Summer Environmental StudyChristine Kim
2016 The Garden Club of America Awards for Summer Environmental Studies
Christine Kim is a sophomore biology student from the College of William and Mary. She will research milkweed tolerance to herbivory before its health starts to measurably deteriorate. She will use monarch caterpillars as the source of her herbivory. She will determine whether herbivory tolerance changes with the addition of a third factor: mycorrhizal fungi. Her research will be conducted in both greenhouse and lab to determine the relationships between mycorrhizal fungi, milkweed, and monarch caterpillars.
The Garden Club of America Awards for Summer Environmental Studies
To encourage studies and careers in the environmental field, with the opportunity to gain knowledge and experience beyond the regular course of study.
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