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Scientific Papers and Lectures
The following scientific papers and lectures provide information on plants and husbandry methods. The ones marked [EC] are available on this website: -
- 1961. The control of Ranunculus repens (l.) In raspberries, Weed Research Volume 1 Issue 2 Page 105 - June 1961
- 1963. Crop Production in a Weed-free Environment, Weed Research Volume 3 Issue 1 Page 71 - March 1963
- 1963. The Proceedings of the First Irish Crop Protection Conference, Weed Research Volume 3 Issue 1 Page 73 - March 1963
- 1964. The use of absorbents and Simazine on newly planted strawberries, Weed Research 5 (1), 43-51, Horticultural Centre, Loughgall, Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland
- 1964. Organization of Weed Research in the United Kingdom, Weed Research Volume 4 Issue 1 Page 75 - March 1964
- 1965 The use of herbicides in the fruit garden. Fruit, present and future. Royal Horticultural Society, G. Bles. London 1966, 1: 91-102
- 1975. Herbicides in the landscape and garden. Part 1. Basic considerations. Masters Memorial Lecture, Royal Horticultural Society Journal 100, 11, 554-559. Part 11. The use of herbicides in a private garden. Masters Memorial Lecture, Royal Horticultural Society Journal 100, 12, 600-606.
- 1976. Herbicides in the landscape and garden. Part 111. Some long term effects of herbicides in plants and soils. The Garden. Royal Horticultural Society Journal 101, 1, 35-41.
- 1976. Herbicides in the landscape and garden. Part 3: some long-term effects of herbicides on plants and soil
- 1976. Peat in Horticulture. by D. W. Robinson, J. G. D. Lamb, The Quarterly Review of Biology, Vol. 51, No. 4 (Dec., 1976), p. 537
- 1976. Peat in Horticulture (European Monographs in Social Psychology) (D. W. Robinson (Editor), J. G. D. Lamb (Editor), Publisher: Academic Press Inc.,U.S. (9 Jan 1976), ISBN: 0125901607
- 1978. Irish gardens and the Nursery Industry - an introduction, Symposium on Propagation and Raising of Nursery Stock, ISHS Acta Horticulturae, Dublin, Ireland, 1 April 1978
- 1981. Energy management and agriculture : proceedings of the first International summer school in agriculture, held in co-operation with the W.K. Kellogg foundation, [Dublin, July 1981] / ed. by D. W. Robinson and R. C. Mollan
- 1981. Chemical weed control in ornamental horticulture, Symposium on Horticulture for the People, XX IHC, ISHS Acta Horticulturae, Sydney, Australia
- 1983. Herbicide management in apple orchards, Scientific horticulture, 1983, vol. 34, pp. 12-22
- 1983. The use of herbicides in amenity horticulture, Scientific horticulture, 1983, vol. 34, pp. 23-27
- 1985. Horticulture in Ireland: Present role and future prospects (George Scott Robertson memorial lecture)
- 1985. Energy Management and Agriculture, David Willis Robinson (Editor), R.C. Mollan (Editor), Publisher: Elsevier (Mar 1985), ISBN: 0444995773
- 1987. Weed Control on Vine and Soft Fruits, Commission of the European Communities, Proceedings of a meeting of the EC Experts Group, Dublin 12-14 June 1985
- 1987. The relevance of research on production horticulture to the urban environment, The Scientific Management of Vegetation in the Urban Environment, ISHS Acta Horticulturae, Bath, United Kingdom, 1 February 1987
- 1987. Weed control in amenity plantings, The Scientific Management of Vegetation in the Urban Environment, ISHS Acta Horticulturae, Bath, United Kingdom 1 February 1987
- 1989. Mulches and herbicides in ornamental plantings. XX11 International Horticultural Congress. Hortscience 23, 547-552.
- 1990. Sub-tropical and warm temperate plants at 53° North latitude. Abstracts of contributed papers. XX111 International Horticultural Congress. Florence, Italy 1990, 1, 728.
- 1990. Problem of herbicide resistant biotypes in fruit plantations, International Symposium on the Culture of Subtropical and Tropical Fruits and Crops, ISHS Acta Horticulturae, Nelspruit, South Africa, 1 July 1990 [EC]
- 1991. Developments In Plastic Structures And Materials For Horticultural Crops
- 1991. Mulches - Alternatives To Peat And Their Use, Conference On Peat Alternatives Belfast March 21, 1991 [EC]
- 1992. Urban Horticulture - Purpose And Prospects, First Meeting of West and East German Horticultural Societies, March 1992 [EC]
- 1992. Selection of Eucalyptus species for garden use in cool temperate conditions, International Symposium on Selection and Breeding of Woody Ornamentals. ISHS Acta Horticulturae 320, 25-30, Angers, France, 1 December 1992, [EC]
- 1993. Increase of cold hardiness of Echium pininana through natural selection. International Symposium on Selection and Breeding of Woody Ornamentals, ISHS Acta Horticulturae Angers, France, 1 December 1992. [EC]
- 1995. Cape heaths in eastern Ireland. 1995 Year Book Heather Society, 1-6.
- 1994. Some environmental aspects of chemical weed control in nursery stock. Kelly, J. C.; Robinson, D. W. International Plant Propagators' Society, combined proceedings 1994, 44:170-173.1995. [EC]
- 1994. Landscape Maintenance Without Cultivation [EC]
- 1997. Application and effective use of herbicides [EC]
- 1999. Re-Evaluating The Role Of Herbicides In Contemporary Urban Horticulture, International Symposium on Urban Tree Health, ISHS Acta Horticulturae, Paris France 1 September 1999 [EC]
- 2000. Juania australis at 53º N latitude, written for the European Palm Society Chamaerops No. 43-44, Autumn Edition 2000 [EC]
- 2001. Cold hardiness and Climatic Zone 9 plants, Paper prepared for the International Magnolia Society 2001. Annual Meeting held in Dublin, Ireland [EC]
- 2001. Plant hardiness, talk at the International Magnolia Society 2001 Annual Meeting held in Dublin Ireland [EC]
- 2001. Climatic zone plants at Earlscliffe, Baily, Co. Dublin, Federation Of Zoological Gardens Of Great Britain And Ireland Fifth Annual Plant Group Conference Zoological Society Of Ireland September 5th - 7th 2001 [EC]