Lorenz Hiltner

Lorenz Hiltner

Lorenz Hiltner (November 30, 1862 – June 6, 1923), born in Neumarkt in the Kingdom of Bavaria and passed away in Munich, was a German agronomist and microbiologist, known for developing the concept of the rhizosphere and for pioneering the development of the field of microbial ecology.[1]

  1. ^ Anton Hartmann, Michael Rothballer, Michael Schmid (November 2008). "Lorenz Hiltner, a pioneer in rhizosphere microbial ecology and soil bacteriology research". Plant and Soil. 312 (1–2): 7–14. doi:10.1007/s11104-007-9514-z.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)