Mikhail Kristapori Chailakhyan | |
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Born | 1902 |
Died | 1991
Moscow, Russian SFSR,
Soviet Union |
Known for | contributions to plant physiology and flowering |
Scientific career | |
Fields | plant growth and development |
Mikhail Khristoforovich Chailakhyan ( Armenian: Միքայել Քրիստափորի Չայլախյան, Russian: Михаи́л Христофо́рович Чайлахя́н; 1902–1991) was a Soviet Armenian scientist who is widely known for proposing the existence of a universal plant hormone that is involved in flowering. [1] He named this hormone florigen in 1936. [2] His studies included the mechanisms of flowering, tuberization and sex expression in plants. His pioneer work included the agricultural applications of phytohormones and synthetic analogs. [3]
Mikhail Kristapori Chailakhyan | |
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Born | 1902 |
Died | 1991
Moscow, Russian SFSR,
Soviet Union |
Known for | contributions to plant physiology and flowering |
Scientific career | |
Fields | plant growth and development |
Mikhail Khristoforovich Chailakhyan ( Armenian: Միքայել Քրիստափորի Չայլախյան, Russian: Михаи́л Христофо́рович Чайлахя́н; 1902–1991) was a Soviet Armenian scientist who is widely known for proposing the existence of a universal plant hormone that is involved in flowering. [1] He named this hormone florigen in 1936. [2] His studies included the mechanisms of flowering, tuberization and sex expression in plants. His pioneer work included the agricultural applications of phytohormones and synthetic analogs. [3]