Horticulture & Related FieldsBrandy Riekert
2016 The Catherine H. Beattie Fellowship in Conservation Horticulture
Brandy Rogers Riekert is a master's student in the Integrative Biology program at Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, Georgia. Her project is titled, “Population Genetics and Host Specificity of a Rare Parasitic Plant, (Cuscuta harperi).” Her research will focus on population genetics and host specificity in Harper's dodder (Cuscuta harperi) which is endemic to Georgia and Alabama. Through genetic research, greenhouse studies, and biogeographic analysis, additional understanding into how, when, where, and why this species survives will be determined.
The Catherine H. Beattie Fellowship in Conservation Horticulture
To promote conservation of rare and endangered flora in the United States through the programs of the Center for Plant Conservation, Escondido, California.
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