Question : The concept of tissue culture was introduced by
Option 1: Hofmeister
Option 2: Hanstein
Option 3: Gottlieb Haberlandt
Option 4: Richard Hamming
Correct Answer: Gottlieb Haberlandt
Solution : The correct option is Gottlieb Haberlandt.
Gottlieb Haberlandt, a German botanist, introduced the idea of tissue culture in 1902 . He was the first to propose that plant cells may be cultured outside of the plant body in a nutritional media. In 1902, he released a paper titled "Culture of Plant Cells" in which he discussed his research on cultivating plant cells in the nutrient solution.