BotanyJasen Liu
2018 The Joan K. Hunt and Rachel M. Hunt Summer Scholarship in Field Botany
Jasen Liu is a junior studying biology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. His project is titled “Ecological Roles of Floral Pigment Variation over Ontogeny.” is eld season he will be investigating how pollinator behavior is a ected by changes in petal pigment of elegant Clarkia unguiculata, a California wild ower, as its owers progress from functionally male to functionally female. The results of this project will be valuable for deeper understanding of the intricate mechanisms that plants utilize to communicate with their pollinators and ensure successful reproduction.
Funded by Friends and Colleagues of Nishi Rajakaruna
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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