984
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