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...
by Theresa Bramblett | Nov 1, 2007 | Research
Dr. Wenheng Zhang studied live floral material at Montgomery Botanical Center during the lastith her colleague, Dr. Chuck Davis, Dr. Zhang is researching the evolution of floral development in the Malpighiaceae, which has shown transitions between radial, subradial,...
by Theresa Bramblett | Sep 27, 2007 | Research
Dr. Angelica Cibrian Jaramillo, postdoctoral associate at the New York Botanical Garden, is studying Montgomery Botanical Center’s (MBC) Cycas micronesica collection as part of her population genetics research. Cycas micronesica—indigenous to Guam, Rota, Yap,...
by Theresa Bramblett | Sep 26, 2007 | Research
MBC led international cycad research efforts in Belize in August and September of 2008. The expedition was conducted in two parts. The first leg of the expedition, which was generously funded by Tim Gregory, focused on Ceratozamia robusta. The second portion, funded...
by Theresa Bramblett | Sep 24, 2007 | Research
During his visit to Montgomery Botanical Center (MBC), Montgomery Botanical Research Fellow, Dr. John Dowe of the Australian Centre for Tropical Freshwater Research, collaborated with MBC executive director, Dr. Patrick Griffith, MBC palm biologist, Dr. Larry Noblick,...
