by Theresa Bramblett | Apr 11, 2008 | Research
Dr. Sarah Matthews of the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, along with postdoctoral fellows Dr. NathalieNagalingum and Dr. Hardeep Rai, collected samples from 80 taxa in MBC’s tropical conifer collection for DNA analysis. This collection constitutes a...
by Theresa Bramblett | Mar 10, 2008 | Research
Montgomery Botanical Center’s (MBC) cycad biologist, Michael Calonje, recently returned from a ex situ conservation for Zamia fairchildiana and Z. cunaria (pictured). Mr. Calonje conducted a month-long expedition to the Chiriquí and Wargandí provinces of Panama....
by Theresa Bramblett | Feb 14, 2008 | Research
A research and conservation project involving Montgomery Botanical Center and National Tropical Botanical Garden recently obtained specimens and data for conservation and research. The project focused on native Pritchardia populations. Pritchardia comprises some of...
by Theresa Bramblett | Dec 13, 2007 | Research
With support from a USDA Agricultural Research Service Germplasm Exchange Grant, Chad Husby, Montgomery Botanical Center (MBC) collections manager and botanist, and Ronald Determann, conservatory and conservation director for the Atlanta Botanical Garden, successfully...
by Theresa Bramblett | Dec 7, 2007 | Research
Craig Brodersen, doctoral candidate at the University of Vermont, is using Montgomery Botanical Center’s (MBC) extensive palm and cycad collections for his research on photosynthesis. Palms and cycads, many of which are well adapted to a high light environment,...
by Theresa Bramblett | Nov 29, 2007 | Research
Ian Watt of Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens, United Kingdom, and his colleague, Stephen Wagner, studied Montgomery Botanical Center’s (MBC) cycad collections, evaluating their horticultural potential for southern England. Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens, located...
