Thompson, Paige
Title:
Seed and Germination Traits of Native Grassland Species
Abstract:
Over the course of the year, I have worked on two main projects with two graduate students, Ashlee Simpson and Ella Samuel through the I2S internship. Through their research, I have weighed seed and leaf masses, counted over seven thousand seeds, and counted my fair share of leaves. I have also helped with creating agar to help with seed germination, as well as photographed those seeds after counting and sorting them into their petri dishes. Through working with Ashlee and Ella, I have looked at how trait-based characteristics play a role in restoration efforts. Both their efforts are trying to combat the effects of grazing as well as how to manage common gardens with better knowledge.
Through our lab meetings and being surrounded by these concepts that are newer to me about restoration, lead me to thinking about a research proposal myself with the help of my boss, Rachel Mitchell, and one of the graduate students, Ashlee. The idea came from after reading a paper about seed pellets beginning to make appearances in restoration efforts again and becoming more modern. But as it makes a comeback, no one is actually certain of how successful using seed pellets are. So, in theory, by looking at seed pellet size compared to the seed size as well as the embryo-to-seed size, I should be able to find out how successful seed pellets are compared to naked or uncoated seeds.
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Thompson, Paige
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