Collaborative Research: RUI: Quantizing the functional trait spectrum: CAM photosynthesis, — NSF Award to University of Connecticu
Nitrogen is a critically important nutrient for plant growth. However, current understanding of how nitrogen availability influences plant form and function are based on plants with similar growth forms and means of photosynthesis. Tropical epiphytes, which grow on other plants and obtain water and nutrients from the c
| Award title | Collaborative Research: RUI: Quantizing the functional trait spectrum: CAM photosynthesis, |
|---|---|
| Award ID | 2424408 |
| Awardee | University of Connecticut |
| City | STORRS |
| State | CT |
| Amount obligated | $578,748 |
| Principal investigator | Karolina Heyduk |
| Program | Integrtv Ecological Physiology |
| Start date | 12/01/2024 |
| Abstract | Nitrogen is a critically important nutrient for plant growth. However, current understanding of how nitrogen availability influences plant form and function are based on plants with similar growth forms and means of photosynthesis. Tropical epiphytes, which grow on other plants and obtain water and nutrients from the canopy rather than soil, are very diverse but have been excluded from studies connecting nitrogen use to photosynthesis, growth and ecology. This project will investigate the tropic |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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