The President's National Medal of Science: Recipient Details
Folke K Skoog
Title:
C. Leonard Huskins Professor of Botany Emeritus
Affiliation:
University of Wisconsin
Madison,Wisconsin 53706 USA
Gender:
Male
Year Deceased:
2001
Award Discipline:
Biological Sciences
Award Year:
1991
Citation:
"For his pioneering work on plant hormones, including discovery of cyotkinins (a major class), chemical induction of organ formation and regulation of morphogenesis in plants, and contributions to the development of plant tissue culture as an experimental technique of fundamental importance in biotechnology."
Presented by President Bush at a White House Rose Garden Ceremony on September 16, 1991.