IVAN GRIGORIEVICH SEREBRYAKOV - FOUNDER OF THE SCIENTIFIC SCHOOL OF BIOMORPHOLOGY OF PLANTS
The article is dedicated to centenary of the birth of Professor Ivan Grigorievich Serebryakov, a prominent native botanist-morphologist. Due to his works a science area studying life-form of organisms was recorded as an independent discipline of biomorphology of plants. The article presents a short biography and reports about the researches of rhythms of seasonal development of plants of different natural zones of the USSR. The great value of his monographs “Morphology of vegetative organs of higher plants” is stated. The monographs contain concrete knowledge on the dynamics of development of sprigs, organs of plants in ontogenesis. The monographs “Ecological morphology of plants” contains the study of life-form of plants and their connection with an environment and evolution. The role of T.I. Serebryakova and her students in further development of biomorphology and the conferences in the memory of these scientists is presented.