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Hygroscopic awns of two prairie grasses, Andropogon gerardii and Sorghastrum nutans

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The prairie grasses Andropogon gerardii and Sorghastrum nutans have seeds with awns that twist in response to changes in humidity. The humidity-sensitive, or hygroscopic, part of the awn twists, moving the bent, passive portion in an arc. This trait has been demonstrated to improve seedling recruitment in other grass species...

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plant biology

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plant biology

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Drizin, Joshua Michael

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Nurganym Agzamova

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Northwestern University Libraries

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English

Date Uploaded:

06/14/2017

Date Modified:

11/08/2023

Date Created:

2013-05-16

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

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