Question

Who is the father of tissue culture?

• A. Jethro Tull
• B. Folke Karl Skoog
• C. Toshio Murashige
• D. Haberlandt

Hint:

Father of Plant Tissue Culture: \[ \mathrm{Gottlieb\ Haberlandt} \] MS medium was developed by: \[ \mathrm{Murashige\ and\ Skoog} \]

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Step 1: Understand tissue culture.
Tissue culture is the technique of growing plant cells, tissues or organs under sterile laboratory conditions on nutrient media.

Step 2: Identify the scientist associated with tissue culture.
\[ \mathrm{Gottlieb\ Haberlandt} \] is known as: \[ \mathrm{Father\ of\ Plant\ Tissue\ Culture} \] because he first proposed the concept of culturing isolated plant cells.

Step 3: Analyze the remaining options.
Jethro Tull Known for contributions to agricultural machinery. \[ \Rightarrow \mathrm{Incorrect} \] Folke Karl Skoog Known for plant hormones and tissue culture media studies. \[ \Rightarrow \mathrm{Incorrect} \] Toshio Murashige Co-developed Murashige and Skoog medium. \[ \Rightarrow \mathrm{Incorrect} \]

Step 4: Identify the correct option.
Therefore: \[ \boxed{\mathrm{Haberlandt}} \] Hence, the correct answer is: \[ \boxed{\mathrm{(D)}} \]