BotanySam Skibicki
2016 The Garden Club of America Summer Scholarship in Field Botany
Sam Skibicki is a master’s student at Northern Arizona University(NAU) in Flagstaff, Arizona. His research will reconstruct the history of the subtribe (Zinniinae) with emphasis on (Sanvitalia) and (Zinnia). He will collect fresh plant samples from the southwestern United States and central Mexico to add to the current NAU herbarium collection. He will study the morphological characters, count chromosomes, and analyze nuclear and chloroplast DNA sequences. His project will create a phylogenetic tree and donate seeds for use in conservation and horticulture.
Funded by Garden Club of Lexington, KY, Zone VII
The Garden Club of America Summer Scholarship in Field Botany
To support students' field studies and offer an opportunity to gain knowledge and experience beyond the regular course of study.
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