by Theresa Bramblett | Aug 6, 2008 | Events, Publications, Research
Dr. Alan Meerow, Research Geneticist at Chapman Field (USDA-ARS-SHRS) gave a public lecture at MBC on Wednesday, August 6, titled, Phylogeny of Cocoseae subtribe Attaleinae (Areceaceae) based on eight WRKY transcription factor loci. Dr. Meerow’s work involves a large...
by Theresa Bramblett | Jul 31, 2008 | Events
Montgomery Botanical Center’s research in palms and cycads was recently presented at Botany 2008, the annual conference of the Botanical Society of America and other plant science associations. Dr. Patrick Griffith, Executive Director, presented two talks at the...
by Theresa Bramblett | Jul 17, 2008 | Events
Dr. John Dowe, Montgomery Botanical Research Fellow, presented a lecture on the Palms of the Wet Tropics Bioregion of Australia, on July 17. Although Australia is the driest continent on earth, with an average continent-wide rainfall of only 165 mm (6”), there are...
by Theresa Bramblett | Jun 27, 2008 | Events
The Montgomery Botanical Center (MBC) team participated in many aspects of the 2008 American Public Gardens Association (APGA) Conference in Pasadena, California. Chad Husby organized and spoke at a session on challenges in plant collection and exchange for botanical...
by Theresa Bramblett | Mar 27, 2008 | Events
Montgomery Botanical Center hosted students from John A. Ferguson Senior High School as part of The Fairchild Challenge. Please see our Education page for more on this Environmental Immersion Day.
by Theresa Bramblett | Mar 20, 2008 | Events
Julie S. Denslow, research ecologist and team leader for the Institute of Pacific Island Forestry, USDA Forest Service, presented Weeds in Paradise: Invasive Plants in the Pacific Islands at the University of Miami. The 20th Gifford Arboretum Lecture was part of the...
