Research Training Program

Kelly Berube
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA

Laurence Skog, Ph.D.
Supervising Scientist
Department of Botany

Study and Organization of SEM Negatives and Prints of Gesneriaceae Seeds

This project included an SEM survey of the seeds of the Gesneriaceae. It involved grouping the photos (i.e. negatives and prints) with the seeds and recording any pertinent information attached with it. The attempt is to organize the thesis research done by a former Ph.D. student who utilized the facilities at NMNH. Information was also entered into a database file for the herbarium of the family of aquatic plants, Aponogetonoceae. It involved doing a computer inventory of 150 specimens.