Bevan John Buirchell (born 1951) is an Australian botanist. He graduated from The University of Western Australia and obtained his PhD in biochemistry in 1982. In 1988 he began working on lupins as an agricultural crop, first as a research officer and later as Senior Lupin Breeder in the Western Australian Department of Agriculture. He has used molecular markers, especially markers for disease resistance, in breeding programs[1] and was part of a team that tagged 9,000 locations on the lupin genome.[2]
Bevan John Buirchell | |
|---|---|
 Bevan John Buirchell | |
| Born | 1951 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Citizenship | Australia |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | botany |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Buirchell |
He has co-authored papers on the subject of lupins,[3] a book on the orchids of Western Australia[4] and a Field Guide to the Eremophilas of Western Australia.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Dr Bevan Buirchell". University of Western Australia. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
- ^ "WA scientists map lupin genetic code". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
- ^ "Bevan Buirchell - Wise owl Consulting". Google Sites. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ "Orchids of Western Australia : cultivation and natural history". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
- ^ "A field guide to the eremophilas of Western Australia / Andrew Brown and Bevan Buirchell". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Buirchell.
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