BotanyRiley Rees
2022 The Joan K. Hunt and Rachel M. Hunt Summer Scholarship in Field Botany
Evolutionary History and Floral Traits of Angiosperms using DNA Sequences
Rees’s project will examine the evolutionary history of petal development within the carnation family by looking at floral traits and comparative DNA analysis. Different pathways utilized for evolving petals will be observed in the early development stages of flowering and will be compared against a reconstructed phylogeny made using DNA sequences.
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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