He first gained note for his work with vernalization, which involves moistening seeds to force germination, then cooling the sprouts so they would develop quickly later when planted.  
He first gained note for his work with vernalization, which involves moistening seeds to force germination, then cooling the sprouts so they would develop quickly later when planted.  Among his theories were the idea that viruses could transform themselves into bacteria and the doctrine of noncellular life forms.  He also followed Lamarck's notion of the inheritance of acquired characteristics and had those who disagreed accused of the crime of "Morganism."  FTP name this Soviet scientist, whose close ties to Stalin and Khrushchev kept him in power for 25 years as head of the USSR's Institute of Genetics.
He first gained note for his work with vernalization, which involves moistening seeds to force germination, then cooling the sprouts so they would develop quickly later when planted.  
Trofim Lysenko