by David Lipson | Jan 12, 2019 | Agriculture, Research, SMER
The wine grape leaves at the SMER Experimental Vineyard appear to harbor a diverse fungal community. Leaf-associated (phyllosphere) microbial communities can protect plants from diseases and stress. Do different grape varieties harbor different leaf microbial...
by David Lipson | Jan 12, 2019 | Agriculture, Global Change, Plant Ecology, Research, SMER
In 2018, an experimental vineyard was established at SMER. The vineyard is currently supporting the doctoral research of Molly Clemens, who studies the responses of different wine grape varieties to climate variability and elevated CO2. The vineyard is currently...