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It’s been five long years since I arrived to Penn State and started my PhD. Now, I can say that I have a collection of completed projects, that will be join together and  give form to my thesis; a thesis that emphasizes  a work on Blueberry and its amazingly fine roots.

Fine roots are the ones that accomplish for most of the water and nutrient acquisition in plants. How different, anatomically and morphologically they are among them?  That was a question that we answered...

Under heterogeneous soil water conditions, some roots can experience dry soil conditions and some wet soil conditions. Water movement from roots in wet zones to roots in dry zones, is known as hydraulic redistribution. Are Blueberry roots capable of moving water from wet to dry soil?

As many research projects, sometimes things do not work well, and I am not the exception. Irrigation in Pennsylvania? It’s not a good idea during hurricane season...

Many of my research projects had been supported by undergrads. Water root transport, root respiration, root length density, root carbohydrates contend and root anatomy are projects that I have mentored. I am lucky for having those great students...

Plant carbon balance is a critical aspect under high plant energy demands. Under reproduction, fruit becomes the main carbon sink, and allocation to other plant parts as roots and shoots could be diminished. However in plants as Blueberry….

Blueberry Root Anatomy

Undergrad research mentoring

Other projects

Nocturnal root water movement under drought conditions

Crop load effects on Blueberry Root dynamics

My research at Penn State