HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
FUNDAMENTALS OF HORTICULTURE
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Gregor Mendel
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Carl Linnaeus
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Bill Nye The Science Guy
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Albert Einstein
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Detailed explanation-1: -The botanical names of plants include both the genus and species. This binomial, or two-name, system was developed by Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the 1700s.
Detailed explanation-2: -Carl Linnaeus is most famous for creating a system of naming plants and animals-a system we still use today. This system is known as the binomial system, whereby each species of plant and animal is given a genus name followed by a specific name (species), with both names being in Latin.
Detailed explanation-3: -In the 1740s, he was sent on several journeys through Sweden to find and classify plants and animals. In the 1750s and 1760s, he continued to collect and classify animals, plants, and minerals, while publishing several volumes. He was one of the most acclaimed scientists in Europe at the time of his death.