Theodor Hartig
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Theodor Hartig was a German forestry biologist and botanist. He was the son of Georg Ludwig Hartig
Georg Ludwig Hartig
Georg Ludwig Hartig , German agriculturist and writer on forestry, was born at Gladenbach, in Hesse.- Life :...

 (1764–1837), a German agriculturist. His son Robert
Robert Hartig
Robert Hartig was a German forestry scientist and mycologist...

 (1839–1901) was also a forestry scientist and mycologist and desbribed the Hartig net
Hartig net
Hartig net is a hyphal network, that extends into the root, penetrating between epidermal and cortical cells. This network is a site of nutrient exchange between the fungus and the host plant...

, a hyphal network that extends into the plant root.

Hartig was the first to discover and name the sieve tube element
Sieve tube element
Sieve tubes are mainly to transport sugars and nutrients up and down the plant. In plant anatomy, sieve vascular tissue tube elements, also called sieve tube members, are a type of elongated sclerenchyma cells in phloem tissue. The ends of these cells are connected with other sieve elements, and...

 cells (as Siebfasern - sieve fibres and Siebröhren - sieve tubes) in 1837.

As Hartig described many gall wasp species, his zoologist author abbreviation is Hartig.

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