Peter Ruckenbauer
Peter Ruckenbauer (born April 13, 1939 in Wiener Neustadt ; † April 14, 2019 ) was an Austrian agricultural scientist in the field of plant breeding .
Life
After school, agricultural training and high school diploma at HLBLA Wieselburg , Ruckenbauer studied agriculture at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences in Vienna. After graduating as a Dipl.-Ing. agr. in 1965 he worked as a scientific employee at the Institute for Plant Cultivation and Plant Breeding at the same university and obtained his doctorate in 1967. rer. nat. techn. After research stays in Cambridge, USA, Guatemala, Argentina, he returned to Vienna and qualified as a professor in plant breeding. In 1983 he was appointed full professor at the chair for applied genetics and plant breeding at the University of Hohenheim, where he was also dean of the agricultural science faculty from 1987 to 1989. After being appointed and returning to the professorship for plant cultivation and plant breeding at the University of Vienna, Ruckenbauer was head of the Inter- University Research Institute for Agrobiotechnology (IFA) in Tulln . In 2005 Peter Ruckenbauer retired.
Memberships
- International Society for Grain Research
- Gregor Mendel Society Vienna GMGW
- Association of Austrian Plant Breeders
- EUCARPIA (European Society for Breeding Research)
Works
- P. Ruckenbauer, H. Grausgruber, W. Palme, J. Vollmann: Plant genetic resources as a base of food for diverse and healthy diets. In: SARC-Research Institute of Plant Production Piest'any, 18th EUCARPIA Genetic Resources Section Meeting, Book of Abstracts, Plant genetic resources and their exploitation in the plant breeding for food and agriculture. 2007, ISBN 978-80-88872-63-4
editor
- Czech journal of genetics and plant breeding: since 1996
- Genetica Polonica: Associate Editor since 1995
- SOIL CULTURE: Editor-in-chief since 1992
- PLANT BREEDING: Associate Editor (1991–2001)
Awards
- 1975 Tschermak von Seysenegg Prize, BOKU
- 1995 Award of recognition for science from the state of Lower Austria
- 1996 citizenship of the city of Tulln
- 2001 Gregor Mendel Medal from the Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry in Brno
- 2005 Hans Kudlich Prize for services to Austria's agriculture
- 2005 Silver Commander's Cross of Honor for Services to the State of Lower Austria
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Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ruckenbauer, Peter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian agronomist in the field of plant breeding |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 13, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wiener Neustadt |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 14, 2019 |