As a plant physiologist, he studied the absorption of carbon dioxide by plants and the effect of artificial light, especially ultraviolet rays, on plants. He showed that plants do not absorb only those minerals that are beneficial, as previously thought, but absorb all of them and then use those that they need – so that consumption regulates absorption. He discovered respiration by plant roots and investigated the effect of different minerals on the growth of fruits. He also studied effect of crop rotation on soil quality.
Recherches sur l'emploi agricole des phosphates, 1859 – Research on the agricultural use of phosphates.
Cours de chimie agricole, professé à L'École d'agriculture de Grignon, 1873 – Agricultural chemistry courses taught at the School of Agriculture at Grignon.
Traité de chimie agricole : développement des végétaux, terre arable, amendements et engrais, 1892 – Agricultural chemistry treatise: Development of plants, topsoil, modifications and fertilizers.
Les plantes de grande culture, 1898 – Field crops.[4]
Referencesedit
Dictionnaire de Biographie Francaise, Libraire Letouzey et Ane: 1933-1989, vol. 10, col 565-566.
^La troublante histoire de la jachère: pratiques des cultivateurs, concepts ... by Pierre Morlon, François Sigaut
^Umberto Quattrocchi: CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology. CRC Press Inc., 2000, S. 741 . ISBN0-8493-2676-1
^Most widely held works by P. P Dehérain WorldCat Identities
pierre, paul, dehérain, april, 1830, paris, december, 1902, french, plant, physiologist, agricultural, chemist, notably, doctoral, advisor, nobel, prize, winner, henri, moissan, served, assistant, conservatoire, national, arts, métiers, paris, then, began, wor. Pierre Paul Deherain 19 April 1830 in Paris 7 December 1902 was a French plant physiologist and agricultural chemist He was notably the doctoral advisor of the Nobel Prize winner Henri Moissan He served as an assistant at the Conservatoire national des arts et metiers in Paris then at the age of 26 began work as a professor at the College Chaptal He obtained his LSc degree in 1856 under Edmond Fremy Later on he taught classes in agricultural chemistry at the agricultural school in Grignon and in 1880 became a professor of plant physiology at the Museum d Histoire Naturelle In 1887 he was elected a member of the Academie des sciences 1 2 As a plant physiologist he studied the absorption of carbon dioxide by plants and the effect of artificial light especially ultraviolet rays on plants He showed that plants do not absorb only those minerals that are beneficial as previously thought but absorb all of them and then use those that they need so that consumption regulates absorption He discovered respiration by plant roots and investigated the effect of different minerals on the growth of fruits He also studied effect of crop rotation on soil quality The plant genus Deherainia from the family Theophrastaceae is named after him 3 Selected works editRecherches sur l emploi agricole des phosphates 1859 Research on the agricultural use of phosphates Cours de chimie agricole professe a L Ecole d agriculture de Grignon 1873 Agricultural chemistry courses taught at the School of Agriculture at Grignon Traite de chimie agricole developpement des vegetaux terre arable amendements et engrais 1892 Agricultural chemistry treatise Development of plants topsoil modifications and fertilizers Les plantes de grande culture 1898 Field crops 4 References editDictionnaire de Biographie Francaise Libraire Letouzey et Ane 1933 1989 vol 10 col 565 566 Soc d Hist Nat d Autun 1903 16 pp 28 48 Revue Gen Sci 1894 5 pp 139 140 The Athenaeum Google Books La troublante histoire de la jachere pratiques des cultivateurs concepts by Pierre Morlon Francois Sigaut Umberto Quattrocchi CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names Common Names Scientific Names Eponyms Synonyms and Etymology CRC Press Inc 2000 S 741 ISBN 0 8493 2676 1 Most widely held works by P P Deherain WorldCat IdentitiesExternal links editWorks by or about Pierre Paul Deherain at Internet Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pierre Paul Deherain amp oldid 1163711167, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
