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Various thistles are fenced off and surrounded by plastic cones (open top chambers) to help measure data for the warming experiment.

New Paper on the Effects of Experimental Warming on Pollen Nutrition

News, Publication, Russo NewsBy Nick OldhamJanuary 3, 2020Leave a comment

In this paper, Dr. Laura Russo shows that experimental warming using Open Top Chambers (OTC) increases the lipid content of thistle pollen, with relatively minor effects on the associated community of insect pollinators. View the open-access article. Please feel free to email Dr. Russo with any questions concerning this project: lrusso@utk.edu

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Abstract: Genome wide association studies, GWAS, are performed to determine potential associations between phenotypic (traits observed) data and genotypic (genome) data. Ipomoea batatas, sweetpotato, is a vital crop for combating both visible and invisible hunger, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Understanding the genetic diversity of the sweetpotato germplasm and the genetic architecture underlying agronomic traits is crucial to maintenance and utility of the genetic resources for the crop’s improvement. We will perform a GWAS study to determine potential genes and genomic features associated with traits of interest including disease and pest resistance traits, culinary traits, phytonutritional traits, and morphological traits. We intend to determine potential genes of interests and functional markers for breeding programs.