Friedrich Wolfgang Porsche

Wolfgang Porsche (2011)

Friedrich Wolfgang Porsche (born March 29, 1928 in Steinigtwolmsdorf , Oberlausitz ; † September 17, 2019 ) was a German agricultural scientist and grain breeder.

Life

Wolfgang Porsche went to school in Dresden and Bautzen and graduated from high school . In 1948/49 he completed an agricultural apprenticeship and then became an operational assistant at VEG Berthelsdorf and Beicha in Saxony . From 1951 to 1954 he studied agricultural science at the Martin Luther University in Halle .

After graduating, Porsche worked as a cultivation consultant for seed propagation. In 1957 he became a research assistant at the Research Center for Grain Breeding Monastery Hadmersleben , and in 1961 he received his doctorate in agricultural sciences on the subject of "Investigations into the cultivation value of sorghum varieties in Central Germany". In 1977 he was appointed professor at the Academy of Agricultural Sciences in the GDR ; from 1981 he was a member of the breeding research section.

From 1965 to 1990, Porsche was head of wheat breeding at the Institute for Grain Research Bernburg-Hadmersleben and chairman of the GDR wheat breeding association, then until 1994 managing director of Saatzucht-Agrar GmbH Kloster Hadmersleben and Saatzucht Hadmersleben GmbH.

He was married and had three children.

Scientific achievements

Porsche developed breeding and series testing procedures for particularly high-yielding baking wheat varieties by selecting the best combinations of yield, winter hardiness, disease resistance, outgrowth resistance and quality. He bred 23 winter and three summer wheat varieties with a wide range of cultivation at home and abroad.

By breeding the winter wheat variety “Alcedo” (1974), he made it possible for the GDR to supply itself with winter wheat of high baking quality. He created the breeding basis for an extensive production of top quality baking and mixing wheat for the GDR's own needs and for export.

Honourings and prices

• 1975 Honored Breeder
• 1976 National Prize of the GDR 1st class for science and technology
• 1986 National Prize of the GDR, 2nd class for science and technology
• 2002 Honorary membership in the Society for Plant Breeding (GPZ)

supporting documents

• Eiselen, Hermann: The modern age of the bakery: A journey through its history from 1860 to 2005 . Ed .: BackMedia Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Bochum. 1st edition. BackMedia Verlagsges, Bochum 2006, ISBN 3-9808146-2-9 .