Professor Dr. Emily Merewitz Holm

Biography

Emily Merewitz-Holm is an Associate Professor and plant physiologist focusing on the effects of abiotic and biotic stresses on turfgrass crop species. Her research employs whole-plant, biochemical, and molecular techniques to investigate various aspects of plant resilience and response to environmental challenges. She has conducted studies on management strategies to reduce winterkill in wheat and the physiological impacts of different management options on corn production, particularly dealing with tar spot. Additionally, her work includes characterizing the induced defenses of turfgrass plants in response to feeding by the annual bluegrass weevil and exploring high throughput phenotyping techniques to assess turfgrass photosynthetic growth responses under drought conditions. She is also involved in research regarding the winter hardiness of malting barley in Michigan and the development of novel preparatory management strategies for winter wheat using physiological hormone indicators.

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