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How Is International Orchid Trade Regulated, And How Effective Are Those Regulations?, Madeline Roubik

Mary Ann Bolton Undergraduate Research Award

When investigating the trafficking of wild species, animals are often considered before plants (Phelps et al. 2015). This is especially detrimental to members of the orchidaceae family, which are victims of an extensive illegal trade. It spans the entire globe but is especially concentrated in Southeastern Asia (Phelps et al. 2015). When regarding legislation, however, orchidaceae species are some of the most protected in the world. International legislation such as CITES restricts the movement of endangered orchidaceae across borders (Hinsley 2018). The 1992 Convention on Biodiversity (Lawson et al. 2019) also has policies regarding international orchid trade. National laws regulate …

Native Seed Scoop, 2023 Winter Edition, University Of Northern Iowa. Tallgrass Prairie Center.

Native Seed Scoop

In This Issue:

--- Upcoming Events
--- Iowa Scoop
--- TPC Scoop
--- New Remnant Collections for 2023
--- First Harvests of New Species Planted in 2023
--- A Scoop of Science
--- A Few of Our Favorite Blogs

Native Seed Scoop, 2023 Summer Edition, University Of Northern Iowa. Tallgrass Prairie Center.

Native Seed Scoop

Contents:

--- Seed production plots are in bloom at the TPC
--- Upcoming Events
--- What's Your Scoop?
--- Recent National Meetings
--- Exploring Collaborative Marketing Effort for Native Seed
--- TPC Scoop
--- Natural Enemies Can Control Black Bean Aphid
--- In Other News

Foraging Dubuque: A Guide To Foraging In Dubuque County, Hailey Wedewer

Open Access Books

This book come into fruition only a few weeks into my 11 month Green Iowa AmeriCorps service term with Dubuque County Conservation. All Green Iowa AmeriCorps's members are required to complete a Personal Development Project over the course of their service term. This project must relate to either the mission of GIA or of the host site. Dubuque County Conservation's vision is "to engage the community's stewardship and enjoyment of its natural resources."

When brainstorming possible project ideas, I knew I wanted to choose something I knew little about, but wanted to learn more about. I had been wanting to …

Native Seed Scoop, 2023 Spring Edition, University Of Northern Iowa. Tallgrass Prairie Center.

Native Seed Scoop

Contents:

Upcoming Events:
--- Native Seed Stakeholder Meeting – hosted by the TPC
--- Prairie Preview - hosted by Bur Oak Land Trust
--- National Native Seed Conference: Cultivating the Restoration Supply Chain
--- North American Prairie Conference
--- TPC’s Restoration and Land Management Seminar
What’s Your Scoop?
Online Resources for Native Seeds
CRP Signup
NASEM Report on Native Seed Supply
A Scoop of Science

Analysis Of Cytokinin Response Factors In Artemisia Tridentata, Kelly Biscoglia, A. E. Melton, S. Buerki

Research in the Capitol

For my contribution to the research on Artemisia tridentata, I identified and analyzed Cytokinin Response Factors (CRFs) from the recent reference genome³. CRFs have been found to potentially be regulators of the developmental processes within vascular tissues and they also play an important role in environmental stress response. This makes CRFs essential in the regulation of plant development and have impacts on a plant’s drought stress tolerance. The understanding of these pathways can lead in many directions including more sustainable, drought resistant species. I hypothesized that due to an evolutionary history with whole genome duplications, CRFs in …

Irvine Prairie Planned Work, C. Irvine, B. Pippert, Laura Jackson, Laura Walter, Justin Meissen, Andrew Olson, Anne Phillips

Tallgrass Prairie Publications and Reports

No abstract provided.

Irvine Prairie Outreach And Education, C. Irvine, B. Pippert, Laura Jackson, Justin Meissen, Laura Walter, Andrew Olson, Anne Phillips

Tallgrass Prairie Publications and Reports

No abstract provided.

Irvine Prairie Science Update, C. Irvine, B. Pippert, Laura Jackson, Justin Meissen, Laura Walter, Andrew Olson, Anne Phillips

Tallgrass Prairie Publications and Reports

No abstract provided.

Prairie Strips: The Luze Farm, Tallgrass Prairie Center, University Of Northern Iowa

Tallgrass Prairie Publications and Reports

No abstract provided.

2021-2022 Tallgrass Prairie Center Highlights, Tallgrass Prairie Center, University Of Northern Iowa

Annual Reports

From our director:

The roots of the Tallgrass Prairie Center go back to the 1980s, when UNI Biology Professor Daryl Smith began to collaborate with the Black Hawk County Secondary Roads Department. It was passion for prairie, combined with practicality, that drove this unusual partnership. Then in 1988, the Iowa Legislature wrote a powerful idea into the Iowa code: that it is in the public interest to manage Iowa’s roadsides for multiple purposes using ecological principles.

The Native Roadside Vegetation Center at UNI was formed to meet the practical challenges of that idea. Subsequently renamed the Tallgrass Prairie Center, we …

Native Seed Scoop, 2022 End Of Year Edition, University Of Northern Iowa. Tallgrass Prairie Center.

Native Seed Scoop

In this Issue:

--- ‘Tis (still) the season for seed cleaning at the Tallgrass Prairie Center
--- Iowa Prairie Network Winter Seminar
--- Native Seed Stakeholder Meeting
--- National Native Seed Conference
--- North American Prairie Conference
--- Iowa Source-Identified stock seed for native seed growers
--- New Ecotypes Available
--- Progress in Refreshing Existing Ecotypes
--- Iowa Native Seed Stakeholders in the News
--- A Scoop of Science

Native Seed Scoop, 2022 Harvest Edition, University Of Northern Iowa. Tallgrass Prairie Center.

Native Seed Scoop

In this Issue:

--- Native Seed Stakeholder Meeting
--- Seed Plot Fauna and Pathogens
--- Reviving "lost" ecotypes
--- First harvest from 2021 accessions
--- Trials with hemiparasites
--- Phenological differences among Iowa Ecotype zones
--- Seed Database Moves to SER Website
--- Research on the Native Plant Materials Supply
--- Our Pick of Podcasts

Comparison Of Plant Richness And Density In Crp-42 Fields Between 2018 And 2022, Liz Wilgenbusch, Ai Wen Ph.D.

Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Symposium

Recently, the number of pollinators have decreased dramatically throughout the United States. Pollinators play an important role in food production with around ⅓ of the world’s food crops being dependent on pollinators. Providing a high-forage habitat for pollinators is a proposed solution to combat their decline. In the upper Midwest United States, the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) helps protect pollinator habitats by providing farmers with annual payments to retire their old farmland. The purpose of this study was to compare plant density and richness in CRP fields between year 3 and year 7 post planting to find trends in the …

Native Seed Scoop, 2022 Post-Planting Edition, University Of Northern Iowa. Tallgrass Prairie Center.

Native Seed Scoop

Inside this Issue:

--- Events
--- In case you missed it
--- Collaboration on seed production issues
--- New species at the TPC
--- Conservation Program news
--- AOSCA updates certification booklet
--- Research scoop
--- Outreach, education, and marketing
--- In other news . . .

Irvine Prairie Outreach Update, Justin Meissen, Laura Jackson, C. Irvine, B. Pippert, Laura Walter, Anne Phillips, C. Teator

Tallgrass Prairie Publications and Reports

No abstract provided.

Irvine Prairie Planned Work, C. Irvine, B. Pippert, Laura Jackson, Laura Walter, Anne Phillips, C. Teator, Justin Meissen

Tallgrass Prairie Publications and Reports

No abstract provided.

Irvine Prairie Science Update, C. Irvine, B. Pippert, Laura Jackson, Laura Walter, Anne Phillips, C. Teator, Justin Meissen

Tallgrass Prairie Publications and Reports

No abstract provided.

Optimizing Graminoid Composition In Cost-Effective Seed Mixes For Prairie Strips, Justin Meissen

Tallgrass Prairie Publications and Reports

No abstract provided.

Prairie Strips: The Roadman Farm, Tallgrass Prairie Center, University Of Northern Iowa

Tallgrass Prairie Publications and Reports

No abstract provided.

Native Seed Scoop, Winter 2022, University Of Northern Iowa. Tallgrass Prairie Center.

Native Seed Scoop

The Native Seed Scoop newsletter provides native seed producers, service providers, and consumers with practical information. The goal of this newsletter is to improve information sharing among native seed stakeholders and help sustain a diverse, thriving native seed market.

Inside this Issue:

--- Events
--- What's Your Scoop?
--- New TPC Seed Collections
--- Conservation Program News
--- Three Iowa Native Seed Growers
--- Research Scoop
--- Native Plant Awareness, Outreach, and Marketing
--- Tallgrass Prairie Center 2021 Highlights
--- In Memorium

Changes In The Barley Stem Proteome In Response To Drought During Grain Filling, Mohammed Al Slamh

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Drought is the major environmental factor that limits crop yield worldwide. Crops are particularly vulnerable to drought at the reproductive stage. In cereals, grain filling during drought depends on the contribution of current photosynthesis products from the leaf and spike and carbohydrates stored mainly in the stem and remobilized to the grain. Even though stem reserve is an important source for grain filling, changes in the proteome of barley stem under drought have not been studied. Also, the molecular events associated with differential stem reserve remobilization under drought are not well understood. In this study, barley plants were exposed to …

The Development Of A Photographic Atlas Of Plant Adaptations For Pollination, Bethany Van Dusseldorp

Honors Program Theses

Plants have biotic, abiotic, or both biotic and abiotic adaptations for pollination, depending on how they are structured and the attraction between the plant and pollinator. The main focus for this project was biotic adaptations for pollination, and how various plants are specifically structured for the insect, bird, or mammal to pick up the pollen and carry it to the next plant. Documentation, using image/focus stacking and macro photography, was done of the structures of various plants from the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) Botanical Center to support the reason for why plants are structured the way they are. While …

Developing Methods To Assess The Role Of Lumbricus Terrestris On Seed Predation In Prairie Restoration, Jacey R. Meier

Honors Program Theses

Tallgrass prairie used to cover Iowa and much of the midwest, but now only a small percentage of it remains. Many prairie restoration efforts are in place to revitalize Iowa’s former prairie landscape. Native prairie seed that is genetically diverse and regionally appropriate is expensive, and only 5-10% of the seeds planted germinate into seedlings. Ungerminated seed loss can occur many ways, one being due to seed predation. The common earthworm, Lumbricus terrestris, is a seed predator that has been observed to be present at prairie restoration sites by its numerous middens. The goal was to develop methods that would …

Understanding Morphological Responses Of Typha (Cattail) Species To Nutrient Pollution, Anna Marie Shapiro

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

In the Midwestern United States, Typha x glauca is a hybrid of the native Typha latifolia and the non-native Typha angustifolia. Typha x glauca is considered invasive, and it is dominating Typha latifolia when they co-occur. Wetlands in the Midwest face nutrient pollution, due to fertilization used within the agricultural industry. Wetlands are nutrient sinks, which store the increased levels of nitrogen and phosphorus. These nutrients are known to increase Typha growth. Within this thesis, it was hypothesized that an increase of nitrogen in the wetland may increase the width of Typha leaves, making it difficult to distinguish the …

All About The Prairie: Coloring Book Of Plants, Animals, And Insects Native To Iowa Prairies, Brianna Hull

Faculty Book Gallery

A coloring book with drawings of plants, animals, and insects that are native to Iowa. Includes the common and Latin names of the species as well as the Meskwaki names for some. -- Provided by the publisher

2020-2021 Tallgrass Prairie Center Highlights, Tallgrass Prairie Center, University Of Northern Iowa

Annual Reports

The Tallgrass Prairie Center empowers people to value and restore diverse, resilient tallgrass prairie. Our goals are to: 1) build the capacity of our partners and stakeholders to plant prairie and 2) expand public awareness of and appreciation for the prairie ecosystem.

The need for more diverse, native, perennial vegetation on the landscape has never been greater. Prairie is ideal wildlife habitat. Its deep roots hold the soil during even the heaviest rainfall, increase water infiltration and reduce nutrient pollution in our rivers. Over time, prairies can trap and store carbon. And let’s not forget the mental health benefits of …

Native Seed Scoop, Fall 2021, University Of Northern Iowa. Tallgrass Prairie Center.

Native Seed Scoop

The Native Seed Scoop newsletter provides native seed producers, service providers, and consumers with practical information. The goal of this newsletter is to improve information sharing among native seed stakeholders and help sustain a diverse, thriving native seed market.

Inside this Issue:

--- Events
--- Kudos
--- What's Your Scoop?
--- Species Spotlight: Whorled Milkweed, Asclepias verticillata
--- In the News
--- Production Topic: Companion Topic

Leaf Form Diversification In An Ornamental Heirloom Tomato Results From Alterations In Two Different Homeobox Genes, Hokuto Nakayama, Steven D. Rowland, Zizhang Cheng, Kristina Zumstein, Julie Kang, Yohei Kondo, Neelima R. Sinha

Faculty Publications

Domesticated plants display diverse phenotypic traits. However, the influence of breeding effort on this phenotypic diversity remains unknown. Here, we demonstrate that a single nucleotide deletion in the homeobox motif of BIPINNATA, a BEL-LIKE HOMEODOMAIN gene, led to a highly complex leaf phenotype in an heirloom tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), Silvery Fir Tree (SiFT), which is used as a landscaping and ornamental plant. A comparative gene network analysis revealed that repression of SOLANIFOLIA, the ortholog of WUSCHEL RELATED HOMEOBOX 1, caused the narrow leaflet phenotype seen in SiFT. Comparative genomics indicated that the bip mutation in SiFT likely arose de novo …

Native Seed Scoop, Summer 2021, University Of Northern Iowa. Tallgrass Prairie Center.

Native Seed Scoop

The Native Seed Scoop newsletter provides native seed producers, service providers, and consumers with practical information. The goal of this newsletter is to improve information sharing among native seed stakeholders and help sustain a diverse, thriving native seed market.

Inside this Issue:

--- Panel Discussion – Native Seed: A Landowner’s Perspective
--- National Conference on Ecological Restoration (NCER)
--- Iowa Prairie Conference – Prairie Kinship
--- Iowa Roadside Conference
--- Tallgrass Prairie Center Updates
--- Native Seed News on the Web
--- Seed Test Variability Evaluated
--- Survey of Native Seed and Plant Consumers
--- Native Seed Highlights from SER2021