Original scientific paper

GUSTAV BOHUTINSKY AGRONOMIST, GENETICIST AND PLANT BREEDER

Marijan Jošt ; S. Radića 21, Križevci, Hrvatska

Abstract

Gustav Bohutinsky (1877-1914.) graduated agriculture in Wiena, and as a young agronomist started work at Royal College for Agriculture and Forestry in Križevci (Kr. više gospodarsko i šumarsko učilište u Križevcima). He became professor of “Plant breeding and crop protection” and the head of Plant breeding station. As Tchermak’s student he has the opportunity to learn about Mendel work, and later as a scientist and the first Croatian mendelist he starts genetic research in corn and other cereals. At the same time, but independantly of US scientists East and Shull, he conducts research experiments on selffertilisation and hibrid vigour at corn. Independant research findings of the three scientists are the basic principles of heterosis upon which todays hibrid corn production is organised. He developed the methods for cereal breeding from local and introduced populations. Well known are his cultivars of corn, wheat, barley and rye. His wheat cultivars were known under the name Bohutinsky wheats and were grown until 1925. He is one of the founders, and later the head edditor of Croatian scientific journal for agriculture “Gospodarska smotra”. He developed the basis for building of Department for plant breeding and Department for plant protection in Zagreb, but he had died as a soldier in the first WW from colera before this was realised.

Keywords

Bohutinsky; Križevci; genetic; plant breeding; wheat; corn

Hrčak ID:

26553

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/26553

Publication date:

5.11.2006.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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