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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

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