Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Hybridization of pear varieties by Gregor Mendel

  • Published:
Euphytica Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Summary

An account is given of Mendel's activities concerning pear breeding. Especially pulp quality and time of ripening were his points of interest. His work resulted in the breeding of some pear varieties.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

Chapter © 2015

References

  • Diebl, F., 1835 Abhandlungen aus der Landwirtschaftskunde für Landwirthe, besonders aber für diejenigen, welche sich der Erlernung dieser Wissenschaft widmen. Zweite Abtheilung: Von Pflanzenbau, pp. 278.

  • HambidgeG., 1940. A Mendel Museum in America. Hered. 31: 259–263.

    Google Scholar 

  • IltisH., 1924. Gregor Johann Mendel. Leben, Werk und Wirkung. J. Springer, Berlin, pp. 197.

    Google Scholar 

  • Jahn, F., Lucas E. and Oberdieck, J. G. C., 1859–1875. Illustriertes Handbuch der Obstkunde, Stuttgart, Zweiter Band: Birnen, pp. 580, 1860. Fünfter Band: Birnen, pp. 584, 1866, Siebenter Band: Birnen, p. 531–625, 1875.

  • Kříženecký, J., 1965. Gregor Johann Mendel 1822–1884. Texte und Quellen zu seinem Wirken und Leben. Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina. J. Ambrosius Barth, Leipzig, p. 198.

  • NachtvehH., 1922. Zu Mendel 100 jährigen Geburtsfeste. Blätter für Obst-Wein-und Gartenbau und Kleintierzucht, Brünn, 8–9: 113–117.

    Google Scholar 

  • Nestler, K., 1841. Amts-Bericht des Vorstandes über die vierte, zu Brünn vom 20. bis 28. September 1840 abgehaltene Versammlung der deutschen Land- und Forstwirthe. Olmütz, pp. 506.

  • Orel, V. 1970. Unknown letters relating to Mendel's state of health. Proc. Mendel Colloquium.

  • OrelV. and M.Vávra, 1968. Mendel's Programme for the Hybridization of Apple Trees, Journal of the History of Biology, 1: 219–224.

    Google Scholar 

  • VávraM. 1965. Genetisch-obstbauliche Analyse des Mendelschen Apfel- und Birnenzüchtungsplanes, Acta universitatis agriculturae, Brno, A; 4: 539–554.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Pomiculture Department, University of Agriculture, Brno, Czechoslovakia

    M. Vávra & V. Orel

  2. Gregor Mendel Department of Genetics, the Moravian Museum, Brno, Czechoslovakia

    M. Vávra & V. Orel

Authors
  1. M. Vávra
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. V. Orel
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Vávra, M., Orel, V. Hybridization of pear varieties by Gregor Mendel. Euphytica 20, 60–67 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00146775

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00146775

Keywords

Search

Navigation