Louise V T Shepherd

I am a plant biochemist & biotechnologist with 20+ years of experience working primarily with potato. I am a project leader, responsible for initiating, co-ordinating & managing research projects dealing with the underpinning drivers of both food quality & safety, & the impacts of crop management practices on end-product yield, quality & safety in a range of crops economically important to Scotland - potato, winter & spring barley, winter wheat, winter oil seed rape & field (spring) beans.