hiː ɐdˈæptᵻd ðə tɛknˈiːk fɚðə jˈuːs wɪð plˈænts æz hiː wˈɜːkt ɪnðə plˈænt bɹˈiːdɪŋ ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt ʌv kˈeɪmbɹɪdʒ, bᵻtwˌiːn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən.
He adapted the technique for the use with plants as he worked in the Plant Breeding Institute of Cambridge, between 1985 and 1987.