News----South China Botanical Carden, Chinese Academy of Sciences

2010-06-13

TIAN Daike Designated as International Registrar for Lotus (Nelumbo)

Recently,under the appointment of the International Society for Horticultural Science(ISHS),the USA-based International Waterlily&Water Gardening Society(IWGS)designated Dr. TIAN Daike from South China Botanical Garden(SCBG),the Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS)the new registrar for Nelumbo(lotus).The lotus registrar is the third International Pl... Recently, under the appointment of the International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS), the USA-based International Waterlily & Water Gardening Society (IWGS) designated Dr. TIAN Daike from South China Botanical Garden (SCBG), the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) the new registrar for Nelumbo (lotus). The lotus registrar is the third Int...

2010-06-08

Unexpected Seasonal Predictive Soil Respiration Model Established at Monsoon Controlled Area

YAN Junhua and his colleagues of South China Botanical Garden have studied the effects of hydrothermal coupling at monsoon-controlled areas on soil respiration in the three forests and established an unepected seasonal predictive soil respiration model In this study,the relationships of soil respiration(SR,including heterotrophic and autotrophic... With the support of the National Science Foundation of China, Prof. YAN Junhua and his colleagues of South China Botanical Garden have studied the effects of hydrothermal coupling at monsoon-controlled areas on soil respiration in the three forests and established an unepected seasonal predictive soil respiration model.
　　In this study, the r...

2010-06-06

The China - South Africa joint research project of South China Botanical Garden approved by the Ministry of Science and Technology, China

After review and discussion of the South African and Chinese governments,the ministries of Science and Technology of the two countries agreed to the 10 long-term joint research projects and 11 short-long projects as the international research cooperation plan which will be supported in the period of 2010□□2012.Among them,the project proposed b... After review and discussion of the South African and Chinese governments, the ministries of Science and Technology of the two countries agreed to the 10 long-term joint research projects and 11 short-long projects as the international research cooperation plan which will be supported in the period of 2010？2012. Among them, the project proposed ...

2010-06-02

Japanese Delegation Visits South China Botanical Garden

A delegation from Maruzen Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd in Japan visited South China Botanical Garden (SCBG), Chinese Academy of Sciences on May 26, 2010. Prof. HUANG Hongwen, the director of SCBG, and other researchers warmly received the guests.
　　Huang gave a brief introduction of SCBG including its history, research fields, and achievements. Mr...

2010-05-18

Scholar from Australia Visits SCBG

Under the invitation of Prof. ZHANG Dianxiang, the curator of SCBG Herbarium, Dr. Joe Miller, a research scientist from CSIRO plant industry, Australia visited SCBG during May 10-15, 2010.
　　On May 12, Dr. Joe Miller delivered a lecture entitled "Application of Next Generation DNA sequencing to understand evolutionary processes in Acacia (Leg...

2010-05-13

South China Botanical Garden Reveals a New Mechanism of Earthworm Invasion

It was the fact that the feeding process of Pheretimoid disrupted the essential relationship between Lumbricidae and soil microorganisms and consequently hindered litter consumption and ruined the life of Lumbricidae in the temperate northern American forest This study revealed a new mechanism of earthworm invasion,presented additional approache... Lumbricidae and Pheretimoid were the two most popular invasive earthworm groups in this world. It is notable that although the introduced Lumbricidae have distributed widely in northern China, the abundance declined significantly in southern China where many native earthworm of Pheretimoid dominated. This distribution pattern of earthworm may re...

2010-05-09

“The Terrestrial Plant Resources in Guangzhou” Published

The book entitled The Terrestrial Plant Resources in Guangzhou has recently been published by Guangdong Science and Technology Press. In addition,it is also the first time for a large city in China to launch such kind of synthetical investigation. The data and conclusions from the investigation can provide important theoretical and practical sup... The book entitled The Terrestrial Plant Resources in Guangzhou has recently been published by Guangdong Science and Technology Press. Edited by Dr. WANG Ruijiang of South China Botanical Garden, the monograph is composed of nine chapters, which are: 1) the outline of the nature and plant resources in Guangzhou; 2) the biodiversity of the ferns; ...

2010-05-06

SCBG Holds the First Academic Annual Meeting

There were about 100 staff members from six research fields of SCBG attending the meeting In this annual meeting,ten academic reports,which were recommended by the six research fields,respectively,were presented. These reports revealed the research highlights in the recent development of scientific research work. The speakers included multi-leve... On April 30th, South China Botanical Garden (SCBG) held the First Academic Annual Meeting. The meeting was presided by Dr. FU Shenglei, the deputy director of SCBG. Prof. HUANG Hongwen, the director of SCBG, attended the meeting and gave an address to all participants. There were about 100 staff members from six research fields of SCBG attending...