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Conserving Mosses
Category(-ies): Plant Conservation
UK researchers at RBG Kew have developed a "moss bank" to help save endangered and rare mosses. Small moss samples are sterilized and then frozen in liquid nitrogen. They can then be thawed and used in restoration or reintroduction work.
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Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 9:27 PM
Who is David Mabberley?
Category(-ies): Botanists and Horticulturists
Who is David Mabberley, and how has he affected UBC Botanical Garden?
Dr. David Mabberley is giving a lecture entitled "Botanical Art of Ferdinand Bauer (click link for information) on September 24 at UBC. For those who don't know Dr. Mabberley, I thought I'd assemble some facts about him and his work (particularly as it relates to UBC Botanical Garden).
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Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 12:35 AM
Pepper as pesticide?
Category(-ies): Novel Uses of Plants
From CBC News: Pepper studied as natural pesticide.
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Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 11:53 AM
