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2010-04-21

Study on Conservation and Reintroduction of Primulina tabacum Makes New Progress

With the support of the National Basic Research Program of China and the Guangdong and Guangzhou Sci-Tech Planning Projects, Prof. REN Hai and his colleagues of South China Botanical Garden have studied the conservation and reintroduction requirements of Primulina tabacum Hance, a rare and endangered plant in China.
　　Primulina tabacum Hance i...

2010-04-20

New Progress on Seed Supply and Regeneration Potential for Plantations in Southern China Made

Supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China and supervised by Prof. REN Hai, two postgraduates of South China Botanical Garden, WANG Jun and LI Danyan have studied the seed supply and the regeneration potential for plantations and shrubland in southern China and obtained new discovery.
　　Currently in southern China, large areas of for...

2010-04-18

Work Summary and Symposium of the Project “Investigation, Collection and Conservation of Non-food Biodiesel Plants and Related Microbe Resources” Held in Nankunshan Nature Reserve

The work summary and symposium on National Science and Technology Groundwork Program “Investigation, collection and conservation of non-food biodiesel plants and related microbe resources” was held in Nankunshan Nature Reserve of Guangdong Province from 6 to 8 April 2010. More than 70 delegates, including Academician HONG Deyuan from CAS Insti...

2010-04-16

Study on effects of Elevated N Deposition on Plant Diversity in N-rich Forest Ecosystems Makes New Progress

Recently, Dr. LU Xiankai, Prof. MO Jiangming and his colleagues from South China Botanical Garden (SCBG) found that elevated N deposition significantly decreased plant diversity by N deposition-mediated soil acidification in a N-rich tropical forest ecosystem of Southern China.
　　It is widely accepted that elevated atmospheric N deposition can...

2010-04-15

Key Project of Special Basic Research Foundation of China launched

The key project of Special Basic Research Foundation of China "Documenting plants ex-situ conserved in botanical gardens and its information standardization" was launched in SCBG on April 8, 2010. More than 30 participants coming from the Department of Basic Research of the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Bureau of Program and Finance of...

2010-03-30

CHEN Hongfeng Granted 2010’ Lu Jiaxi Young Talent Award

Recently, Dr. CHEN Hongfeng of South China Botanical Garden (SCBG) was granted the 2010' Lu Jiaxi Young Talent Award by Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). This is the first time in the history that SCBG received the award.
　　CAS Lu Jiaxi Young Talent Award, a special award established by the CAS Wang Kuancheng Education Foundation, is used to ...

2010-03-29

FANG Xin Inspects South China Botanical Garden

On March 25, Prof. FANG Xin, vice secretary of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Party Leader Group, made a special inspection to South China Botanical Garden (SCBG), accompanied by Mr. LI Hefeng, director of Bureau of Personnel and Education CAS, Ms. LIU Guiju, deputy director of Bureau of High-Tech Research and Development CAS, Dr. CHEN Yo...

2010-03-18

Expert from University of Gottingen visits South China Botanical Garden

Prof. Dirk Holscher, director of Faculty of Tropical Forest Ecology and Silviculture in University of Gottingen, Germany visited South China Botanical Garden (SCBG) from March 4 to 10, 2009, under the invitation of Prof. ZHAO Ping of ecophysiology research group. Prof. Holscher was given a warm welcome from Prof. Zhao Ping, XIA Nianhe, XING Fuwu...