Sponsorship
Types of Grapes
Testing
Diana Carlin- Associate V.P. Graduate Education at SLU.
Chris Hereford
Allison Miller
Associate professor in the Department of Biology at SLU and a research associate at the Missouri Botanical Garden.
- SLU University Center for Sustainability; Sponsor of Vineyard.
- Two leaf samples from every vine.
- Placed in a tube then into liquid nitrogen.
- Process to preserve the RNA of the plant.
- Dry samples were sent to Danforth to test nutrient composition.
- There are two different species: Riverbank and Sand Grape.
- Every row alternates species.
- Two different beds represent controlled and drought conditions.
Soil moisture meter
Andrew Wyatt - MBG VP of Horticulture
- Testing the soil moisture.
- Spectrum Technologies Fieldscout TCR 300
Engelmann Samples
Preservation
Growth
- Liquid Nitrogen utilized to preserve samples.
- Tested to see if any factors were affecting the species.
Data Collection
- Measuring reflective data on the soil, leaves, and pathways along the grapes.
- Data will be able to tell how much sunlight the beds are receiving.
- Climate conditions were taken from a satellite in space to test the region.
Samples used to compare and see how the grapes evolved.
Monsanto Herbarium
Engelmann Samples taken here in St. Louis.
Wine Grapes- "A link to Engelmann"
Missouri Botanical Garden
Experimental Garden
A Photo Essay by Rebecca Hensiek