Ernst Münch (1876 – 1946) was a
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who proposed the
Pressure Flow HypothesisThe Pressure Flow Hypothesis is the best-supported theory to explain the movement of food through the phloem. It was proposed by Ernst Münch, a German plant physiologist in 1930....
in 1926.
He worked in
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and
MunichMunich is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. It is located on the River Isar north of the Bavarian Alps. Munich is the third largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg...
with Robert Hartig. He worked in a number of fields including Forest pathology, resin production, and fungi. He is best known for the phloem pressure flow hypothesis though.
- Die Stoffbewegungen in der Pflanze, Jena 1930
- Beiträge zur Forstpflanzenzüchtung.
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Ernst Münch (1876 – 1946) was a
GermanGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium,...
plant physiologistPlant physiology is a subdiscipline of botany concerned with the functioning, or physiology, of plants. Closely related fields include plant morphology , plant ecology , phytochemistry , cell biology, and molecular biology.Fundamental processes such as photosynthesis, respiration, plant nutrition,...
who proposed the
Pressure Flow HypothesisThe Pressure Flow Hypothesis is the best-supported theory to explain the movement of food through the phloem. It was proposed by Ernst Münch, a German plant physiologist in 1930....
in 1926.
He worked in
AschaffenburgAschaffenburg is a large town in northwest Bavaria, Germany. The town of Aschaffenburg is not considered part of the district of Aschaffenburg, but is the administrative seat....
and
MunichMunich is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. It is located on the River Isar north of the Bavarian Alps. Munich is the third largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg...
with Robert Hartig. He worked in a number of fields including Forest pathology, resin production, and fungi. He is best known for the phloem pressure flow hypothesis though.
Works
- Die Stoffbewegungen in der Pflanze, Jena 1930
- Beiträge zur Forstpflanzenzüchtung. Versuche einer Auslesezüchtung durch Einzelstamm-Absaaten bei Fichte. Weitere Beiträge zur Forstpflanzenzüchtung [Aus dem wissenschaftlichen Nachlass herausgegeben von Bruno Huber], München 1949
Further reading
- E. Höxtermann: Ernst Münch. In: Ilse Jahn (Hrsg.): Geschichte der Biologie. Theorien, Methoden, Institutionen, Kurzbiografien. 3. Auflage, Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Heidelberg 2000, S. 909 (Nachdruck Nikol, Hamburg 2004, ISBN 3-937872-01-9)
- Heinrich Rubner: Ernst Münch. In ders.: Hundert bedeutende Forstleute Bayerns (1875 bis 1970). Mitteilungen aus der Staatsforstverwaltung Bayerns. Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Forsten, München 1994, S. 242–243