Jan Lužný
Jan Lužný, CSc. (4 February 1926, Liptovský Mikuláš – 29 January 2013, Olomouc) was a Czech plant-breeder and expert on the gardening.[1][2] Between 1965 - 1992 he gave lectures at the University of Agriculture in Brno (current name: Mendel University Brno).[3] He wrote more than 70 papers about plant-breeding. After his retirement, he was amateur historian and publicized also many articles about local history of Čechůvky.[4]
Works
- Eucarpia: breeding and propagation of ornamental plants: papers submitted at the International Symposium of the University of Agriculture Brno, Faculty of Horticulture Lednice na Moravě, Prague September 16.-18.1986. Brno: University of Agriculture, 1986. 194 s.
- Use of epispermoscopic analysis in seed assessment. [Brno], 1982.
Honors and awards
- G. J. Mendel honorary medal for merit in the biological sciences (2006)
References
- ↑ Salaš, Petr. "Prof. Ing. Jan Lužný, CSc., nestárnoucí nestor zahradnictví". zahradaweb.cz. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
- ↑ Řezníček, Vojtěch; Salaš, Petr; Lužný, Jan (2002), České osobnosti výzkumu a šlechtění okrasných, ovocných rostlin a révy vinné ve XX. století (1. ed.), Brno: Mendelova zemědělská a lesnická univerzita, p. 174, ISBN 80-7157-637-9
- ↑ Jakábová, A.; Hričovský, I. (February 13, 2006), K životnému jubileu prof. Ing. Jana Lužného, CSc., retrieved 27 March 2013
- ↑ Bartková, Hana (27 February 2013). "Zemřel Jan Lužný – čechůvský patriot a přední zahradnický odborník". Radniční listy. Prostějov. p. 28.
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