Louis de Vilmorin
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Pierre Louis François Lévêque de Vilmorin (1816-1860), usually referred to as Louis de Vilmorin, the grandson of Philippe André de Vilmorin
, and a member of the family firm of Vilmorin-Andrieux, devoted his life to biology
and chemistry
, with a focus on the breeding and cultivation of plants.
Louis de Vilmorin developed a theory of heredity
in plants and recognized that it was possible to select certain characteristics of a plant and develop new varieties displaying the chosen characteristics. In 1856, de Vilmorin published his "Note on the Creation of a New Race of Beetroot and Considerations on Heredity in Plants," establishing the theoretical groundwork for the modern seed-breeding
industry.
Philippe André de Vilmorin
Pierre-Philippe-André Levêque de Vilmorin , more commonly known as Philippe André de Vilmorin, was a notable French horticulturist....
, and a member of the family firm of Vilmorin-Andrieux, devoted his life to biology
Biology
Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
and chemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
, with a focus on the breeding and cultivation of plants.
Louis de Vilmorin developed a theory of heredity
Heredity
Heredity is the passing of traits to offspring . This is the process by which an offspring cell or organism acquires or becomes predisposed to the characteristics of its parent cell or organism. Through heredity, variations exhibited by individuals can accumulate and cause some species to evolve...
in plants and recognized that it was possible to select certain characteristics of a plant and develop new varieties displaying the chosen characteristics. In 1856, de Vilmorin published his "Note on the Creation of a New Race of Beetroot and Considerations on Heredity in Plants," establishing the theoretical groundwork for the modern seed-breeding
Plant breeding
Plant breeding is the art and science of changing the genetics of plants in order to produce desired characteristics. Plant breeding can be accomplished through many different techniques ranging from simply selecting plants with desirable characteristics for propagation, to more complex molecular...
industry.
Writings
- "Note on the Creation of a New Race of Beetroot and Considerations on Heredity in Plants," - Louis de Vilmorin
See also
- Philippe André de VilmorinPhilippe André de VilmorinPierre-Philippe-André Levêque de Vilmorin , more commonly known as Philippe André de Vilmorin, was a notable French horticulturist....
(1776-1862) - Joseph-Marie-Philippe Lévêque de VilmorinJoseph-Marie-Philippe Lévêque de VilmorinJoseph-Marie-Philippe Lévêque de Vilmorin , generally known as Philippe de Vilmorin, was a noted French botanist and plant collector, and a member of the celebrated Vilmorin family of horticulturists....
(1872-1917) - Louise Leveque de VilmorinLouise Leveque de VilmorinLouise Lévêque de Vilmorin was a French novelist, poet and journalist.Born in the family château at Verrières-le-Buisson, Essonne, a suburb southwest of Paris, she was heir to a great French seed company fortune, that of Vilmorin. She was afflicted with a slight limp that became a personal trademark...
(1902-1969)