Martinus Willem Beijerinck a hybridizer ofTriticum andHordeum species at the end of the 19th century and his investigations into the origin of wheat |
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| Authors: | A C Zeven |
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| Institution: | (1) Institute of Plant Breeding (I.V.P.), Wageningen, The Netherlands |
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| Abstract: | Summary M. W. Beijerinck's activities during his teachership at the Agricultural School at Wageningen are discussed. He hoped to establish a society for breeding and testing new varieties of field crops and to employ  seekers for better plants in a field crop. Some of hisTriticum herbarium material is still preserved at Delft. His main work was to study the origin of wheat by crossing variousTriticum species. He also investigated the relationship of someHordeum species. If he had remained at Wageningen he might indeed have become the only rediscoverer of Mendel's laws. He would certainly have advanced the research on the origin of wheat. |
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