Ernst Munch
Encyclopedia
Ernst Münch was a German
plant physiologist
who proposed the Pressure Flow Hypothesis
in 1926.
He worked in Aschaffenburg
and 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.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
plant physiologist
Plant physiology
Plant 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 Hypothesis
Pressure Flow Hypothesis
The Pressure Flow Hypothesis, also known as the Mass Flow Hypothesis, is the best-supported theory to explain the movement of food through the phloem...
in 1926.
He worked in Aschaffenburg
Aschaffenburg
Aschaffenburg is a city in northwest Bavaria, Germany. The town of Aschaffenburg is not considered part of the district of Aschaffenburg, but is the administrative seat.Aschaffenburg is known as the Tor zum Spessart or "gate to the Spessart"...
and Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
with Robert Hartig
Robert Hartig
Robert Hartig was a German forestry scientist and mycologist...
. He worked in a number of fields including forest pathology
Forest pathology
Forest pathology is the research of both biotic and abiotic maladies affecting the health of the forest or tree, primarily fungal pathogens and their insect vectors. It is a subfield of forestry and plant pathology.-Publications:...
, 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