Mikhail Chailakhyan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mikhail Chailakhyan

Russian botanist

Date of Birth: 21-Mar-1902

Place of Birth: Nakhichevan-on-Don, Yekaterinoslav Governorate, Russia

Date of Death: 30-Nov-1991

Profession: botanist

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Mikhail Khristoforovich Chailakhyan (Armenian: ??????? ?????????? ?????????, Russian: ?????´? ????????´????? ???????´?) (1902–1991) was an Armenian-Russian scientist who is widely known for proposing the existence of a universal plant hormone that is involved in flowering.
He named this hormone florigen in 1936.
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.