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Chapter-12
Mineral Nutrition
[1] Julius von Sachs {1860} -
Demonstrated for the first time that plants could be grown to maturity in a defined nutrient solution in the complete absence of the soil.
Chapter-13
Photosynthesis in Higher Plants
[1] Joseph Priestley {1770} -
Performed a series of experiments that revealed the essential role of air in the growth of green plants.
[2] Jan Ingenhousz {1730-1799} -
Showed that sunlight is essential to the plant process.
[3] Julian von Sachs {1854} -
Provided evidence for the production of glucose when plants grow.
[4] T.W. Engelmann {1843-1909} -
Split light into its spectral components and then illuminated a green alga.
[5] Cornelius van Niel {1897-1985}-
Demonstrated that photosynthesis is essentially a light-dependent reaction in which hydrogen form a suitable oxidizable compound reduces carbon dioxide to carbohydrates.
Chapter-14
Respiration in Plants
[1] Gustav Embden, Otto Meyerhof, J. Parnas -
The scheme of glycolysis was given by these scientists.
Chapter-15
Plant Growth and Development
[1] Charles Darwin and Francis Darwin -
They observed that the coleoptiles of canary grass responded to unilateral illumination by growing towards the light source(Phototropism)
[2] F.W. Went - Isolate the Auxin.
[3] E. Kurusawa - Discovered the gibberellic acid.
[4] F. Skoog and co-workers - Discovered Cytokinin.
[5] Cousins - Discover Ethylene.
Chapter- 16
Digestion and Absorption
[1] Alfonso Corti - Discover the organ of Corti