Ernst Münch

This article is about the German plant physiologist. For the French conductor and organist, see Ernst Münch (musician).

Ernst Münch (26 November 1876 – 9 October 1946) was a German plant physiologist who proposed the pressure flow hypothesis in 1930.^[1]

Ernst Münch
Born	26 November 1876 Ruchheim
Died	9 October 1946 (aged 69) Lechbruck
Nationality	German
Citizenship	German
Known for	Pressure flow hypothesis
Scientific career
Fields	Botany
Doctoral advisor	Karl von Tubeuf

He studied in Aschaffenburg, and then in Munich with Robert Hartig. He worked in a number of fields including forest pathology, resin production, and fungi. He is best known for the phloem pressure flow hypothesis.

Works

• Untersuchungen über Immunität und Krankheitsempfänglichkeit der Holzpflanzen, Dissertation, Ludwigsburg 1909 (doctorate thesis)
• Die Stoffbewegungen in der Pflanze, Jena 1930
• Beiträge zur Forstpflanzenzüchtung. Versuche einer Auslesezüchtung durch Einzelstamm-Absaaten bei Fichte. Weitere Beiträge zur Forstpflanzenzüchtung [Aus dem wissenschaftlichen Nachlass herausgegeben von Bruno Huber], München 1949