Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Jonathan Saperstein
Outline
Introduction
Kats
Kats Experiment
Phenotypic
experiment from 2003 where a number of different treatments were tested looked at blocks 2 and 16
and worst situations (without plants completely dying)
Best
Results
of dissections and terminal velocity tests showed no significance between treatment and terminal velocity
Kats Experiment
Kats Experiment
Summer Experiment
Wanted
to do the same sort of testing with fresh flower heads on a smaller scale existing Carduus nutans plot in Rock Springs decided to test two sets of treatments instead of four
Mowing and not mowing Fertilizing and not fertilizing
Used
We
Methods
Began In
with 35 plants
March, plants were measured for longest leaf length (LLL) and diameter three outlier plants based on LLL
Removed
Each
Methods
Plants were divided into groups (blocks) of four based on LLL (stratified by size) and each plant within each group received one of the four treatments 4 rows labeled A through D
Cleared cut back grass around plants to reduce competition Came back in May to start measuring plants
For non-bolted: LLL and diameter For bolted: LLL and height
Methods
Went to the field and took measurements twice a week throughout the summer Tied blue and pink ribbons around bolted plants to differentiate treatments Once plants reached 40 cm, they were cut (for FM and NFM treatments)
Methods
When
flower heads were in their paintbrush stage, they were bagged they started turning brown, they were harvested, boxed, labeled, and kept in the storage room
Once
Every
flower head on every bolted plant was collected (including secondary and tertiary ones) the end of the summer, every plant was killed
At
Methods
At
the start of Fall semester, I formulated a protocol for dissections with Kat performing dissections and TV drops on 10 healthy seeds per plant
Recorded falling times to within 0.01 s TV tube = 1.27 m, used to calculate TV
Began
Saved Also
recorded plant height (taken immediately before harvesting tallest flower head), pappus length and width, and temperature and humidity of the room
Predictions
FM:
received one positive treatments = these plants will have the mid level terminal velocities (orange) received two positive treatments = these plants will have the slowest terminal velocities (green) received two negative treatments = these plants will have the fastest terminal velocities (red) control = these plants will have midlevel terminal velocities (grey)
FNM:
NFM:
NFNM:
TV Analysis
No significance among treatments
Height Analysis
Significant effect of mowing (P<<.05) 40.5cm difference between those mowed and those not mowed
TV v. Height
Seed Traits
* Highly significant relationship between pappus length and height
Seed Traits
No Significance among treatments Highly significant relationship between pappus width and height
Future Directions
Fecundity
Plume loading
Terminal velocity
Dispersal distance
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