Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan: A national programme to ... - Vigyan Prasar

of Delhi as a premier centre of research in embryology and tissue culture.
The department was recognised by University Grants Commission as a
Centre of Advanced Study in Botany.
Maheshwari’s wife assisted him in preparation of slides in addition
to her household duties. Way back in 1950 he talked of contacts between
embryology, physiology and genetics. He also emphasised the need
for initiation of work on artificial culture of immature embryos. These
days, tissue culture has become a landmark in science. His work on test
tube fertilisation and intra-ovarian pollination won worldwide acclaim.
He also founded an international research journal Phytomorphology
and a popular magazine The Botanica in 1950. He was honoured with
fellowships of the Royal Society of London, Indian National Science
Academy, and several other institutions of excellence. He also wrote
books for schools to improve the standard of teaching of life sciences.
In 1951, he founded the International Society of Plant Morphologists.
Till his death on 18 May 1966, he was editor of Phytomorphology.
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