Gustav Gassner
German botanist and plant pathologist (1881–1955) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gustav Gassner (born 17 January 1881 in Berlin; died 5 February 1955 in Lüneburg)[1] was a German botanist and plant pathologist whose 1918 paper on vernalization has been called "the first systematic study of temperature as a factor in the developmental physiology of plants."[2]
Gustav Gassner | |
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Born | 17 January 1881 Berlin, Germany |
Died | 5 February 1955(1955-02-05) (aged 74) |
Nationality | German |
Occupation(s) | botanist and plant pathologist |
His wide-ranging research interests in phytopathology and plant physiology included work on photosynthesis and plant nutrition as well as practical work on plant diseases such as rust and smut.[3]
His classic text from 1931 Mikroskopische Untersuchung pflanzlicher Lebensmittel und Futtermittel ("Microscopic examination of plant foods and beverages") is still in use in German universities and is still referred to by German students as "Gassner."[1][4]