Wolfgang Friedt

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Wolfgang Friedt (born December 4, 1946 in Breitenthal , Nahe) is a German agricultural scientist and professor emeritus at the University of Giessen . He is one of the outstanding experts in the field of special plant breeding, especially for cereals and rapeseed.

Live and act

Friedt studied agricultural sciences at the University of Bonn (1968–1971) and then worked as a scientist at the Biological Federal Institute in Braunschweig in the field of genetic resistance research (1971–1984). During this time Friedt did his doctorate under Gerhard Fischbeck with the topic: Investigations on autotetraploid barley with special consideration of diploidization at the Technical University of Munich for Dr. agr. and was a visiting professor for plant genetics at the University of Bayreuth and a scholarship holder at Kyoto University in Japan (1984). Friedt completed his habilitation at the University of Bayreuth in genetics and plant breeding with the subject: Investigations into the genetic effects of chromosome and genome manipulations and their significance for grain breeding . In 1985 he was appointed professor for plant breeding at the University of Giessen. From 1992–1993 and 1998–1999 he was dean of the Faculty of Agriculture and Environment and in 2013 retired.

Scientific achievements

Friedt's main research interests are genetic diversity, breeding science and plant breeding including biotechnology, genetics and genomics, with an emphasis on major crops such as barley (Hordeum vulgare), bread wheat (Triticum aestivum), sorghum (S. bicolor) and oilseed rape (Brassica napus).

The most important research topics were during his active time

  • the genetic basis of biomass and grain yield as well as future yield trends in cultivated plants (e.g. wheat)
  • genetic basis of heterosis, MS systems and hybrid breeding in winter barley, rape and sorghum
  • Relevance and importance of the structure and function of root systems for resource efficiency and agronomic performance of crops
  • Disease resistance and tolerance to environmental factors such as drought and cold
  • Seed development and important seed compounds (starch, lipids, protein, fiber) in oil and protein cultures

Memberships and honors

  • Since 1993 Advisory Board of the Federal Institute for Breeding Research on Cultivated Plants (BAZ), Quedlinburg; Chairman since 1998
  • Since 1994 Advisory Board of the Association for the Promotion of Private German Plant Breeding eV (GFP), Bonn (Chair)
  • Since 1995 advisory board of the genebank at the Institute for Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Gatersleben (chair)
  • Since 1996 German-Dutch Board of Trustees for Plant Genetic Resources
  • Since 1997 Advisory Board of the Max Planck Institute for Breeding Research (MPIZ), Cologne
  • Editorial Committee of Plant Breeding magazine (Blackwell)
  • Editorial committee of the magazine "Euphytica" (Kluwer)
  • Editorial committee of the magazine "Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution" (Kluwer)
  • Since 2000 Central Commission for Biological Safety (ZKBS) at the Robert Koch Institute, Berlin Since 2002 Scientific Council of the Working Group of Industrial Research Associations "Otto von Guericke" eV (AiF)
  • Since 2002 Advisory Board of the Union for the Promotion of Oil and Protein Plants (Chair)
  • 2015 Scholarship from the Science Society, Faculty of Kyoto University in Japan
  • 2007 German Society for Fat Science, Normann Medal Gothenburg, Sweden
  • 2010 "Prof Röbbelen" innovation award from Dr. Brauer Foundation Berlin
  • 2015 Honorary Science Prize from the International Association of Canola Researchers, Saskatoon, Canada
  • 2016 honorary membership of the Society for Plant Breeding (GPZ), Bonn

Publications (selection)

  • S. Gottwald, B. Samans, S. Lück, W. Friedt: Jasmonate and ethylene dependent defense gene expression and suppression of fungal virulence factors: Two essential mechanisms of Fusarium head blight resistance in wheat? In: BMC Genomics. 13, 2012, p. 369. doi: 10.1186 / 1471-2164-13-369 .
  • C. Obermeier, MA Hossain, R. Snowdon, J. Knüfer, A. von Tiedemann, W. Friedt: Genetic analysis of phenylpropanoid metabolites associated with resistance to Verticillium longisporum in Brassica napus. In: Molecular Breeding. 31, 2013, pp. 347-361. doi: 10.1007 / s11032-012-9794-8
  • A. Shiringani, W. Friedt: QTL for fiber-related traits in grain x sweet sorghum as a tool for the enhancement of sorghum as a biomass crop. In: Theor Appl Genet. 123, 2011, pp. 999-1011. doi: 10.1007 / s00122-011-1642-4
  • S. Windpassinger, W. Friedt, M. Frauen, R. Snowdon, B. Wittkop: Designing adapted sorghum silage types with an enhanced energy density for biogas generation in temperate Europe. In: Biomass and Bioenergy. Volume 81, October 2015, pp. 496-504.
  • Y. Fu, D. Wei, H. Dong, Y. He, Y. Cui, J. Mei, H. Wan, J. Li, R. Snowdon, W. Friedt, X. Li, W. Qian: Comparative quantitative trait loci for silique length and seed weight in Brassica napus. In: Scientific Reports. 5, 2015, 14407.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ CV Wolfgang Friedt at GCIRC pdf accessed on November 10, 2018.
  2. ↑ Wolfgang Friedt on the website of the University of Giessen
  3. ↑ Agrarzeitungː Wolfgang Friedt honored for rapeseed research
  4. ↑ Honorary Prize for Wolfgang Friedt
  5. ↑ Wolfgang Friedt Honorary Member of the GPZ
personal data
SURNAME Friedt, Wolfgang
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German agricultural scientist and professor at the University of Giessen
DATE OF BIRTH 4th December 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH Breitenthal , Nahe