Month/Year of Graduation
12-2025
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science in Molecular and Biomedical Biology (BTCHBS)
Department
Biology
First Advisor
Dr. Mark Schoenbeck
Abstract
Glechoma hederacea, or commonly referred to as ground ivy, is a weed that can be found in many places such as parks, yards, and landscapes. A mutant genotype of Glechoma hederacea that was exhibiting virescence was collected from a single mutant branch of the wildtype ground ivy. The collected mutant has delayed chloroplast development, and this appears to impact plastidial terpenoid synthesis resulting in damage to leaf tissue. Since a range of plant hormones include isoprene units, altered IPP synthesis may have visible impacts beyond the green tissues of the plant, so this study aimed at addressing this question. Data from this study supports the hypothesis that virescence affects root morphology as seen with the difference in distance from the meristem to the first root hairs between wild types and virescent-like samples.
Recommended Citation
Shiner, Austin Z., "Root Analysis of Glechoma hederacea" (2025). Theses/Capstones/Creative Projects. 380.
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/university_honors_program/380