Charlotte Steelheart

University of Wisconsin, Madison

0000-0001-6996-0462

Projects

Cellular and chloroplast recycling pathways in maize leaf cells under low nitrogen conditions.

Lead Institution

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Principal Investigator

Marisa Otegui

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Approximately 75% of the nitrogen present in a plant is in the leaf chloroplasts. Chloroplast degradation for recycling is a major nitrogen source for supporting new growth. Nitrogen is essential for…