Peter Morio
Peter Morio (born February 6, 1887 in Ranschbach in the Palatinate; † January 27, 1960 in Landau / Palatinate ) was a German agronomist and grapevine grower .
Life
While studying agriculture at the Technical University of Munich , he became a member of the Catholic German Student Union Aenania in the CV, to which he belonged until his death. From 1921 to 1948 he was a teacher at the teaching and research institute Neustadt an der Weinstrasse .
In 1926 he founded the grapevine breeding branch of the Bavarian State Institute for Wine, Fruit Growing and Horticulture in Würzburg on the Geilweilerhof in Siebeldingen (today the Geilweilerhof Institute for Vine Breeding , part of the Julius Kühn Institute since 2008 ). He planted the first vine seedlings in 1926. From 1928 to 1934 he was also a viticulture expert in Landau (Palatinate) for the Oberhaardt area (today Southern Wine Route ). In 1952 Peter Morio retired.
Peter Morio was with Katharina, geb. Schneider, married and had three children with her, including Walter Morio , long-time mayor of Landau / Pfalz.
Breeding work
At the beginning of his activity, his main focus was on the selection of clones (for example the Riesling clone No. 90) and the breeding of fungus-resistant varieties through interspecific crossings (European with American vines). From 1937 he put the focus on the crossing of intraspecific grape varieties (between species of Vitis vinifera) and created the four new varieties Bacchus , Domina , Optima and the Morio nutmeg named after him until his retirement .
Honors
His native community Ranschbach made him an honorary citizen and named a street after him.
He is immortalized on a memorial stone together with other famous vine growers in the honor grove at the educational wine trail in Schweigen-Rechtenbach .
effect
Peter Morio lives on in his breeds, all of which are still grown today.
The association “Sponsors and Friends of the Institute for Vine Breeding Geilweilerhof eV” launched the Peter Morio Prize in 1993 to mark its 20th anniversary . It has been awarded every two years since 1994 to personalities with outstanding achievements in the field of grapevine breeding. The winners are:
- 1993 Wilhelm Waller IV (Bubenheim)
- 1994 Josef Csizmazia (Hungary)
- 1996 Gerhardt Alleweldt (Landau)
- 1998 Ferdinand Regner (Austria)
- 2000 Rudolf Eibach (Geilweilerhof)
- 2002 Attilio Scienza (Italy)
- 2004 Astrid Forneck (Stuttgart-Hohenheim)
- 2006 Alain Bouquet (France)
- 2008 Jörg Wolf ( Bad Dürkheim - Ungstein ) and Hermann Jäger (Ockenheim)
- 2010 Ludger Hausmann ( Geilweilerhof )
- 2012 Gabriele di Gaspero (Udine, Italy)
- 2014 Erika Maul (Geilweilerhof)
- 2016 Edwin Cabinet (Dackenheim, Honorary President of the Palatinate Winegrowing Association)
- 2018 Eva Zyprian (Geilweilerhof)
- 2020 Leocir José Welter (Curitibanos, Brazil)
Web links
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- Entry on Peter Morio in the Rhineland-Palatinate personal database
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- Communications from the Federal Research Institute for Vine Breeding 15 (1987) No. 1
- "The Rhine Palatinate" of February 28, 1993 under "Sonntag aktuell", page 7
- Peter Morio Prize Winner of the Sponsors and Friends of the Institute for Vine Breeding Geilweilerhof eV
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Morio, Peter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German agronomist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 6, 1887 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ranschbach |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 27, 1960 |
| Place of death | Landau / Palatinate |