Mikhail Chailakhyan

Mikhail Khristoforovich Chailakhyan
Born	1902
Died	1991
Residence	Russia
Fields	plant growth and development
Known for	contributions to plant physiology and flowering

Mikhail Khristoforovich Chailakhyan (1901–1991) was an Armenian-Russian scientist who is widely known for proposing the existence of a universal plant hormone that is involved in flowering.^[1] He named this hormone florigen in 1936.^[2] His studies included the mechanisms of flowering, tuberization and sex expression in plants. His pioneer work included the agricultural applications of phytohormones and synthetic analogs.^[3]

References

^ Hooley, R. 2005. Book review: Phytohormones in Plant Biotechnology. Annals of Botany 95(5): 888. DOI: 10.1093/aob/mci096
^ Zeevaart JAD. 2006. Florigen Coming of Age after 70 Years. Plant Cell. 2006 August; 18(8): 1783–1789. DOI: 10.1105/tpc.106.043513
^ Aksenova, P. 2002. Problems of growth and development in the studies by M.Kh. Chailakhyan. Russian journal of Plant Physiology 49(4) 434-437.

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Name	Chailakhyan, Mikhail
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Date of birth	1901
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Date of death	1991
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