Botany

The Researcher, The Mentor, The Galvanizer Sherwin John Carlquist is a botanist and a photographer who understood the basic principles of wood anatomy and evolution through his research in Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden (Sherwin, (a)). Sherwin’s studies of dicotyledonous wood evolution has directed him to pursue understanding the evolutionary patterns of islands (Edward & Roy, 1997). This was the turning point where Sherwin’s work finally been acknowledged after thirty long years, on 1991. He had

A long, cement paved path led me to a green well painted gate, which separated the tranquility of the Botanic Gardens, which lay on the east side of the rowdy University of California Riverside Campus. On a mission to learn more about the Gardens and all it has to offer, I scheduled to meet up with Pam Ferre, an Administrative Assistant, who knew a significant amount of information about the Gardens. We agreed to meet up at Schneider House, but as I walked through I lost myself in the beauty that

Herbal medicine is an aspect of the medical field that seems to have been overlooked in the past few decades, with the majority of focus on being western medicine. For thousands of years, indigenous peoples, and explorers alike counted on herbal remedies and medicines for treatment of wounds, personal hygiene, and curing sickness. The Aztec were a group that held a vast array of knowledge and skill in natural medicine, and even invested a great deal of energy into further researching herbal medicine

1.0 Introduction Catchments are depended on by the average household person, but even more valuable to the farmers that are supplying the food to our nation. Therefore, action must be taken to ensure that the catchments in our areas are healthy and will be able to be depended on for years to come. The panel at Healthy Water Ways program has developed a study to guarantee the management and sustainability of The Pioneer River catchment, by sending a team out to analyze the health of the water ways

Vincent Van der Merwe Research Topic: Would coffee effect the growth of a Violas plant over 10 days in a positive or negative way? Grade: 12.3 School: Maragon Private Schools, Ruimsig Table of Contents 1. Vincent van der Merwe Research Name Page 2. Table of Contents 3. Introduction, Research Question, Aim, Hypothesis 4. Critical Literature Review, Source 1 5. Critical Literature Review, Source 2 6. Critical Literature Review, Source 3 7. Critical Literature Review, Source

Botanical Boat Trip In the middle of the urban wilderness lies a more natural one, the Norfolk Botanical Gardens. There, people can walk through an enchanted forest just a short drive from their home. I arrived at the gatehouse to this wonderland ten minutes before I was due to embark. The road was surrounded on either side by a thick forest of trees that blocked out most of the noise from the airport and busy road outside, making me feel like I could be a thousand miles from civilization. The cool

Botanical gardens or botanic gardens are generally well-tended parks displaying a wide range of plants labelled with their botanical names. According to Smith (2011: para. 1line 2), they may contain specialist plant collections such as cacti and succulent plants, herb gardens plants from particular parts of the world. There may be green houses with special collections too such as tropical plants, alpine plants or other exotic plants. The Durban Botanic Gardens is the oldest public institution and

Hello, everyone. Gaeun and I are about to present a plant called ‘Snapdragon’. The contents will be: We will first speak ‘About the Snapdragon’, then the ‘Characteristics of Snapdragon’, ‘The myth of Snapdragon’, the ‘Uses of Snapdragon’, and lastly a brief summary. /(슬라이드 넘김) So, what is the snapdragon? It is also known as Antirrhinum in botanical terms but most commonly referred to as snapdragon. (botanical term means 식물학적 명칭). The origin of it’s Korean name, 금어초, comes from it’s appearance

Overview – Port Botany, Australia Ports are economically and strategically important to a country as they facilitate trade and promote the local and national economy. Globally, ports handle above 90% of cargo and are an important element in global logistics and supply chains (Song & Parola, 2015). In Australia, ports enhance the country’s competitiveness, regional developments, supply chain connectivity and provide jobs (Ghaderi, Cahoon & Nguyen, 2016). Sydney’s first container terminal was built

My decision to pursue graduate study and research in the field of ecology comes from my aspiration to become a leading researcher. I feel that the knowledge what I have gained in this field is little. Therefore, to help me acquire a better understanding of this multi-faceted field of ecology, I would like to pursue my doctoral degree major in ecology. During my undergraduate level, I have been fascinated with the field of biotechnology. It is why I choose this field as my MS thesis research. However