Integrating 'citizen science' with experimental data helps uncover how plants adapt
June 03, 2026
June 03, 2026
AMES, Iowa, June 3 -- Iowa State University issued the following news release:
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Integrating 'citizen science' with experimental data helps uncover how plants adapt
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AMES, Iowa - In its native habitat, switchgrass flowered earlier when growing farther north. In experiments with diverse genetic samples, it flowered earlier in the south.
The discrepancy wasn't a welcome sight for a research team studying how prai . . .
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Integrating 'citizen science' with experimental data helps uncover how plants adapt
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AMES, Iowa - In its native habitat, switchgrass flowered earlier when growing farther north. In experiments with diverse genetic samples, it flowered earlier in the south.
The discrepancy wasn't a welcome sight for a research team studying how prai . . .