Frits Warmolt Went papers, 1936-1990.

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Went, F. W. (Frits Warmolt), 1903-. Frits Warmolt Went papers, 1936-1990.

Frits Warmolt Went papers, 1936-1990.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/61772668

This is a large collection of research notes, 1936-1990, and correspondence, 1974-1990. The bulk of the material is from 1950-1987, and relates to desert ecology. It is not known what happened to early correspondence not related to the experiments. All of the early material is research notes with correspondence and data. The subjects of the research notes are Went's experiments on the varied aspects of climate which determine plant behavior. His experimental plants were the crop plants such as tomatoes, potatoes, and peas; orchids; and wild desert plants such as Yucca. Documented in these papers are a whole range of experiments on physiologic processes of these plants that he conducted in climate controlled greenhouses, called phytotrons.

16 linear ft.

Missouri Botanical Garden, Peter H Raven Library