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The first meeting of the governing body of the new Vegetable Research Station was held at the offices of the Ministry of Agriculture on October 8. Its incorporation as a company limited by guarantee and not having a share capital was decided on and an organising committee was set up to select suitable candidates for the post of director and to examine suitable sites for the Station; it is considered that an area of at least 300 acres would be necessary. The members of the governing body are Sir Edward Salisbury, Dr. W. G. Ogg, Prof. G. E. Blackman, Dr. H. V. Taylor, Mr. R. L. Scarlett, Dr. J. Barker, Prof. J. W. Munro, Prof. R. H. Stoughton, Prof. F. T. Brooks, Prof. T. Wallace, Prof. S. J. Watson, Prof. W. Brown, Dr. C. D. Darlington, Mr. E. H. Gardener, Mr. G. G. Hole, Mr. W. F. Swift, Mr. J. Laity, Mr. A. A. Clucas, Mr. David Lowe, Mr. J. Cracknell, Mr. F. A. Secrett and Mr. G. W. Giles.
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New Vegetable Research Station. Nature 160, 562 (1947). https://doi.org/10.1038/160562b0
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