by Theresa Bramblett | Oct 2, 2008 | Events
Montgomery Botanical Research Fellow Cristina Lopez-Gallego, from the Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia, recently gave a seminar on cycad research in Colombia. With many neotropical cycads (zamias included) critically endangered, more information on cycad biology is...
by Theresa Bramblett | Sep 20, 2008 | Events
Don Ellison, co-author of Cultivated Palms of the World and Australian horticulturist, gave a lecture on the flowering trees of Australia and their potential for import to the United States. The Tropical Flowering Tree Society and the South Florida Palm Society...
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 | Aug 1, 2008 | Publications
A study of how palms are affected by high winds was recently published in Annals of Botany. This work describes patterns of variation in palms’ tolerance for high winds, and natural selection for wind tolerance. An online version of the study can be found on the...
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...