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Agriculture · Q286

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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 286

Q286

Sulfur Column is related with which scientist?

A.
Winogradsky
Answer
B.
Pasteur
C.
Beijerinckia
D.
Koch

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
The sulfur column is related to Winogradsky. It was invented in the 1880s by Sergei Winogradsky.
The Winogradsky column is a simple device for culturing a large diversity of microorganisms. This device is a column of pond mud and water mixed with a carbon source such as newspaper, blackened marshmallows, or egg shells and a Sulphur source such as gypsum or egg yolk.