Speaker — Kadeem Gilbert, Michigan State University assistant professor of plant biology

Title — "Plant-regulated echosystems: Pitchers and leaves"

Abstract — Leaf surfaces are typically occupied by a variety of arthropods and microbes. In some specialized plants like carnivorous pitcher plants, the leaf is modified into a water-impounding structure that hosts a miniature aquatic ecosystem. Whether flat leaves or pitchers, plants in general have the potential to modify the environmental conditions on their leaf surfaces. I will discuss such plant-regulated abiotic factors and how they influence their symbiotic inhabitants in turn.

Host — GDCB Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee (For additional information, please contact GDCB Associate Professor Clark Coffman (ccoffman@iastate.edu).

Meeting link: https://iastate.webex.com/iastate/j.php?MTID=md8a46595b140288a80b4286b9fbbb38b

March 1, 2022, GDCB Promising Scientist Research Series (part of GDCB Seminars): Kadeem Gilbert