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Monday, July 19th

Monday, July 19th, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm · /
Session PTR1: Contributed Papers: Pteridology I
Presiding: Joshua Der, ; Emily Sessa, University Of Florida; Alejandra Vasco, Botanical Research Institute Of Texas
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PTR1001July 19th 10:00 am/Putting the dry in Dryopteris: transgressive response to drought and temperature stress in allopolyploid ferns
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Oral PaperBlake-Mahmud, Jennifer; Sessa, Emily; Visger, Clayton; Watkins, James.Dryopteris
polyploidy
abiotic stress
heat stress
Drought
pteridiophytes
gametophytes
allopolyploid
climate change
transgression
PTR1002July 19th 10:15 am/Drying without dying- the Resurrection fern, Pleopletis polypodioides
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Oral PaperJohn, Susan P; Hasenstein, Karl.fern
Pleopeltis polypodioides
Drought Tolerance
epiphyte
PTR1003July 19th 10:30 am/Historical biogeography of African Asplenium (Aspleniaceae)
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Oral PaperHoward, Cody; Kamau, Peris; Vare, Henry; Hannula, Liina; Juslen, Aino; Rikkinen, Jouko; Sessa, Emily.Asplenium
ferns
Africa
biogeography
divergence time estimation
pteridophytes
PTR1004July 19th 10:45 am/Disentangling the systematics of the Elaphoglossum petiolatum complex (Dryopteridaceae)
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Oral PaperMartinez, Ana Gabriela; Vasco, Alejandra.ferns
Mexico
Taxonomy
phylogeny
species complex
spore morphology
PTR1005July 19th 11:00 am/Phylogenomics and historical perspectives in the fern genus Elaphoglossum (Dryopteridaceae)
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Oral PaperVasco, Alejandra; Testo, Weston; Loriga, Josmaily; Martinez, Ana Gabriela; Rodriguez, Ariel; Matos, Fernando B.; Moran, Robbin; Rouhan, Germinal; Sessa, Emily; Burleigh, Gordon.ferns
phylogenomics
tropics
Systematics
Elaphoglossum
Target enrichment
GoFlag
PTR1006July 19th 11:15 am/Revisiting Polystichum (Dryopteridaceae) using the GoFlag 451 probe set: problems and prospects in the tropical American clades
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Oral PaperRiibe, Lindsey; Riibe, Lindsey; Sessa, Emily; Barrington, David.phylogenomics
Molecular Systematics
Reticulate Evolution
PTR1007July 19th 11:30 am/Species and gene-allele phylogenies resolve conserved lineages and hybrids in the hyper-variable Hawaiian endemic Polypodium pellucidum fern
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Oral PaperMendez-Reneau, Jonas; Sigel, Erin.phylogenetics
hybridization
niche evolution
morphological evolution
Hawaiian Islands
ferns
PTR1008July 19th 11:45 am/Target enrichment of 360 nuclear loci provide a first look at the evolutionary history of the pantropical fern genus Oleandra
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Oral PaperTesto, Weston; Suissa, Jacob; Burleigh, Gordon; Sessa, Emily.phylogenomics
GoFlag
Target enrichment
fern
biogeography
polyploidy
Bayesian
herbarium
Monday, July 19th, 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm · Virtual/Virtual
Session L3: Luncheon: American Fern Society Luncheon
Presiding: Emily Sessa, University Of Florida; Joshua Der,
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July 19th 12:00 pmVirtual/VirtualAmerican Fern Society Luncheon
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Monday, July 19th, 1:00 pm to 1:30 pm · Virtual/Virtual
Session M03: Meeting/Luncheon: Pteridological Section Business Meeting
Presiding: Alejandra Vasco, Botanical Research Institute Of Texas
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July 19th 1:00 pmVirtual/VirtualPteridological Section Business Meeting
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Monday, July 19th, 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm · /
Session PTR2: Contributed Papers: Pteridology II
Presiding: Joshua Der, ; Emily Sessa, University Of Florida; Alejandra Vasco, Botanical Research Institute Of Texas
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PTR2001July 19th 1:30 pm/Gene fractionation and differential expression of homoeologues following whole genome duplication in the tree fern, Alsophila spinulosa
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Oral PaperWickell, David; Li, Fay-Wei; Kuo, Li-Yaung; Huang, Xiong; Li, Quanzi.ferns
Pteridology
WGD
genomics
RNA-seq
Cyatheaceae
genome size
PTR2002July 19th 1:45 pm/Microarthropods Increase Sporophyte Formation and Enhance Fitness of Ferns
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Oral PaperWatts, Jacob; Harrington, Aidan; Watkins, James.fern
gametophyte
fertilization
mutualism
plant-insect interactions
reproductive biology
fitness
evolution
PTR2003July 19th 2:00 pm/Males are always ready: an experimental approach to the reproductive characteristics of sexual and apomict fern gametophytes
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Oral PaperHornych, Ondrej; Ferova, Alzbeta; Hori, Kiyotaka; Kosnar, Jiri; Ekrt, Libor.Dryopteris
fern
gametes
pteridophytes
apomixis
archegonia
antheridia
hybridization
PTR2004July 19th 2:15 pm/Life without a sporophyte: revisiting the genomic consequences of asexual reproduction and the origin of Vittaria appalachiana
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Oral PaperPelosi, Jessie; Barbazuk, W. Brad; Sessa, Emily.gametophyte
transcriptomics
asexual
polyploidy
Pteridaceae
Monday, July 19th, 4:15 pm to 5:00 pm · /
Session M06: Meeting: American Fern Society Council Meeting
Presiding: Emily Sessa, University Of Florida; Joshua Der,
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July 19th 4:15 pm/American Fern Society Council Meeting
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Wednesday, July 21st

Wednesday, July 21st, 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm · Virtual/Virtual
Session P3: Contributed Posters: Pteridology Posters
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P3PT001July 21st 5:00 pmVirtual/VirtualRNA-Seq Transcriptome and Biochemical Analysis of the Resurrection fern, Pleopeltis polypodioides.
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Poster: PteridologyJohn, Susan P; Byeon, Boseon; Kovalchuk, Igor; Blancaflor, Elison; Hasenstein, Karl.fern
Pleopeltis polypodioides
abiotic stress
Drought Tolerance
epiphyte
RNA-seq
P3PT002July 21st 5:00 pmVirtual/VirtualOrigins of Hawaiian Doryopteris (Pteridaceae)
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Poster: PteridologyLau, Priscilla; Zhang, Xuening; Burleigh, Gordon; Huiet, Layne; Zenil-Ferguson, Rosana; Wood, Ken; Rothfels, Carl; Tribble, Carrie.island biology
Systematics
Hawaiian Islands
cheilanthoid fern
P3PT003July 21st 5:00 pmVirtual/VirtualAssessing the contemporary and future implications of gametophyte ecogeographic divergence between two polyploid Dryopteris and their progenitors
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Poster: PteridologyBlais, Serena J; Harrington, Aidan; Blake-Mahmud, Jennifer; Sessa, Emily; Watkins, James; Visger, Clayton.Dryopteris
polyploidy
pteridiophytes
gametophytes
allopolyploid
climate change
Ecological niche
P3PT004July 21st 5:00 pmVirtual/VirtualDiscovery of Vittaria graminifolia (Pteridaceae) Sporophytes in Elmore County Alabama: A Third North American Record
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Poster: PteridologyYawn, Noah; Johnson, Marc; Cressler, Alan; Barger, Pricilla; Barger, Wayne.shoestring fern
rock shelter
sporophyte
gametophyte
gemmae
Pteridaceae

Thursday, July 22nd

Thursday, July 22nd, 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm · Virtual/Virtual
Session P1: Contributed Posters: Recent Topics Posters
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P1RT001July 22nd 5:00 pmVirtual/VirtualProtecting Manoomin (Zizania palustris L.):  History of an Environmental Justice Challenge
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Recent Topics PosterTuominen, L.K..environmental justice
Public Policy
manoomin
Poaceae
Aquatic plants
Ethnobotany
toxicology
P1RT002July 22nd 5:00 pmVirtual/VirtualA Review of chromosome numbers of Moroccan Asteraceae
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Recent Topics PosterGOUNSSA, Abdelkarim; OUAREG, Zakaria; El GASMI, Omar; HORMAT, Kamal; EL ABOUDI, Ahmed ; EL ALAOUI-FARIS, Fatima Ezzahra; GUENNOUN, Naima; TAHIRI, Hikmat; ARAHOU, Moustapha.Karyology
chromosome number
Asteraceae
Moroccan flora
P1RT003July 22nd 5:00 pmVirtual/VirtualEvolution of Carbon Capture Capacity with Reverse Use of An Urban EEMs Artificial Dwarfing Forests System & Indoor/Outdoor Forest Surroundings
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Recent Topics PosterXiong, XiangWen.EEMs Carbon Capture system
Carbon Capture Capacity
 large-scale deployments and widespread use
carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS)
 totally-enclosed EEM living system
Reverse Use
P1RT004July 22nd 5:00 pmVirtual/VirtualEvidence for extensive hybridisation and past introgression events in feather grasses using genome-wide SNP genotyping
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Recent Topics PosterBaiakhmetov, Evgenii; Ryzhakova, Daria; Gudkova, Polina D.; Nobis, Marcin.feather grasses
hybridisation
Introgression
Integrative taxonomy
genome-wide genotyping
DArTseq
divergence time estimation
population genetic structure
P1RT005July 22nd 5:00 pmVirtual/VirtualNorth American grasslands are shaped by wind
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Recent Topics PosterHanberry, Brice.biogeography
conservation
Ecology
Fire
Great Plains
P1RT006July 22nd 5:00 pmVirtual/VirtualGeographical structure of genetic diversity in Loudetia simplex (Poaceae) in Madagascar and Africa
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Recent Topics PosterHagl, Peter Anton; Gargiulo, Roberta; Fay, Michael; Solofondranohatra, Lova Cédrique; Salmona, Jordi; Suescun, Uxue; Rakotomalala, Nantenaina; Lehmann, Caroline; Besnard, Guillaume; Papadopulos, Alexander S. T.; Vorontsova, Maria S..grassland
grassy biomes
microsatellites
Panicoideae
polyploidy
Population Genetics
Savanna
Tristachya
Trystachyideae
P1RT007July 22nd 5:00 pmVirtual/VirtualUnexpectedly high cytogenetic variation in Festuca L. (Poaceae) using flow cytometry and chromosome count
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Recent Topics PosterMartinez-Sagarra, Gloria; Devesa, Juan A..Festuca
Flow cytometry
Iberian Peninsula
genome size
P1RT008July 22nd 5:00 pmVirtual/VirtualAdvanced humidity-driven motion of fertile fronds governs the unique timing of spore dispersal in the widespread fern species Onoclea sensibilis L
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Recent Topics PosterSuissa, Jacob.fern
Dispersal
phenology
hygroscopic
hygromorph
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
P1RT009July 22nd 5:00 pmVirtual/VirtualChecklist of Kilimanjaro grasses shows that both plot and herbarium methods are necessary to record diversity
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Recent Topics PosterPrunera-Olivé , Joan; Vorontsova, Maria; Williams, Emma; Mollel, Neduvoto; Hemp, Andreas.Poaceae
Tanzania
Africa
diversity
herbarium
species richness
P1RT010July 22nd 5:00 pmVirtual/VirtualPlant Anatomical Observations of Viola sororia (Violaceae)
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Recent Topics PosterYun, Yaeeun; Megan, Dickerson; Hodges , Powell; Amber, Straw; Baghai-Riding, Nina.anisocytic stomata
lamellar collenchyma
Mississippi Delta
Viola sororia
P1RT011July 22nd 5:00 pmVirtual/VirtualDNA Barcode Identification of Macrofungi by Community Scientists
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Recent Topics PosterCantonwine, Emily; Osmundson, Todd; Russell, Stephen; Sheehan, Bill.Citizen science
Mycology
Basidiomycete
barcode
barcoding
amateur mycologists
Fungal Diversity Survey
North American Mycoflora Project
P1RT012July 22nd 5:00 pmVirtual/VirtualImproving survival rates after cryopreservation due to genetic variation in the exceptional Hawaiian species Melicope mucronulata.
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Recent Topics PosterStafford, Maribeth; Philpott, Megan; Pence, Valerie.Hawaiian Islands  
endangered
exceptional
cryopreservation
conservation
ex situ
P1RT013July 22nd 5:00 pmVirtual/VirtualComplete Chloroplast Genome of Rhipsalis baccifera displays Genome Rearrangement, Intron Gain and Loss: insights to its Phylogenetic history.    
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Recent Topics PosterOulo, Millicent; Yang, Jia-Xin Yang; Dong, Xiang; Wanga, Vincent Okelo; Mkala, Elijah Mbandi; Munyao, Jacinta Ndunge; Onjolo, Victor Omondi; Rono, Peninah Cheptoo; Hu, Guang-Wan; Wang, Qing-Feng.Rhipsalis baccifera
Cactaceae
rearrangements
phylogeny
P1RT014July 22nd 5:00 pmVirtual/VirtualGenetic evidence of natural hybridization between Stenomesson aurantiacum and Phaedranassa dubia (Amaryllidaceae)
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Recent Topics PosterSanchez Lara , Enmily Dayanna; Ulloa Ulloa, Carmen; Oleas, Nora.microsatellite
gene flow
genetic structure
P1RT015July 22nd 5:00 pmVirtual/VirtualThe Conidial Coin Flip: One-Sided Adhesion in C. graminicola
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Recent Topics PosterVasselli, Joseph; Kainer, Ellen; Hancock, Hope; Chappell, Tom; Shaw, Brian D. .Mycology
Colletotrichum graminicola
Adhesion 
Laser Scanning Confocal Microscopy
Actin
P1RT016July 22nd 5:00 pmVirtual/VirtualCharacterization of the complete chloroplast genome of a Peruvian landrace of Capsicum chinense Jacq. (Solanaceae), arnaucho chili pepper
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Recent Topics PosterArbizu, Carlos; Saldaña, Carla L.; Ferro-Mauricio, Rubén; Chávez-Galarza, Julio; Contreras , Sergio; Guerrero-Abad, Juan; Maicelo, Jorge.NGS
chloroplast
Genetic resources  
arnaucho
phylogenomics
P1RT017July 22nd 5:00 pmVirtual/VirtualGenetic Diversity and Population Structure of a Collection of Peruvian Rocoto (Capsicum pubescens Ruiz & Pav.) Landraces With High Quality SNPs
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Recent Topics PosterArbizu, Carlos; Chávez-Galarza, Julio; García, Aura L.; Guzman, Frank; Montenegro, Juan Daniel; Gutiérrez, Dina L.; Amasifuen Guerra, Carlos A.; Guerrero-Abad , Juan Carlos.NGS
Capsicum
germplasm
genetic diversity
population structure
P1RT018July 22nd 5:00 pmVirtual/VirtualSubstrate moisture level affects seed vigor of Tabebuia roseo-alba (Bignoniaceae), a tropical tree species
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Recent Topics PosterSoares, Vanessa; Daibes, L. Felipe; Damasceno-Junior, Geraldo A.; De Lima, Liana B..Seed Vigor
Seed Germination
Ipê-branco
Pantanal
Savannas
Seed Testing
P1RT019July 22nd 5:00 pmVirtual/VirtualStomatal Investigations on Notorious Weeds of Oklahoma
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Recent Topics PosterAhedor , Monica; Ahedor, Adjoa.Stomata
musk thistle
prickly lettuce
prickly sow thistle
agricultural weeds
P1RT020July 22nd 5:00 pmVirtual/VirtualPhylogenetic Distribution of Traditional Medicinal Use in Caryophyllales
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Recent Topics PosterCrum, Alexandra; Yang, Ya.Caryophyllales
Ethnobotany
specialized metabolism
phylogenetics
P1RT021July 22nd 5:00 pmVirtual/VirtualITS secondary structure reconstruction to resolve taxonomy and phylogeny of the Betula L. genus
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Recent Topics PosterTarieiev, Andrii; Gailing, Oliver; Krutovsky, Konstantin.Betula L.
birch
ITS secondary structure
phylogeny
phylogenetics
Taxonomy
P1RT022July 22nd 5:00 pmVirtual/VirtualEffect of leaf litter and microtopography on spore germination of three Mexican fern species
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Recent Topics PosterFlores-Galván, Catalina; Vásquez-Reyes, Víctor; Campos Cascaredo, Adolfo; Pérez-García, Blanca; Mata-Rosas, Martín; Mehltreter, Klaus.Spore germination
leaf litter
slope
light quality
soil nutrients
gametophytes
understory
P1RT023July 22nd 5:00 pmVirtual/VirtualAreas of Endemism of Selected Angiosperms in Southcentral/Southwestren U.S.A
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Recent Topics PosterSaghatelyan, Anna.endemism
areas of endemism
spatial analysis
southern USA
floristic connections
P1RT024July 22nd 5:00 pmVirtual/VirtualEffect of meteorological conditions and palynomorph characteristics on fern spore wind dispersal
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Recent Topics PosterGómez-Noguez, Felipe; Domínguez-Ugalde, Cesar; Landgrave, Rosario; León-Rossano, Luis Manuel; Mendoza-Ruiz, Aniceto; Rosas-Pérez, Irma; Orozco-Segovia, Alma; Mehltreter, Klaus; Pérez-García, Blanca.terminal velocity
aerobiology
airborne dispersal
meteorological factors
spore characteristics
P1RT025July 22nd 5:00 pmVirtual/VirtualGinkgoaleans at the edge of the Mesozoic: Ginkgoites from the Late Cretaceous Lefipán Formation of Patagonia, Argentina
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Recent Topics PosterAndruchow Colombo, Ana; Gandolfo, Maria; Cuneo, N. Ruben; Escapa, Ignacio.Ginkgo
Ginkgoites
Ginkgoales
Ginkgophytes
Lefipán Formation
Maastrichtian
Late Cretaceous
Patagonia
Argentina
P1RT026July 22nd 5:00 pmVirtual/VirtualReduced pollination extends floral longevity and sex-phase duration in a native wildflower
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Recent Topics PosterLee, Kiana; Caruso, Christina.Floral longevity
floral display
Lobelia siphilitica
phenotypic gender
phenotypic plasticity
pollination
pollinator declines
sex-phase duration
P1RT027July 22nd 5:00 pmVirtual/VirtualPreliminary exploration of character evolution across the carnivorous plant genus Drosera (Droseraceae)
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Recent Topics PosterBoehme, Erin; Mohn, Rebekah; Lee, Aaron; Yang, Ya.phylogeny
Ancestral State reconstruction
Petal color
Leaf Shape
Perennating structure
life history
P1RT028July 22nd 5:00 pmVirtual/VirtualGibberellin regulation of protein accumulation in developing pea (Pisum sativum L.) seeds
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Recent Topics PosterGiebelhaus, J. Duncan; Ozga, Jocelyn A. ; Reinecke, Dennis M..Gibberellin
plant reproduction
Protein
pea
P1RT029July 22nd 5:00 pmVirtual/VirtualBiodiversity and relationships of Urochloa grasses for application in sustainable tropical forage systems
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Recent Topics PosterMasters , Lizo Edward; Vorontsova, Maria S.; Zuntini, Alexandre; Tomaszewska, Paulina ; Heslop-Harrison, Pat.Urochloa 
Brachiaria 
phylogenomics
Grasses
Angiosperm-353
P1RT030July 22nd 5:00 pmVirtual/VirtualRNAi mediated silencing of swnT altered fungal growth and affects pathogenesis in the filamentous fungus Slafractonia leguminicola  
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Recent Topics PosterDAS, SUMANJARI.toxin
Pathogenesis
RNAi Silencing
Slafractonia
P1RT031July 22nd 5:00 pmVirtual/VirtualBIOMIMETIC 4D PRINTED ERODIUM CICUTARIUMTHERMO-RESPONSIVE ACTUATOR
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Recent Topics PosterWade, Jayla; Quest, Madyson; Lazarus, Nathan; Burke, Janelle; Hanrahan, Brendan.Biomimicry
4D Printing
Erodium cicutarium
Shape memory polymers
P1RT032July 22nd 5:00 pmVirtual/VirtualTranslating research to storytelling for children to conserve biocultural diversity in Brazil
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Recent Topics Posterde Souza Cortez, Maria Beatriz; de Jesus, Nanci ; Rech, Andre; Soltis, Douglas; Soltis, Pamela.biocultural diversity
conservation
outreach
protected areas
sempre vivas
Traditional ecological knowledge
P1RT033July 22nd 5:00 pmVirtual/VirtualMorella as a model system for studying the evolution of dioecy, specialized metabolites, and non-leguminous nitrogen fixation
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Recent Topics PosterSmith, Laramie; Carey, Sarah; Hale, Haley; Goertzen, Leslie; Harkess, Alex.Dioecy
nitrogen fixation
nodulation
Model System
specialized metabolites
Myricaceae
P1RT034July 22nd 5:00 pmVirtual/VirtualMorning Glory Endosymbiosis mediates associational resistance for co-occurring crop species
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Recent Topics PosterDurden, Lekeah; Quach, Quynh; Clay, Keith.associational resistance
plant-microbe interactions
symbiont
Endophytes
associational effects
P1RT035July 22nd 5:00 pmVirtual/VirtualGibberellin regulates starch metabolism in the developing seeds of Pisum sativum L.  
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Recent Topics PosterKaur, Harleen; Ozga, Jocelyn A. ; Wadhuthanthri, Kosala D.; Reinecke, Dennis M..gibberellins
seed development
starch
ADP-glucosepyrophosphorylase
P1RT036July 22nd 5:00 pmVirtual/VirtualThe Genome of Wolffia microscopica, One of the Smallest Flowering Plant Species 
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Recent Topics PosterKaffer, J.P.; Carey, Sarah; Harkess, Alex.duckweed
Genome
chloroplast
whole genome sequencing
chloroplast genome
Wolffia

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