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| Project Leader: | Jonathan Caples jcc2sam@tamu.edu Horticultural Sciences |
| Faculty Mentor: | Michael Arnold, Ph.D. |
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Meeting Times:
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TBA |
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Team Size:
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4
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| Open Spots: | 0 |
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Special Opportunities:
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Get experience working in the horticulture field with additional experience in pollinator research as well as consumer surveys.
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Team Needs:
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Preferably looking for students with an entomology background with experience or willingness to learn techniques in collecting and preserving insects. Other needs include background in horticulture and or working with plants. I am also looking for students with a background or interest in consumer survey research. |
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Description:
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Objectives 1) Investigate the potential market demand for pollinator attracting intact/complete (preassembled) or build your own container garden kits for patio or small-space urban gardeners. 2) Determine suitable combinations of edible crops and pollinator attracting plants that have overlapping bloom times for multiple cropping cycles throughout the year. 3) Establish the relationship between the frequency and constancy of pollinator visitations and the yield and quality of the selected combinations of edible crops and pollinator attracting plants in the kits. 4) Develop cost estimates for producing pollinator attracting intact/complete (preassembled) or build your own container garden kits. |