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2009-08-10Cd Uptake by Maize Increases Greatly When Intercropped with LegumesRecently, Prof. LI Zhian and his research team, soil science and ecological engineering research group of South China Botanical Garden (SCBG) found that Cd uptake by Maize from soil greatly increased when it was intercropped with legumes. Cicer arietinum worked best in promoting Cd uptake by maize, causing the highest Cd accumulation in maize wi...Read More
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2009-07-13Study on Sonneratia apetala Plantation Ecosystem Makes Great ProgressRecently, Prof. Dr. REN Hai and his colleagues/ partners of SCBG have made progress in study on Sonneratia apetala (an exotic mangrove species) plantation ecosystem. The study was supported by Sub-project of Knowledge Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Guangdong Sci-Tech Planning Project. They studied 4-, 5-, 8- and 10-yea...Read More
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2009-07-13Acacia Species Found to Be Potential Nurse Plants in South ChinaRecently, Ph. D. student YANG Long, directed by his supervisor Prof. REN Hai in South China Botanical Garden (SCBG) found that two exotic Acacia species, A. auriculiformis and A. mangium, which belong to Mimosaceae and have been introduced broadly in South China, could facilitate understory species as nurse plants, due to their large canopies an...Read More
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2009-07-08Important Research Advances on Environmental Change and Health of Terrestrial Ecosystems GainedPearl River Delta is experiencing increased acid deposition and heavy metal pollution coupled with other anthropogenic activities during the rapid urbanlization course, which has threatened human life, natural communities, and the environment. Dr. WEN Dazhi and his research team (Environmental Ecology Group) of South China Botanical Garden selec...Read More
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2009-06-03Zeng Songjun Invited to Attend International Orchid Conservation SymposiumGuangxi international orchid conservation symposium was held in Leye county, Baise City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region form 21st to 25th May. Mr. ZENG Songjun, associate professor of South China Botanical Garden (SCBG), was invited to attend the symposium and presented a report on “Orchid conservation and sustainable utilization at the South...Read More
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2009-05-20Associate Professor of University of Kentucky Visits SCBGFrom 11-13 May 2009, Dr. YUAN Ling associate professor of the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Kentucky, paid a special visit to South China Botanical Garden (SCBG), under the invitation of SCBG as the oversea partner of SCBG’s Innovational Team of Plant Resources Protection and Sustainable Utilization. During the visit, Yua...Read More
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2009-05-19Sara Oldfield Writes an Inscription to SCBGMs. Sara Oldfield, the Secretary-General of Botanical Garden Conservation International (BGCI), attended the 2nd International Symposium on the Family Magnoliaceae (ISFM) held by South China Botanical Garden (SCBG) on May 5-8. During the attendance, she visited SCBG, including the Conservatory-Greenhouses (The World of Plants), in high spirits, ...Read More
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2009-05-12International Symposium on the Family Magnoliaceae Held in SCBGOn May 5-8, the 2nd International Symposium on the Family Magnoliaceae (ISFM), an international conference in global Magnoliaceae research field, was held in South China Botanical Garden (SCBG), Guangzhou. More than 150 delegates from 22 countries and regions participated in the meeting. It was organized by SCBG, Botanical Garden Conservation In...Read More