Julius von Sachs | |
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 Julius von Sachs | |
| Born | 2 October 1832 |
| Died | 29 May 1897 (aged 64) |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | Charles University in Prague |
| Known for | Sachs' solution Experimental Plant Physiology |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany |
| Institutions | University of Bonn University of Freiburg University of Würzburg |
Julius von Sachs (German: [zaks]; 2 October 1832 – 29 May 1897) was a German botanist from Breslau, Prussian Silesia. He is considered the founder of experimental plant physiology and co-founder of modern water culture. Julius von Sachs and Wilhelm Knop are monumental figures in the history of botany by first demonstrating the importance of water culture for the study of plant nutrition and modern plant physiology in the 19th century.[1]
- ^ Hewitt E. J. (1966). Sand and Water Culture Methods Used in the Study of Plant Nutrition. Farnham Royal, England: Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux, pp. 547. Technical Communication No. 22 (Revised 2nd Edition) of the Commonwealth Bureau of Horticulture and Plantation Crops.