Rudolf Carsten

The house on Rudolf Carsten's former farm in Groß Parin

Rudolf Carsten's birth house in Lübeck- Vorwerk

Rudolf Carsten (born April 29, 1880 in Lübeck- Vorwerk; † September 7, 1954 ; full name Rudolf Hinrich Christian Carsten ) was a German plant breeder or seed breeder who became known worldwide through pioneering breeding of new wheat varieties .

life and work

Growing up as the son of a farmer, Rudolf Carsten was already engaged as a child with the selection and propagation of grain with particularly large ears and strong straw as well as flat peas . He mainly acquired his knowledge as an autodidact . In 1900 he started the first planned crossings, in 1903 he presented the "Hafer I" as a result. In 1905 he leased a piece of land in Schwartau and began growing wheat , rye , barley and oats with higher yields and better winter hardiness. From 1907 he was able to breed the wheat varieties "III" and "IV" from the wheat varieties that had survived the previous harsh winter. In 1910 he first presented a variety of wheat he had developed at an agricultural fair. In 1913 he presented his "Dickkopfweizen III", a variety with a high yield and good winter hardiness; the turnover was 65 tons of seeds. In 1921 he brought out the "Dickkopfweizen V", which was very popular. In 1924 the Carsten Saatbau cooperative was founded . After 1928, the amount of seeds sold rose to up to 45,000 tons per year, and the types of grain he cultivated temporarily achieved a market share of 90% in Germany.

From 1929 he lived in Groß Parin on the Pariner farm he had bought .

Companies

The company that emerged from the Carsten Saatbau Cooperative , Dr. hc Rudolf Carsten Saatzucht with the factory premises in Bad Schwartau was active in the cultivation of useful plants until 2007. Numerous farms around Bad Schwartau were responsible for the Dr. hc Rudolf Carsten Saatzucht with the multiplication of seeds is concerned.

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  former factory premises (from the east)

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  former factory premises (from the southeast)

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  former administration building (from the southwest)

Honors

Street sign for Rudolf-Carsten-Strasse in Bad Schwartau

• On May 2, 1950, he was on his 70th birthday from the Agricultural Faculty of the University of Kiel , the honorary doctorate awarded.
• 1953: Large Cross of Merit with Star of the Federal Republic of Germany
• According to him, is Rudolf-Carsten Street in Bad Schwartau named.

literature

• Seed breeder R. Carsten 70 years old. In: New Communications for Agriculture , 5th year 1950, p. 278. (with picture)
• W. Nicolaisen: Rudolf Carsten. In: O. Keune (ed.): Men who created food. Landbuch-Verlag, Hannover 1952, pp. 184-187 and p. 522. (with picture)
• Rudolf Hinrich Christian Carsten. (Commemorative publication by Dr. hc Rudolf Carsten Saatzucht ) Bad Schwartau 1955/1956.
• Seed breeding Dr. hc Rudolf Carsten. In: Max Steen : Bad Schwartau. From past and present. Lübeck 1973.
• Honorary doctorate Rudolf Carsten. In: Max Steen: Alt Schwartau. History and stories. Lübeck 1976.

Web links

• http://www.agrar.uni-kiel.de/forschung/promotion/ehrendoktoren.shtml (honorary doctorate)
• http://www.pflanzenzucht-carsten.de/index.php?id=dasunternehmen (short description)