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  Washington state university

  
  
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  Scientist Mentor: I will mentor teams of students online

  
  
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  My research is focusing on phloem proteins. Phloem is an important part of plant, which transports and translocates sugar from photosynthesis to other tissues of plants. While in sieve elements in phloem, there are all kinds of proteins, and I am interested in their functions and structures.

  
  
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Recent Posts

nhscohbraposspring2018 project 2 Yan Liu Mar 27, 2018

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Mai, seeds can germinate without the supply of light. Can you tell me more details? What kind of plants? Temperature? Humidity? Did you do any cold treatment before you put the seeds in soil? And you can shoot a picture of your plants and I'll…

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Mai, seeds can germinate without the supply of light. Can you tell me more details? What kind of plants? Temperature? Humidity? Did you do any cold treatment before you put the seeds in soil? And you can shoot a picture of your plants and I'll try to figure out  why they won't germinate.

nhscohbraposspring2018 project 2 Yan Liu Mar 16, 2018

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Hi Mai,  plants growing under incandescent light bulb and LED light bulb should grow similar.

nhscohbraposspring2018 project 2 Yan Liu Mar 6, 2018

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If there is no light, there is no photosynthesis, which means plants cannot synthesize food for themselves. Soil is not as important as light. Plants can live without soils. Potting soil is enough for most plants.