Research Training Program

Jason Grant
University of Alaska
Fairbanks, Alaska

W. John Kress, Ph.D.
Supervising Scientist
Department of Botany

"Each intern's project was well chosen for their particular interests."

Bromeliads of the Guianas

This project concerned the validation of the subspecies of Parrya nudicaulis regel, which is known to have differences in its chromosome number. Pollen grains were examined as proxy for chromosome numbers as increases in nuclear volume, which means that distinct size classes of pollen grains could be the result of different numbers of chromosomes.

This research was supported by a grant from the Educational Outreach Fund.