The James Hutton Institute, and its predecessor the Scottish Crop Research Institute (SCRI), have had blackcurrant breeding programmes since the 1960s.

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The James Hutton Institute said both were "valued and respected colleagues".

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Dr Stewart Rhind, who was 61, and Dr Julian Dawson, who was 42, both worked for the Aberdeen-based research centre The James Hutton institute.

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The conference is being hosted by the International Blackcurrant Association and the James Hutton Institute, in association with GlaxoSmithKline and Mylnefield Research Services Ltd.

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Organisers say the city is an apt host as half the global crop comes from varieties bred at the James Hutton Institute on the outskirts of Dundee.

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Finlay Dale, a potato breeder at the James Hutton Institute, said despite the recent wet summers, the long term focus was on crops that are able to resist water shortages.

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Co-author Kit Macleod, senior research scientist at the James Hutton Institute based in Aberdeen, said a long-term project had been developing novel forage grasses but their environmental benefits had not really been tested.

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Hamilton's James McCarthy showed some excellent skill to set up Gilhaney, but Hutton saved well from the substitute.

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