Emily Merewitz-Holm, Ph.D.
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Associate Professor - Plant physiologist; abiotic & biotic stresses of turfgrass and crop species; whole-plant, biochemical, & molecular techniques.
Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences
Phone:
517-353-0203
Email:
merewitz@msu.edu
Degrees:
B.S. Plant Science – Rutgers University, 2005.
B.S. Plant Biotechnology – Rutgers University, 2005.
Ph.D. Plant Biology – Rutgers University, 2012.
CV:
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Research Interests and Current Projects:
Management strategies to reduce wheat winterkill; Quantifying physiological consequences and management options for tar spot in corn production; Characterizing turfgrass plant induced defenses in response to annual bluegrass weevil feeding; High throughput phenotyping of turfgrass photosynthetic and growth responses to drought; Winter hardiness of malting barley in Michigan; Using physiological and hormone indicators to develop a novel winter preparatory management strategy for winter wheat.
Teaching:
- CSS 282 Turfgrass Physiology
- CSS 313 Data Interpretation and Writing In Agronomy
- PLB 863 Environmental Plant Physiology
Publications:
- Emily Merewitz's publications on Google Scholar.
- Emily Merewitz's CV
Related Work
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MSU researchers part of team investigating winter stresses of turfgrass in northern climates
Published on January 24, 2022
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MSU Turfgrass program to acquire low-temperature growth chamber for turf research
Published on May 22, 2014
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New AgBioResearch faculty member
Published on March 1, 2012
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