Email: R.W.Gibson@gre.ac.uk
Plant pathologist specializing in plant viruses and their epidemiology. Experience in: control of viruses of temperate crops in UK (potatoes, sugarbeet, grass) and tropical crops in Africa and South America (cassava, maize, sweet potato); providing training in UK (MSc courses) and overseas on virus detection and diagnosis; and PhD research supervision. Successful implementation of overseas projects, including major (>US$1M) multi-partner ones. Field experience in Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Zambia, South Africa, Jordan, Tunisia, Yemen, Peru, Bolivia.