Event Title
Effect of Canopy-mediated Micro-climatic Variations on Plant Growth: The Nurse-Plant Hypothesis
Faculty Mentor
Joydeep Bhattacharjee, Anne Case Hanks, Gabriel Williams
Location
Library 3A
Session
Session 1
Start Date
13-4-2013 1:30 PM
End Date
13-4-2013 2:30 PM
Description
We evaluated the growth responses of two cultivars of radish (Raphanus sativus, cherry belle and white icicle) to a gradient of a microclimate mediator canopy. We planted ten seeds each of the two varieties of plants in germination pots at five intervals total, under and outside the canopy of an eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana). Both cultivars under the canopy experienced the smallest temperature variations, the least amount of light and had the greatest morphometric measurements and biomasses. In contrast, the radishes furthest outside the canopy experienced the highest temperature fluctuations and received the most amount of light.
Effect of Canopy-mediated Micro-climatic Variations on Plant Growth: The Nurse-Plant Hypothesis
Library 3A
We evaluated the growth responses of two cultivars of radish (Raphanus sativus, cherry belle and white icicle) to a gradient of a microclimate mediator canopy. We planted ten seeds each of the two varieties of plants in germination pots at five intervals total, under and outside the canopy of an eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana). Both cultivars under the canopy experienced the smallest temperature variations, the least amount of light and had the greatest morphometric measurements and biomasses. In contrast, the radishes furthest outside the canopy experienced the highest temperature fluctuations and received the most amount of light.