| Citation | Distinguished for his application of the technology of plant breeding to the development of highly productive varieties of spring oats and winter wheat for use in British agriculture. John Bingham has integrated knowledge from plant physiology, plant pathology, agronomy and genetics, as well as an understanding of the milling and baking industries, in breeding varieties which In 1974 and 1975 occupied more than 50 per cent of the UK wheat acreage and which, because of their higher yields, increased the value of the crop by about £25M/year. In particular, he has used physiological criteria with great effect in the choice of parents, and in selection. |