Question

Highlight the milestones from the history of plant embryology.

Answer 1

1. 1682 – Nehemiah Grew mentioned stamens as the male organ of a flower.
2. 1694 – R.J. Camerarius described the structure of a flower, anther, pollen, and ovule
3. 1761 – J.G. Kolreuter gave a detailed account of the importance of insects in pollination.
4. 1824 – G.B. Amici discovered the pollen tube.
5. 1848 – Hofmeister described the structure of pollen tetrad.
6. 1870 – Hanstein described the development of embryos in Capsella and Alisma.
7. 1878 – E. Strasburger reported polyembryony.
8. 1884 – E. Strasburger discovered the process of Syngamy.
9. 1899 – S.G. Nawaschin and L. Guignard independently discovered Double fertilization.
10. 1904 - E. Hanning initiated embryo culture.
11. 1950 – D.A. Johansen proposed classification for embryo development.
12. 1964 – S. Guha and S.C. Maheswari raised haploids from Datura pollen grains
13. 1991 – E.S. Coen and E.M. Meyerowitz proposed the ABC model to describe the genetics of initiation and development of floral parts
14. 2015 – K.V. Krishnamurthy summarized the molecular aspects of pre and post-fertilization reproductive development in flowering plants.