Ernest Entwistle Cheesman (21 September 1898 Wood Green - 9 January 1983 Weybridge), was an English botanist noted for his work on the family Musaceae. He was the son of Charles Cheesman and Grace Lizzie Davies. About August 1936 he married Ellen Elizabeth B. Weston (1892-1966).[1][2]
Cheesman collected in Trinidad and Tobago in 1925-1937, working as professor of botany at the Trinidad Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture[3] and publishing Flora of Trinidad and Tobago with R. O. Williams in 1929. He became interested in the cultivation of cocoa while in Trinidad and wrote a number of papers on the subject -
Cheesman E.E. 1935. The vegetative propagation of cocoa. Tropical Agriculture 12(9): 240-246.
Cheesman E.E. 1936. The vegetative propagation of cocoa. VII.- Root systems of cuttings. Page 7, plates 3 & 4 in Fifth Annual Report on Cocoa Research 1935, Trinidad.
Cheesman E.E. 1941. General notes on field experiments CRB1 to CRB6. Pages 4–11 in Tenth Annual Report on Cocoa Research 1940. Trinidad.
Returning to England he worked on the taxonomy of Musaceae at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew during the 1940s.[4] As a result of his studies he revived the genus Ensete in 1947 (Kew Bull. 1947, 97), first published in 1862 by Paul Fedorowitsch Horaninow (1796-1865), but then not accepted. Cheesman made it clear that there are no wild Musa native to Africa, only Ensete, and that Ensete is monocarpic, has large seeds and 9 haploid chromosomes.[5]
Cheesman noted in 1948 of bananas "Some botanists have regarded the seedless forms as ranking with the fertile species and have bestowed Latin binomials upon them. Others have preferred to regard them as varieties of one mythical "species" (usually called "Musa sapientum") which is supposed to exist somewhere in the wild and fertile condition … Such mistakes... are not peculiar to the genus "Musa", but they are unusually conspicuous in this group". Giving a seed-bearing wild species the status of subspecies to a seedless cultivar is a good example of the stultifying effect formal nomenclature has had on crop taxonomy.[6]
Musa cheesmanii N.W.Simmonds is a tribute to his work on the Musaceae. Simmonds was a 1950s research worker on Musaceae at the Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture in Trinidad, Cheesman's 1930s place of work.[7]
Some Publicationsedit
Cheesman, E.E. 1931 Banana breeding at the Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture - A progress report. H.M. Stationery Office in London .
Cheesman, E.E. 1932 Genetic and cytological studies of Musa. I. Certain hybrids of the Gros Michel banana Journal of Genetics 26: 291-312
Cheesman, E.E. 1947 Classification of the bananas. II. The genus Musa L. Kew Bulletin 2: 106-117
Cheesman, E.E. 1948a Classification of the bananas. III. Critical notes on species a. Musa balbisiana Colla. Kew Bulletin 3: 11-17
Cheesman, E.E. 1948b Classification of the bananas. III. Critical notes on species b. Musa acuminata Colla. Kew Bulletin 3: 17-28
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^Journal of Horticultural Science. vol. 58. page 455 (1983)
^Cheesman, E. E.; Larter, L. N. H. (1935). "Genetical and cytological studies ofMusa". Journal of Genetics. 30: 32–52. doi:10.1007/BF02982204. S2CID 41833202.
ernest, entwistle, cheesman, september, 1898, wood, green, january, 1983, weybridge, english, botanist, noted, work, family, musaceae, charles, cheesman, grace, lizzie, davies, about, august, 1936, married, ellen, elizabeth, weston, 1892, 1966, ensete, ventric. Ernest Entwistle Cheesman 21 September 1898 Wood Green 9 January 1983 Weybridge was an English botanist noted for his work on the family Musaceae He was the son of Charles Cheesman and Grace Lizzie Davies About August 1936 he married Ellen Elizabeth B Weston 1892 1966 1 2 Ensete ventricosumCheesman collected in Trinidad and Tobago in 1925 1937 working as professor of botany at the Trinidad Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture 3 and publishing Flora of Trinidad and Tobago with R O Williams in 1929 He became interested in the cultivation of cocoa while in Trinidad and wrote a number of papers on the subject Cheesman E E 1935 The vegetative propagation of cocoa Tropical Agriculture 12 9 240 246 Cheesman E E 1936 The vegetative propagation of cocoa VII Root systems of cuttings Page 7 plates 3 amp 4 in Fifth Annual Report on Cocoa Research 1935 Trinidad Cheesman E E 1941 General notes on field experiments CRB1 to CRB6 Pages 4 11 in Tenth Annual Report on Cocoa Research 1940 Trinidad Returning to England he worked on the taxonomy of Musaceae at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew during the 1940s 4 As a result of his studies he revived the genus Ensete in 1947 Kew Bull 1947 97 first published in 1862 by Paul Fedorowitsch Horaninow 1796 1865 but then not accepted Cheesman made it clear that there are no wild Musa native to Africa only Ensete and that Ensete is monocarpic has large seeds and 9 haploid chromosomes 5 Cheesman noted in 1948 of bananas Some botanists have regarded the seedless forms as ranking with the fertile species and have bestowed Latin binomials upon them Others have preferred to regard them as varieties of one mythical species usually called Musa sapientum which is supposed to exist somewhere in the wild and fertile condition Such mistakes are not peculiar to the genus Musa but they are unusually conspicuous in this group Giving a seed bearing wild species the status of subspecies to a seedless cultivar is a good example of the stultifying effect formal nomenclature has had on crop taxonomy 6 Musa cheesmanii N W Simmonds is a tribute to his work on the Musaceae Simmonds was a 1950s research worker on Musaceae at the Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture in Trinidad Cheesman s 1930s place of work 7 Some Publications editCheesman E E 1931 Banana breeding at the Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture A progress report H M Stationery Office in London Cheesman E E 1932 Genetic and cytological studies of Musa I Certain hybrids of the Gros Michel banana Journal of Genetics 26 291 312 Cheesman E E 1947 Classification of the bananas II The genus Musa L Kew Bulletin 2 106 117 Cheesman E E 1948a Classification of the bananas III Critical notes on species a Musa balbisiana Colla Kew Bulletin 3 11 17 Cheesman E E 1948b Classification of the bananas III Critical notes on species b Musa acuminata Colla Kew Bulletin 3 17 28The standard author abbreviation Cheesman is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name 8 References edit Neil TIDEY Marjorie Joyce MATTHEWS Archived from the original on 2016 03 03 Retrieved 2012 03 27 Journal of Horticultural Science vol 58 page 455 1983 Cheesman E E Larter L N H 1935 Genetical and cytological studies ofMusa Journal of Genetics 30 32 52 doi 10 1007 BF02982204 S2CID 41833202 Cheesman Ernest Entwistle 1898 Musalit Nomenclature of Cultivated Bananas Simmonds N W 1954 Isolation in Musa Sections Eumusa and Rhodochlamys Evolution 8 1 65 74 doi 10 2307 2405666 JSTOR 2405666 International Plant Names Index Cheesman Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ernest Entwistle Cheesman amp oldid 1168390780, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
