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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2026-01-20 human Helen Cohn updated 2026-02-03 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007948b.htm person Poggendorff Walter H. AACR2 1907? 7 February 1981 Place of Death New South Wales, Australia Agricultural scientist Plant breeder Walter Poggendorff was an eminent plant breeder in the 1930s and 1940s in New South Wales, noted for playing a key role in the establishment of the Australian rice industry. In 1928 he started his career as assistant plant breeder at the New South Wales Department of Agriculture Yanco Rice Research Station in Leeton, N.S.W. His principal research was on rice varieties. He developed short-grain varieties which could be planted over extended seasons, were high-yield crops suitable for Australian conditions, and had good milling qualities. Poggendorff also bred Australia's first long-grain rice variety, "Kulu". He recognised the need to quarantine imported rice to limit potential the for the introduction of serious diseases. Other research was into fruit varieties, particularly pome fruits, almonds, and rock melons. He retired in 1968 as Chief the of Division of Plant Industry, New South Wales Department of Agriculture. Poggendorff bequeathed funds to the Royal Society of New South Wales that were used to establish the Poggendorff Lecture. Awarded since 1987, and now and known as the RSNSW Poggendorff Award and Lectureship in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, it is presented in recognition of distinguished research in plant biology, and more broadly in agriculture, conducted mainly in New South Wales. 1928 Career position - Assistant plant breeder, Yanco Rice Research station, New South Wales Department of Agriculture, Leeton 1928 1928 Education - BAgSc, University of Sydney 1968 1968 Career event - Retired as Chief, Division of Plant Industry, New South Wales Department of Agriculture 1972 1972 Award - Royal Society of New South Wales Medal Poggendorff Lecture, Royal Society of New South Wales (1987 - )

The Royal Society of New South Wales has awarded the Poggendorff Lectureship since 1987

 New South Wales Department of Agriculture, State of New South Wales (1908 - 2004)

Retired as Chief, Division of Plant Industry 1968

 Royal Society of New South Wales Medal (1884 - )

Awarded the Medal 1972

 Royal Society of New South Wales (1866 - )

The Society has awarded the Poggendorff Lectureship since 1987

 'Poggendorff, Walter H.', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Poggendorff, Walter H. Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Rock melons and casabas - a classification of varieties Poggendorff, W. H. Rock melons and casabas - a classification of varieties 1929 Agricultural gazette of New South Wales 40 873-8 Journal Article: Improving our rice by selection, introduction and breeding Poggendorff, W. H. Improving our rice by selection, introduction and breeding 1937 Agricultural gazette of New South Wales 48 319-23 Journal Article: Artificial hybridisation of rice: a technique satisfactory for Yanco conditions Poggendorff, W. H. Artificial hybridisation of rice: a technique satisfactory for Yanco conditions 1933 Agricultural gazette of New South Wales 44 283-5 Journal Article: Varieties of rice Poggendorff, W. H. Varieties of rice 1928 Agricultural gazette of New South Wales 39 505-8 Resource: The Poggendorff Award and Lectureship Royal Society of New South Wales The Poggendorff Award and Lectureship Sydney Royal Society of New South Wales 2026 Journal Article: Inaugural Poggendorff Memorial Lecture: Walter Poggendorff - pioneer plant breeder McDonald, D. G. Inaugural Poggendorff Memorial Lecture: Walter Poggendorff - pioneer plant breeder 1987 Journal and proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 120 1/2 49-55