Sergei Navashin

For the minor planet, see 4472 Navashin.
Sergei Navashin

Sergei Gavrilovich Navashin (Russian: Серге́й Гаврилович Навашин; 14 December 1857 – 10 December 1930) was a Russian Empire and Soviet biologist. He discovered double fertilization in plants in 1898.[1]

The standard author abbreviation Navashin is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[2]
  1. ^ Kordium EL (2008). "[Double fertilization in flowering plants: 1898-2008]". Tsitol. Genet. (in Russian). 42 (3): 12–26. PMID 18822860.
  2. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Navashin.