Ross Ferguson

Ross Ferguson
ONZM
Born 1943 (age 74–75)
Morrinsville, New Zealand
Residence New Zealand
Alma mater University of Auckland

Allan Ross Ferguson ONZM (born 1943) is a New Zealand botanist who has made significant contributions in the field of kiwifruit scientific investigation.

Born in Morrinsville, Ferguson received a Masters of Science (first-class honours) in 1967,[1] and a Doctor of Philosophy in cell biology from the University of Auckland in 1969.

In the 2007 Queen's Birthday Honours, Ferguson was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to the kiwifruit industry.[2]

Selected publications

  • Ferguson, A.R. (1984) Kiwifruit: A Botanical Review, in Horticultural Reviews, Volume 6 (ed J. Janick), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/9781118060797.ch1[3]
  • Ferguson, A.R. and Bollard, E.G. (1990) Domestication of kiwifruit. In: IJ Warrington IJ & Weston GC, eds. Kiwifruit: Science and Management. Wellington, New Zealand: New Zealand Society for Horticultural Science, 165–246.
  • Ferguson, A.R. (2004) 1904– the year that kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa) came to New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science 32: 3–27.[4]
  • Huang, H.-W. and Ferguson, A.R. (2007). Actinidia IN China: Natural diversity, phylogeographical evolution, interspecific gene flow and kiwifruit cultivar improvement. Acta Hortic. 753, 31–40 DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2007.753.1 https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2007.753.1.[5]

Further reading

The standard author abbreviation A.R.Ferguson is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[6]

References

  1. ↑ http://librarysearch.auckland.ac.nz/UOA2_A:Combined_Local:uoa_alma21159807050002091
  2. ↑ "Queen's Birthday honours list 2007". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 4 June 2007. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  3. ↑ Ferguson, A.r. (1984-01-01). "Kiwifruit: A Botanical Review". In Janick, Jules. Horticultural Reviews. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. pp. 1–64. doi:10.1002/9781118060797.ch1/summary (inactive 2018-09-28). ISBN 9781118060797.
  4. ↑ Ferguson, A. R. (2004-03-01). "1904—the year that kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa) came to New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science. 32 (1): 3–27. doi:10.1080/01140671.2004.9514276. ISSN 0114-0671.
  5. ↑ "ACTINIDIA IN CHINA: NATURAL DIVERSITY, PHYLOGEOGRAPHICAL EVOLUTION, INTERSPECIFIC GENE FLOW AND KIWIFRUIT CULTIVAR IMPROVEMENT". www.actahort.org. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
  6. ↑ IPNI.  A.R.Ferguson.
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