Walter Hartmann (biologist)

Walter Hartmann (* 1943 ) is a German biologist , plum breeder and non-fiction author . He is known for breeding some plum varieties such as Hanka , Hanita or Jojo , the latter being important due to its hypersensitivity (resistance) to Sharka disease . He brought up a total of 20 different types of plum, which is why he was nicknamed the plum pope .

activity

Hartmann was an academic senior councilor at the fruit growing institute for special crops and production physiology at the University of Hohenheim . His research focus was on the breeding and selection of fruit, especially plums , which made the Hohenheim location an international leader in terms of plum breeding . He also examined fruit species that shape the landscape.

He was chairman of the stone fruit working group of the Federal Expert Group on Fruit Growing for 17 years. Hartmann is chairman of the international plum genetics working group. He has been the second chairman of the “Association for the Preservation and Promotion of Old Fruit Types” since it was founded. He has been the editor of the Color Atlas of Old Fruit Varieties since 2000 . Even when he retired in 2008, he was still working regularly at the University of Hohenheim, where he continued to evaluate his research material and created an annual calendar with orchards . He is active in the Filderstadt orchard network, which aims to preserve biotopes around Filderstadt .

Honors

In November 2007 he was awarded the Ernst Schröder Mint by the Central Horticultural Association. In 2015 he received the Georg Arends Medal from the Central Horticultural Association . Hartmann received the state gold medal from the state of Baden-Württemberg in October 2018.

Works

• Robert Silbereisen , Gerhard Götz , Walter Hartmann: Fruit variety atlas. 2nd Edition. Ulmer, Stuttgart 1996, ISBN 3-8001-5537-0
• with Hans-Thomas Bosch: color atlas old fruit varieties . Ulmer, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-8001-3173-0
• with Eckhart Fritz: Color Atlas of Old Fruit Types . 5th revised edition, Ulmer, Stuttgart 2015, ISBN 978-3-8001-0316-4
• with Philipp Schwarz: The 100 best types of fruit for the distillery. Ulmer, Stuttgart 2018, ISBN 978-3-8186-0339-7

See also

• List of pomologists
• Obituary by Walter Hartmann: Prof. Dr. Rudolf Stösser died. In: Commercial fruit growing. 46, 2004, p. 152 ( obituary for Rudolf Stösser online ).

Web links

• Judith A. Sägesser: That's why he's called the plum pope. In: Stuttgarter Nachrichten. November 26, 2018. From Stuttgarter-Nachrichten.de, accessed on September 14, 2019.
• (including photos)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} Sebastian Fettig: State Medal in Gold - Small Distillery Author Dr. Walter Hartmann honored. October 8, 2018. From Kleinbrennerei.de, accessed on September 14, 2019.
2. ↑ The future of plum breeding. Specialist conference with a variety show and a tour of the breeding quarters - plum researcher Dr. Walter Hartmann says goodbye as board member of the stone fruit working group. In: press releases. August 1, 2007. From Uni-Hohenheim.de, accessed on September 14, 2019.
3. ↑ Walter Hartmann, Philipp Schwarz: The 100 best types of fruit for the distillery. In: book review. At Ulmer.de, accessed on September 14, 2019.
4. ↑ Götz Schultheiss: There is simply a worm in orchards. In: Region & Country. August 25, 2017. From Stuttgarter-Nachrichten.de, accessed on September 14, 2019.
5. ↑ Dr. Walter Hartmann received the Ernst Schröder coin  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. .  
6. ↑ Georg Arends Medal for Dr. Walter Hartmann. September 11, 2015. From Fruchtportal.de, accessed on September 14, 2019.
7. ^ Portrait of Walter Hartmann , Stuttgarter Nachrichten, by Judith A. Sägesser, November 26, 2018