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Peter Melcher

Professor, Biology
School: School of Humanities and Sciences
Phone: 607-274-3980
Office: 255 Center for Natural Sciences, Ithaca, NY 14850
Specialty: Plant Physiology

Office Hours: Spring 2026

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Tuesdays 10:00 - 11:00 CNS 255
or email me to set up an appointment

Research Interests:

  • Freezing resistance in plants

Understanding how plants tolerate and adapt to freezing stress

  • Electrophysiology of plants

The role of slow and fast electrical responses of plants to light, drought, heat, touch, and sound

  • Ecophysiology of tropical coastal plants

Understanding how introduced species impact endemic plants

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