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Description:: 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...
Keyword:: plant biology
Subject:: plant biology
Creator:: Drizin, Joshua Michael
Owner:: Nurganym Agzamova
Publisher:: Northwestern University Libraries
Language:: English
Date Uploaded:: 06/14/2017
Date Modified:: 11/08/2023
Date Created:: 2013-05-16
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

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