Mikhail Chailakhyan
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Mikhail Khristoforovich Chailakhyan (1901–1991) was an Armenia
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who is widely known for proposing the existence of a universal plant hormone that is involved in flowering. He named this hormone florigen
in 1936. 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.
Armenia
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Russia
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Scientist
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who is widely known for proposing the existence of a universal plant hormone that is involved in flowering. He named this hormone florigen
Florigen
Florigen is the term used to describe the hypothesized hormone-like molecules responsible for controlling and/or triggering flowering in plants. Florigen is produced in the leaves and acts in the shoot apical meristem of buds and growing tips. It is known to be graft-transmissible and even...
in 1936. 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.