Tangled up in blue: Understanding carbon movement in trees during water stress with Jess Gersony
Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions 107 Norman Smith Hall, Orono, ME, United StatesAbstract Plants take carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and convert it into sugars through photosynthesis. Once carbon dioxide is in the form of sugar, it is then transported all throughout the plant through the “sugar highway” known as the phloem to aid in respiration and growth. Let’s take a moment to imagine if this […]