Horticulture & Related FieldsGabriella Hale
2019 The Corliss Knapp Engle Scholarship in Horticulture
Gabriella Hale is an undergraduate honors student at Texas Tech University where she is majoring in plant and soil science. As a member of the McNair Scholars Program, she will be designing and constructing controlled-environment plant growth chambers. These chambers will be used to measure the CO2 gas exchange rates of plants with genetic mutations for their blue light receptor proteins. A recent discovery by Hale’s mentor, Dr. Mendu, has concluded that these mutations in uence cellulose biosynthesis. Hale hopes her research in plant physiology will help scientists better understand how plants regulate cellulose production on a genetic level.
The Corliss Knapp Engle Scholarship in Horticulture
To encourage the development of research, documentation, and teaching skills in the field of horticulture.
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