John Gregory Hawkes

British botanist (1915-2007).

John Gregory Hawkes OBE FLS (27 June 1915 in Bristol – 6 September 2007 in Reading) was a British botanist, Mason Professor of Botany at the University of Birmingham. He was a student at Cambridge University Botany School where obtained his Ph.D. (1941) and Sc.D. (1957). He specialised in studying the taxonomy of wild potato species (Solanum sect. Petota), identified sources of resistance to the potato cyst nematode and played a role in establishing programs to maintain agricultural biodiversity. He was awarded the OBE in the 1994 Birthday Honours. In 1985 he was awarded the Linnean Medal for

Abbreviations: Hawkes
Occupations: scientific collector, botanist, geneticist, botanical collector
Citizenships: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
Languages: English
Dates: 1915-06-27T00:00:00Z – 2007-09-06T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Bristol
Direct attributions: 14 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 14 plants, 0 fungi

14 plants attributed to14 plants:

Solanum berthaultii Hawkes 1944
plant species in the solanaceae family
Solanum berthaultii (syn. Solanum tarijense) is a species of wild potato in the family Solanaceae, native to Bolivia and northwestern Argentina. It is being extensively studied for its resistance to Phytophthora infestans, the late potato blight, and for other traits to improve the domestic potato Solanum tuberosum.
Solanum venturii Hawkes & Hjert. 1960
plant species in the solanaceae family
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Solanum tarnii Hawkes & Hjert. 1988
endangered plant species in the solanaceae family
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Solanum neorossii Hawkes & Hjert. 1983
plant species in the solanaceae family
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Solanum lesteri Hawkes & Hjerting 1963
plant species in the solanaceae family
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Solanum iopetalum (Bitter) Hawkes 1944
plant species in the solanaceae family
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Solanum hjertingii Hawkes 1963
plant species in the solanaceae family
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Solanum raphanifolium Cárdenas & Hawkes 1946
plant species in the solanaceae family
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Solanum okadae Hawkes & Hjert. 1983
endangered plant species in the solanaceae family
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Solanum neocardenasii Hawkes & Hjert. 1983
endangered plant species in the solanaceae family
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Solanum tarijense Hawkes 1944
plant species in the solanaceae family
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Solanum × rechei Hawkes & Hjerting 1963
plant hybrid species in the solanaceae family
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Thymus × saxicola Hawkes 1958
plant hybrid species in the lamiaceae family
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Solanum quillonanum Ochoa ex Hawkes 1990
plant species in the solanaceae family
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