Archive for September, 2009
Nobel Prize Winning Plant Scientist Dies at 95
We were saddened to learn of the death of one of the true heroes of our century, a man credited with saving more lives than anyone in human history, Norman Borlaug, whose work in plant science developed a strain of wheat which helped double the worlds food production between 1960 and 1990.
The Nobel Peace Prize [...]
September 13, 2009
Tags: Norman Borlaug, Plant Science Posted in: Norman Borlaug, Plant Science 
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Plant Biodiversity Wildlife Biodiversity
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Plant biodiversity has a direct effect on wildlife biodiversity
The loss of biodiversity in an area will, in almost every case, begin with the loss of botanical diversity. It is really pretty simple. The wildlife that inhabits a region will be there primarily because of the food supply and cover provided by native plants in [...]
September 5, 2009
Tags: Biodiversity, plant biodiversity, wildlife biodiversity Posted in: Biodiversity, Wildlife habitat, plant biodiversity, wildlife biodiversity One Comment
Non Native Invasive Landscape Plants
Each of the plants listed bellow, was once considered to be a harmless landscape plant. Unfortunately, many have migrated into the woodlands and are now having a negative impact on the native flora and fauna. The fruits and berries from these plants are not as nutritious as native plants, and native wildlife populations are negatively [...]
September 3, 2009
Tags: Asian privet, Catalpa, Chinaberry, Chinese Tallow, Japanese Silk Tree, mimosa, Nandina, Sycamore Posted in: Invasive plants, Invasive species, Non native plants One Comment