Seminar: Plant-regulated micro-ecosystems: Pitchers and leaves

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Date/Time:Tuesday, 01 Mar 2022 from 4:10 pm to 5:00 pm
Location:Virtual
Cost:Free
Contact:Clark Coffman ()
Phone:515-294-3911
Channel:Research
Categories:Lectures
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Join this Genetics, Development and Cell Biology Promising Scientist Research Series to hear Dr. Kadeem J. Gilbert, assistant professor of plant biology at Michigan State University, discuss research into how plants have the potential to modify the environmental conditions on their leaf surfaces.

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Synopsis:

Leaf surfaces are typically occupied by a variety of arthropods and microbes. In some specialized plants like carnivorous pitcher plants, the leaf is modified into a water-impounding structure that hosts a miniature aquatic ecosystem. Whether flat leaves or pitchers, plants in general have the potential to modify the environmental conditions on their leaf surfaces. I will discuss such plant-regulated abiotic factors and how they influence their symbiotic inhabitants in turn.