In Memoriam : J. Derek Bewley 1943–2023.

Derek and Michael then invited Peter Halmer to join them in a major editing and publishing effort, resulting in I The Encyclopedia of Seeds. Derek was a towering figure in seed science over the past five decades, making critical research contributions to a wide diversity of topics. Michael Black and Derek Bewley also contributed to applied seed science through their organization and editing of I Seed Technology and Its Biological Basis i (Black and Bewley, [17]). In Memoriam This short summary of Derek Bewley's achievements cannot do justice to the scope of his contributions as a researcher, educator, author and institutional leader in seed biology and related disciplines such as desiccation tolerance. [Extracted from the article]