Peter Nielsen (botanist)
Encyclopedia
Peter Nielsen was a Danish botanist
and plant pathologist. He was born at a farm in Vonsbæk parish in the Duchy of Schleswig and started working in agriculture. He became a school teacher at Ørslev in Zealand and started studying the local flora
. He remained interested in plants useful to agriculture and in plant pathogens. He was a quite prolific writer on these topics. He undertook meticulous studies of rust fungi.. He was the first to describe the host alternation of Puccinia poarum
between grasses and Tussilago farfara.
Botany
Botany, plant science, or plant biology is a branch of biology that involves the scientific study of plant life. Traditionally, botany also included the study of fungi, algae and viruses...
and plant pathologist. He was born at a farm in Vonsbæk parish in the Duchy of Schleswig and started working in agriculture. He became a school teacher at Ørslev in Zealand and started studying the local flora
Flora
Flora is the plant life occurring in a particular region or time, generally the naturally occurring or indigenous—native plant life. The corresponding term for animals is fauna.-Etymology:...
. He remained interested in plants useful to agriculture and in plant pathogens. He was a quite prolific writer on these topics. He undertook meticulous studies of rust fungi.. He was the first to describe the host alternation of Puccinia poarum
Puccinia
Puccinia is a genus of fungi. All species in this genus are obligate plant pathogens and are known as rusts .Examples of Puccinia rusts and the diseases they cause:* Puccinia asparagi - Asparagus rust...
between grasses and Tussilago farfara.