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My research classes include 4 student lead research groups that look at various questions in the field of orchid conservation. One group of students are working in partnership with a local botanical garden to catalog and store rare orchid seeds and their mycorrhizal symbionts; thus creating the first local area orchid seed bank. Others are working to characterize seed shape and size to determine the variability in lifestyle and seed shape/size. Other experiments are being done to better understand seed dispersal and the impact of seed size and shape on wind-driven dispersal patterns of the same rare orchid species. Finally, a team works on growing rare native orchids from seed through the process of micropropagation; specifically to better understand the impact of media type on orchid development and growth. The balance will be used by many research groups and will contribute to long-term student-driven studies on Orchid Conservation. Orchid seeds are too tiny to be easily counted. They are measured not in number but weight. This scale will be useful in characterizing research variables such as seed viability, survivability, storage, and banking. Ultimately though their collaborative research efforts, my students will contribute to our overall understanding of orchid biology and conversation, thereby improving our ability to make wise choices in future stewardship towards our natural world.

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My research classes include 4 student lead research groups that look at various questions in the field of orchid conservation. One group of students are working in partnership with a local botanical garden to catalog and store rare orchid seeds and their mycorrhizal symbionts; thus creating the first local area orchid seed bank. Others are working to characterize seed shape and size to determine the variability in lifestyle and seed shape/size. Other experiments are being done to better understand seed dispersal and the impact of seed size and shape on wind-driven dispersal patterns of the same rare orchid species. Finally, a team works on growing rare native orchids from seed through the process of micropropagation; specifically to better understand the impact of media type on orchid development and growth. The balance will be used by many research groups and will contribute to long-term student-driven studies on Orchid Conservation. Orchid seeds are too tiny to be easily counted. They are measured not in number but weight. This scale will be useful in characterizing research variables such as seed viability, survivability, storage, and banking. Ultimately though their collaborative research efforts, my students will contribute to our overall understanding of orchid biology and conversation, thereby improving our ability to make wise choices in future stewardship towards our natural world.

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