Maseeh Summer Undergraduate Research Experience

Funding Source

Undergraduate Research and Mentoring Program (URMP)

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

2024

Abstract

Foliar water uptake (FWU) is a process many trees and plants use to uptake water vapor into their leaves. They do so through several pathways: stomata, the leaf cuticle, trichomes, and hydathodes. This research focuses on modeling stomatal and cuticular conductance in saturated and unsaturated systems. By creating a comprehensive model, it will be possible to predict the impact of drought and other climate changes on ecosystems, water availability, and the water/carbon budget for different regions. Cuticular conductance could be removed or left out of climate models but can offer some insights. By including cuticular conductance values in the model the model can accurately reflect the many different pathways for water into and out of the leaf. This subsequently leads to accurate water and carbon budget predictions.

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