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    Dr John Reade

    BSc (Hons), PhD, FRSB, SFHEA

    Principal Lecturer

    Photograph of John

    Teaching Areas

    • Weed Science
    • Integrated Weed Management
    • Crop Production
    • Crop Protection
    • Crop Improvement
    • Sustainable and Organic Farming Systems
    • Invasive Species
    • Aquatic and Riparian Vegitation
    • Plant Identification
    • Crop Protection (M level)
    • BASIS/Concise BASIS/Grassland BASIS/Potato BASIS/ BASIS Herbicide Agreement Officer
    • Agricultural Awareness
    • EFMA course
    • PPA course
    • Course Manager for BSc (hons) Zoology  course suite

    Research and Knowledge Transfer Interests

    • Weed Biology and Control, including novel non-chemical controls
    • Invasive Species
    • Agroecology
    • Aquatic Ecosystems
    • Mode of Action of Herbicides
    • Herbicide Resistance
    • Plant Biochemistry and Physiology
    • Sports Turf
    • Allelopathy
    • Interaction of Agrochemicals with Plants and the Environment
    • Alternative Crops and their Uses

    Professional Memberships

    Fellow (Royal Society of Biology)

    Member of European Weed Research Society

    Academic Department: Agriculture and Environment

    Research: Agroecology for Sustainable Food Systems

    Tel: +44 (0)1952 815285

    Fax: +44 (0)1952 814783

    X/Twitter: @DrJohnReade

    Office: N5

    Research profile: ORCID

    Publications

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    Other publications

    • M.A Back, T.W. Pope and J.P.H Reade (2021) Chapter 4: Crop Health - Responses to pests, weeds and diseases The Agricultural Notebook
    • JPH Reade (2018) Invasive Aquatic and Riparian Vegetation: A Review of New Threats and Novel Solutions Aspects of Applied Biology 139 (AAB 139 - Ecosystem and Habitat Management: Research, Policy, Practice)
    • AH Cobb and JPH Reade (2010) Herbicides and Plant Physiology (2nd Edition)
    • Milner, LJ., Reade, JPH. and&nbsp;Cobb, AH (2007) <a href="http://apps.isiknowledge.com/full_record.do?product=UA&search_mode=GeneralSearch&qid=2&SID=N1g67ah6BebKFmm48of&page=1&doc=6&colname=WOS&cacheurlFromRightClick=no" target="_blank">The effect of temperature on glutathione S-transferase activity and glutathione content in Alopecurus myosuroides (black grass) biotypes susceptible and resistant to herbicides</a> Weed Research 47 (106 - 112)
    • Aronsson, AKS., Kettlewell, PS., Grove, IG. and Reade, JPH (2006) Potential for canopy management of oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) by exploiting pH signals: Preliminary investigation of xylem sap pH. . In Bibliotheca Fragmenta Agronomica, Volume 11, Part I. Fotyma, M. and Kaminska, B. (eds). Proceedings of the IX Congress of the European Society of Agronomy, 4-7 September 2006, Warsaw, Poland, pp. 35-36
    • Reade, JPH., Milner, LJ. and&nbsp;Cobb, AH (2004) <a href="http://apps.isiknowledge.com/full_record.do?product=UA&search_mode=GeneralSearch&qid=2&SID=N1g67ah6BebKFmm48of&page=1&doc=8&colname=WOS&cacheurlFromRightClick=no" target="_blank">A role for glutathione S-transferases in resistance to herbicides in grasses</a> Weed Science 52 ((468 - 474))
    Additional Information

    2024

    Presenter: Harper Adams Future Fest. "Why Squirrels didn't Invent the Mobile Phone"

    Presenter: BBKA Spring Convention. "More Bountiful Botany" and "Botany in Practice"

    2023

    Presenter: SSFF Young Farmer Development Programme. "What is Sustainability?"

    Presenter: BBKA Spring Convention. "A Bountifulness of Botany" and "Botany in Practice"

    2022

    Presenter: Institute of Fisheries Management Annual Vegitation Management Conference. "2022: Herbicides, the future, and other tools in the toolbox"

    2021

    Presenter: Institute of Fisheries Management Annual Vegitation Management Conference. "2021: Herbicides, the future, and other tools in the toolbox"

    2019

    Presenter: Field to Fork. Sustainable Oil Production

    Presenter: Field to Fork. Wormeries and Composting

    Presenter: Harper Adams Open Days - Master Class. "The Path of Least Resistance: The implications for invasion, biological selection, and health"

    2018

    Presenter: Field to Fork. The Science of Bread

    2015

    External Examiner: BSc / BSc (horns) Agricultural Technology / Agricultural Technology with Professional Studies, Queen's University Belfast (2015 - 2020)

    2012

    External Examiner: BSc / BSc (hons) Applied Bioscience and Agricultural Science, SRUC, Ayr, Scotland (2012 - 2016)

    Invited Speaker: Talking Turf 2012, George, South Africa - May 21st - 24th 2012. "The Science of Turf - from the inside out"

    2009

    Invited Speaker: 3rd International Energy Farming Congress, Papenburg, Germany - March 10th - 12th 2009. "Miscanthus Production; Practical Experience"

    2008

    Field Presentation: IEA Bioenergy Conference visit, Harper Adams University College, UK - September 15th 2008. "Miscanthus Production"

    Research projects

    Modules

    You can contact Dr John Reade if you would like to discuss any of the following course modules:

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