Ernst Münch

This article is about the German plant physiologist. For the French conductor and organist, see Ernst Münch (musician).
Ernst Münch
Born 26 November 1876
Ruchheim
Died 9 October 1946
Lechbruck
Citizenship German
Nationality German
Fields Botany
Doctoral advisor Carl von Tubeuf
Known for The Pressure Flow hypothesis in phloem

Ernst Münch (1876 1946) was a German plant physiologist who proposed the Pressure Flow Hypothesis in 1930.

He studied in Aschaffenburg, and then in Munich 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.

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