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Highlight the milestones from the history of plant embryology.Milestones in Plant Embryology |
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Answer» 1. 1682 – Nehemiah Grew mentioned stamens as the male organ of a flower. 2. 1694 – R.J. Camerarius described the structure of a flower, anther, pollen and ovule 3. 1761 – J.G. Kolreuter gave a detailed account on the importance of insects in / pollination. 4. 1824 – G.B. Amici discovered the pollen tube. 5. 1848 – Hofmeister described the structure of pollen tetrad. 6. 1870 – Hanstein described the development of embryo in Capsella and Alisma. 7. 1878 – E. Strasburger reported polyembryony. 8. 1884 – E. Strasburger discovered the process of Syngamy. 9. 1899 – S.G. Nawaschin and L. Guignard independently discovered Double fertilization. 10. 1904- E. Hanning initiated embryo culture. 11. 1950 – D.A. Johansen proposed classification for embryo development. 12. 1964 – S. Guha and S.C. Maheswari raised haploids from Datura pollen grains 13. 1991 – E.S. Coen and E.M. Meyerowitz proposed the ABC model to describe the genetics of initiation and development of floral parts 14. 2015 – K.V. Krishnamurthy summarized the molecular aspects of pre and post fertilization reproductive development in flowering plants |
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