Kelsey Byers: “See the world through the plant’s perspective!”
Botany One interviews Dr Kelsey Byers for Fascination for Plants Day and learn more about her research on the evolution of floral scent.
Carlos A. Ordóñez-Parra
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Carlos (he/him) is a Colombian PhD candidate at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (Brazil). He works as an Editor at Botany One and a Communications Officer at the International Society for Seed Science. Follow him on BlueSky at @caordonezparra.
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