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- B43I-2052: Plasticity Across Salsola Tragus Genotypes in Differing Temperature and Precipitation Regimes
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Board 2052‚ Hall EFG (Poster Hall)NOLA CC
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Madeline Buhman, University of Utah (First Author, Presenting Author)
Luiza Maria Aparecido, University of Utah
AnnaBelle Bosworth, University of Utah
- Salsola tragus has invaded every state in the continental US, but we know little about why it survives in such disparate climates. Leveraging physiological measurements and genomic data we can disentangle the distinct influence of genomics or plasticity on S. tragus survival. To disentangle these drivers we established two common garden experiments with five S. tragus populations within two climatically contrasting locations in Utah. We asked: do S. tragus individuals adapt to ambient conditions that contrast their original population location? We hypothesized that warm-adapted populations would be better acclimated to the warmer and drier common garden than cool-adapted populations. Not only does this research further our understanding of S. tragus populations, but it also hints at forthcoming challenges for ecosystems prone to invasion and changing climate.
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