2017 ASHS Annual Conference

Programs such as iTree designed to represent the relationships of plant to their environments are primarily based on data generated from coastal regions of the United States. For plants located in more arid and semiarid regions, current data is not readily available in such a format. This project addresses this situation by measuring selected plant material responses to demanding environments including photosynthesis, florescence, respiration, and hardscape temperatures. To collect this information, a Licor 6400XT photosynthesis system and an infrared temperature gun were used to collect plant responses to the environment over multiple seasons. These data are being incorporated into a computer program which will allow for a similar presentation format as  iTree.