This study seeks to determine the location and nature of genes that control flowering in Brassica rapa, a model organism used for teaching genetics principles, for future application in classroom settings. Time and height of …
Year: 2016
Alkaline Phosphatase Structure Influences Heat Stability – Joseph LHuillier and Adam Miller
Alkaline phosphatase (AP) enzyme structure is highly conserved among phyla, but differences in AP heat stability exist. Human placental AP (HPLAP) contains a heat-stable amino acid 429, a hydrophobic pocket, and an RY cluster– all …
Nonacclimated Root Frost Tolerance in Goldenrod Species in the Biocore Prairie – Emma Geiduschek
(Lakeshore Nature Preserve Student Engagement Award) Rising winter temperatures are increasing the number of freeze-thaw cycles in the soil, exposing plant root systems to more extreme frost events. Plants with relatively higher root frost tolerances …
To Till or Not to Till: No Till Better for Suppressing Clonal Weeds in the Biocore Prairie – Christina Fisher
We studied how soil tilling influences the abundance and coverage of weeds in the Biocore Prairie in preparation for planting prairie seeds. Tillage generally decreases weeds overtime by increasing seed germination and depleting the seed …