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2010-11-05

Director of USA Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden Visits South China Botanical Garden

FU Shenglei,deputy director of SCBG and Prof. Fu introduced basic information about SCBG’s scientific research fields,conservation status,and construction of individual gardens. Lewis and Liu gave the colleagues of SCBG academic lectures separately,named as“Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden”and“Input of extreme weather on wild orchids popula... At the invitation of CAS South China Botanical Garden (SCBG), Dr. Carl Lewis, the director of Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden in Miami, America and his assistant Dr. LIU Hong visited SCBG on Oct. 31, 2010. Prof. FU Shenglei, deputy director of SCBG and Prof. YAN Junhua, assistant director warmly received the visitors.
　　At the seminar, Pro...

2010-11-05

Tissue Culture in Ochna integerrima Achieves Success in SCBG

It is a high ornamental and medicinal plant and all parts of the plant can be used as Chinese medicine. The bark can be used for treatment of digestive diseases。 It demonstrates biotechnological scientific values and feasible uses in the conservation and utilization of the endangered medicinal plant Now the above study results have been publish... Ochna integerrima belongs to Ochnaceae. It is a high ornamental and medicinal plant and all parts of the plant can be used as Chinese medicine. The bark can be used for treatment of digestive diseases; the roots are an insect repellent herb and the leaves and branches contain a variety of flavonoids. Bioassay displays that some flavonoids extrac...

2010-10-28

South China Botanical Garden and Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology Conduct Strategic Cooperation and Academic Communication

FU Shenglei,principals from all research teams,and the department of scientific research and co-operation. Xue also presented general information about SIPPE,and emphasized on the current research situation and progress of the National Key Lab of Plant Molecular Genetics. Ow,who is the introduced scholar of the‘Thousand Talent Program’by SCBG,... During 25th to 26th of October, a deputation from Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, CAS (SIPPE) was invited by South China Botanical Garden (SCBG) to conduct strategic cooperation and academic communication in Guangzhou. The deputation was composed of the director of SIPPE Dr. XUE Hongwei as ...

2010-10-27

A New Rice Cytoplasmic Male Sterile Line “Yuang A” Identified in SCBG

A new rice cytoplasmic male sterile line“Yuan A”bred by South China Botanical Garden(SCBG),Chinese Academy of Sciences,passed the technical appraisement under the direction of the Seed Administration of Guangdong Province on October 24,2010.The rice experts from Guangdong Science and Technology Department,Rice Institute of Guangdong Academy of... A new rice cytoplasmic male sterile line "Yuan A" bred by South China Botanical Garden (SCBG), Chinese Academy of Sciences, passed the technical appraisement under the direction of the Seed Administration of Guangdong Province on October 24, 2010. The rice experts from Guangdong Science and Technology Department, Rice Institute of Guangdong Acad...

2010-10-26

New Research Progress in the Ecological Function of N-fixing Species in Forest Restoration

The role of different tree species of plantations on soil nutrient cycling is of great importance for restoration of degraded lands. In southern China,both N-fixing and non-N-fixing tree species were widely used in forest restoration To evaluate the potential of N-fixing and non-N-fixing tree species to recuperate degraded land,Dr. N-fixing Acac... The role of different tree species of plantations on soil nutrient cycling is of great importance for restoration of degraded lands. In southern China, both N-fixing and non-N-fixing tree species were widely used in forest restoration.
　　To evaluate the potential of N-fixing and non-N-fixing tree species to recuperate degraded land, Dr. WANG F...

2010-10-26

Editor-in-Chief of Ecology Visits South China Botanical Garden

The causes of such biological invasion,the reasons of its success,and the possible mechanism that affects the pervading speed of the invasion were also discussed. Meanwhile,he briefly introduced the invasion situation of Spartina in Chinese coastal zones,and reckoned the possible mechanism of its pervasion. The report mainly introduced the overa... Dr. Donald Raymond Strong, the editor-in-chief of the journal Ecology and the professor of Evolution and Ecology (University of California Davis) visited CAS South China Botanical Garden (SCBG) with his wife on 21st October 2010, at the invitation of Dr. Shenglei Fu, the deputy director of SCBG.
　　During the visit, Prof. Strong presented two a...

2010-10-22

New Research Progress in Soil N Cycling in Restoration Ecology

Crassicarpa monoculture did not have higher soil N availability in comparison with non-leguminous species. Soil moisture seemed to be important in controlling these temporal variations. This study highlights thatCrassicarpa monoculture did not have higher soil N availability in comparison with non-leguminous species. Soil moisture seemed to be i... Nitrogen cycling is a critical component in plantations, yet the spatial and temporal variations of N transformations in different stages of afforestation are poorly known so far.
　　Dr. WANG Faming, led by Prof. LI Zhian and Prof. Hanping Xia, from the Key Lab of Vegetation Restoration and Management of Degraded Ecosystems, South China Botanic...

2010-10-18

The International Delegation Group Visits SCBG on 2010 World Tourism Day

As an important part of the activities,the designated international guests attended the only technical demonstration unit of the main venue celebration,SCBG,for the technical visit. Taleb rifai and his fellows gave highly appreciation for the philosophy of this unique conservatory construction,and the good combination of beautiful appearance,ric... Accompanied by the deputy secretary-General of Guangdong Provincial Government LIU Xiaojie, deputy inspector of Guangdong Provincial Tourism Bureau FU Lin, and vice president of the Provincial Tourism Association MAI Yuechang, the World Tourism Organization Secretary-General, Mr and Mrs Taleb rifai, and President of the World Tourism Council, Mr...