Plant ARC:
The Penn Plant Adaptability and Resilience Center
As climate change reshapes the world in which we live, human health, food security, infrastructure, and wild ecosystems are all under threat. Increased plant adaptability and resilience is key to the health of our natural systems.
Urban Agriculture
“Vulnerable communities who have historically contributed the least to current climate change are disproportionately affected” (IPPC 2023).
Simulating Real-World Conditions
Natural environments are characterized by a broad range of simultaneously fluctuating environmental inputs which often have unpredictable synergistic effects. To understand the full complexity of plant responses to climate change…
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