An end to rust, war on willows, protecting the potato and more – Friday at the International Botanical Congress
- An end to rust?
- iPhones talking to the trees
- Protecting the potato
- War on willows
Thursday’s stories at the Botanic Congress
At the Botanical Congress today
- Secrets of a voodoo plant revealed – it could reshape Australian crops, and rescue African farmers from a disastrous plant parasite
- How cotton was born: a million year-old mating opens up an improved future
- Is there too much cyanide in imported cassava products?
- Sister Water Lily meets the Big Bad Banksia Man – do they hold the key to a new era in botany education?
- Why life depends on plants and what we need to do to for biodiversity and humanity – an op ed from Peter H. Raven, President Emeritus,MissouriBotanical Garden. Read More about Thursday’s stories at the Botanic Congress
Thursday's stories at the Botanic Congress
At the Botanical Congress today
- Secrets of a voodoo plant revealed – it could reshape Australian crops, and rescue African farmers from a disastrous plant parasite
- How cotton was born: a million year-old mating opens up an improved future
- Is there too much cyanide in imported cassava products?
- Sister Water Lily meets the Big Bad Banksia Man – do they hold the key to a new era in botany education?
- Why life depends on plants and what we need to do to for biodiversity and humanity – an op ed from Peter H. Raven, President Emeritus,MissouriBotanical Garden. Read More about Thursday's stories at the Botanic Congress
Tuesday at the International Botanical Congress
The world’s favourite tree
The world loves our eucalypts. Now Eucalyptus had become the world’s favourite tree for farming and today in Melbourne its genome is revealed at the International Botanical Congress.
Other stories today include: a series of talks on how plants will respond to climate change; more on the future of wine and the Breathing Planet Programme. Read More about Tuesday at the International Botanical Congress
Eucalyptus genetic secrets unlocked
The world’s most farmed tree has had its genome read, opening the way to new breeding, biofuel, and conservation opportunities.
The genome of one of Australia’s biggest Eucalyptus trees, the Flooded Gum or Eucalyptus grandis, has now been mapped, allowing scientists and conservationists an insight into the secrets of an important piece of Australiana. Read More about Eucalyptus genetic secrets unlocked