Jim Crush
Senior Scientist
I have a dairy farming family background, an MSc in plant physiology (Canterbury) and PhD on endomycorrhizal fungi in grasses (Otago). I joined DSIR Grasslands Lincoln in 1972 working in evaluation of new high county forages and N fixation in Canterbury pastures. Relocated to DSIR Grasslands Palmerston North in 1978. Research on N cycling and DSIR nominee on the Whanganui-Rangitikei Catchment Board. From 1992 to present, AgResearch Ruakura researching root form and function in forages.
Qualifications
- Doctorate, Biological Science, Otago University, 1972
- Masters, Biological Science, Canterbury University, 1969