Tree Physiology 101: Dr. John Seiler On Environmental Stress, Soil Health, & Photosynthesis
Finding Genius Podcast
Richard Jacobs
4.4 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 8 July 2024
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
What physiological responses do trees have to environmental factors? By "chasing carbon dioxide molecules around," John Seiler has gained fascinating insights into the world of tree physiology, and he joins us to share his knowledge…
Dr. John Seiler is a Professor and Tree Physiology Specialist at Virginia Tech College of Natural Resources and Environment. Here, he studies the environmental stress that affects woody plant physiology, including water and pollutant stresses. From soil health to photosynthesis, Dr. Seiler is on a mission to better understand how trees adapt to and survive under various environmental conditions – ultimately contributing to the sustainability and health of our forests.
Dive in now to explore:
- How Dr. Seiler measures carbon dioxide and photosynthesis levels.
- The ways that roots provide trees with essential nutrients.
- How to maintain and improve carbon-heavy soils.
- The various forms that carbon dioxide can take.
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| 0:33.0 | That is Richard Jacobs. |
| 0:35.0 | Hello, this is Richard Jacobs with the Finding Genius Podcast. |
| 0:41.0 | My guest is John Seiler. |
| 0:42.0 | He's a professor and a tree |
| 0:43.8 | physiology specialist. So we're gonna talk about the environmental stress |
| 0:47.3 | effects on especially woody plants including water and pollutant stresses |
| 0:51.0 | and the physiological responses you know that plants have so I think this would be a great call so welcome John. |
| 0:57.0 | Yeah, thanks for having an interest in trees and forest. |
| 1:00.0 | Yeah, I'm really interested in them. |
| 1:02.0 | There's a tree near a store that I go to and I've been taking pictures of it. You know, like every couple of weeks to just see how it changes over the year. So I'm going to see what interesting things I notice you know just by |
| 1:14.7 | taking pictures of it I figure why not you know see what happens to it as it goes |
| 1:17.9 | bear and you know gets leaves and etc. |
| 1:20.3 | you're right Leo that's it a lot of times chrono-sequence photos like that will show you things you |
| 1:24.9 | never notice otherwise. |
| 1:25.9 | Yeah, but, you know, to begin with, tell me about your background, like what got you into studying |
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