Summer Environmental StudyErin Quinn
2022 The Caroline Thorn Kissel Summer Environmental Studies Scholarship
Exploring Betalain Pigment Concentrations in Amaranth and Hibiscus Cultivars
Quinn will conduct field and laboratory research to determine antioxidant concentrations in amaranth and hibiscus cultivars. Applying pruning, potting, irrigation, and plant-breeding techniques, Quinn hopes to discover ways to increase antioxidant concentrations in plant cultivars. Lab techniques including fluorescence recovery after photobleaching and high-performance liquid chromatography will assess the pigment concentrations in plant varieties and will quantify the success of the plant-breeding process.
The Caroline Thorn Kissel Summer Environmental Studies Scholarship
To promote environmental studies by students who are residents of New Jersey or nonresidents studying in New Jersey or its adjacent waters.
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