PART ONE - THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PIONEER PHYTOPATHOLOGIST
1. Scotland & England
- Scottish Origin - Early years
- Fascination with Geology
- Natural History and Academia
2. Highly Educated Non-Graduate
- Proof of appointments in Edinburgh
- Atlases and Academic Career
- Search for Greener fields
3. Australia Felix
- Establishment in Australia
- Ormond College
- Auld Po-Tarsh: Victorian College of Pharmacy
- Research & Other Occupations
4. Vegetable Pathologist
- Devastating Epiphytotics - Foundation of Australian Plant Pathology
- Renowned Mycologist
- McAlpine's training in Mycology
- Hallmarks of Rigour and Accuracy
- His Six Australian Books
- Extra Mural Activities
5. Twenty Years of Plant Pathology in Australia
- In McAlpine's own words
- What Constitutes Plant Pathology
- Its Aims and Objectives
- Means Provided for Investigation and Research
- Some of the Work Accomplished
- Problems Awaiting Solutions
- How this Study has benefited the Producer
- Conclusion - A National Approach
6. International Recognition
PART TWO - THE BITTER PIT INVESTIGATION
7. Chapter Seven - Bitter Pit
- History of Research into Bitter pit
- Bitter Pit in Australia
- The Economic Importance of Apples
- An Increasing problem - 1986-1910
- A National Investigation Proposed
- The Perth Conference
- Ministers Respond
- The Reluctant Appointee
8. The Poison Theory
- Codlin Moth, Lead Arsenate and Bitter pit - Delay, Uncertainty and Objection
About the Author: Douglas George Parbery was born in Bega NSW. He took his B.Sc.Ag at University of Sydney in 1958 and M.Agr.Sc(Plant Pathology) in 1961 at the University of Queensland where he also worked as a demonstrator in biology. He transferred to University of Melbourne in the Faculty of Science from 1962 until 1969. In 1970 he transferred to the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry where he was Dean for several years and retired in 1995 as Associate Professor. His specialty was Mycology and following his retirement he was appointed Senior Associate in Mycology and Plant Pathology.
