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Chloroplast Engineering in Higher Plants

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Presentation created by Jen Schmidt as part of the ASPB Conviron Scholars Program PowerPoint Presentation Link

From Farm to Fork: An exploration of the history of plant breeding through cooking

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Created by Mishi Vachev as part of the ASPB Conviron Scholars Program From Farm to Fork

How do plants sense and acquire nitrate?

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ASPB Conviron Scholars Independent Project   Nitrogen (N) is one of the important plant nutrients required for growth and development. Nitrogen makes up the genetic backbone and is assimilated into numerous different proteins. Plants take up N in two forms: nitrate and ammonium. Nitrate is…

Moss Transformation Video

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ASPB Conviron Scholars Project by Susana Perez Martinez

Hyperspectral Imaging and its Applications in Agriculture

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ASPB Conviron Scholars Program Independent Project by Bryce Askey

Plant Responses to Relative Humidity

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ASPB Conviron Scholars Presentation by Daisy Dobrijevic  

Plant Girl Comics

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Created by Ruth (Jean Ae) Kim as part of the ASPB Conviron Scholars Program For my independent project, I decided to make a series of comics about a character called Plant Girl. I am hoping this makes plant biology accessible for young children to young adults in a fun way! The first chapter is about…

The Importance of Plant Nutrition

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Catherine Freed's final project for the ASPB Conviron Scholars Program

Everything Orchids Blog

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ASPB Conviron Scholar Independent Project Created by Jen Schmidt As a way to combine my love of plants and writing, I started an informal blog called Everything Orchids.  Most of my blog posts cover practical tips for raising orchids as well as interesting plant biology facts.  I also cover some…