BotanyAlyssa Albertson
2016 The Joan K. Hunt and Rachel M. Hunt Summer Scholarship in Field Botany
Alyssa Albertson is a master’s student in Botany at Colorado State University. Her fieldwork will focus on plant-fungal interactions. She will collect (Pinus aristata) bristlecone pine needles from several locations in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. Her research will analyze the fungal endophytes present in the pine needles and determine whether endophyte communities vary between bristlecones that are partially resistant or fully susceptible to the pathogen White Pine Blister Rust.
The Joan K. Hunt and Rachel M. Hunt Summer Scholarship in Field Botany
To promote the importance of botany to horticulture by encouraging young students to study field botany in the U.S., and to offer an opportunity to gain knowledge and experience in the field beyond the regular course of study.
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