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Woolly Weed Whackers
Category(-ies): Plants, Food and Medicine
How does one suppress weeds, improve the soil and save money in a vineyard? The answer might be sheep.
Vintners' Solution to Weeds: an Attack by Mild Animals from the Los Angeles Times
Thanks to “Junglekeeper” on the UBC Botanical Garden Forums for pointing out this story.
Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 4:14 PM
National Tropical Botanical Garden
Category(-ies): Invasive Plants , Other Botanical Gardens , Plant Conservation
Though the article describes a tour of the National Tropical Botanical Garden in Hawaii, its emphasis is on the conservation of native Hawaiian plants and the efforts against invasives and plant extinction.
A Tour of Hawaii's Rare Paradise from The Christian Science Monitor
Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 3:03 PM
Climate Change and Plant Extinctions
Category(-ies): Climate Change , Plant Conservation
Plants in some areas of the world are at extreme risk of extinction due to climate change. Those confined to small areas, such as islands or the South African fynbos, have no hope of colonizing new areas, since environmental conditions in nearby areas (where the plants could theoretically find a refuge) are either unsuitable or are too distant.
Climate Change Seen Pushing Plants to the Brink
Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 2:41 PM
GM Plants Gone Wild
Category(-ies): Plant Legal News and Issues
Three incidents in the US involving genetically modified plants have caused concern about lack of regulations (or lack of enforcement). The incidents include an experimental rice being mixed in other rice for human consumption, an experimental bent-grass “escaping” and a failure to research the environmental impact of growing plants to produce pharmaceuticals in Hawaii.
When Genetically Modified Plants Go Wild from The Christian Science Monitor
Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 2:57 PM
