Research
Plants and Climate Change
Wild Blueberry Physiology
Plant Structure and Function
Water Transport and Drought
Precision Agriculture
Canopy Physiology
Current research projects
Plants and climate change projects
1) Warming effects on wild blueberries and their interactions with pests
Tasnim et al. 2020; Tasnim et al. 2021; Chen et al., 2022; Tasnim et al., 2022
2) The future of Maine's forest: response of Maine's trees to climate change and drought
3) Plant physiological response to changes in temperature, rainfall, and CO2 concentration
Wild blueberry physiology
1) Wild blueberry phenology in relation to nutrient needs
2) Spatial-temporal variation of wild blueberry water use
Chan et al., 2021, Barai, et al., 2021
3) Photosynthesis, functional traits, and productivity/yield
Tasnim and Zhang, 2021, Barai et al, 2022
4) New technologies in wild blueberry management
Water transport and drought projects
1) Xylem structure and function
2) Drought resistance of wild and high bush blueberries
3) Drought resistance of different crop varieties
4) Mechanisms regulating plant drought response
Precision Agriculture
1) UAVs and remote sensing in detecting crop stress level
Canopy physiology
1) Physical and physiological mechanisms regulating diurnal water use of canopy leaves