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

2016-06-14

The delegation of Tennessee State University visit South China Botanical Garden, CAS

Dr. Hui Dafeng, the professor of Tennessee State University, USA, together with Dr. Deng Qi, at the invitation of Prof. Zhang Deqiang, visited SCBG for scientific research cooperation from 27 to 31 May.
　　Prof. Hui firstly made a visit to the simulated warming plot at Dinghushan Nature Reservation, and discussed about the cooperation for a...

2016-05-13

IABG Training Course Notice

The development of botanical gardens in Asia over recent years has shown a remarkable period of growth, but they face many problems and bigger challenges than they ever. This is particularly true and more complex for those botanical gardens in developing countries. The “Botanical Garden Development & Management” training course is intended to ...

2016-01-06

Recruitment Notice of “Hundred-Talent Program” of South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Introduction and website of South China Botanical Garden
　　South China Botanical Garden (SCBG), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) is an important base for science and technology innovation, personnel training and scientific knowledge dissemination in China. The main research directions of SCBG focus on restoration and reconstruction of degrade...

2015-12-25

Plant Physiological Ecology of Ferns in Subtropical Forests

As important components of tropical and subtropical forests, ferns play crucial roles in nutrient cycling, microclimate maintenance, and forest regeneration. It is a general point of view that ferns distribute commonly in shady understory, with some species on the brink of extinction, while others thrive in disturbed open habitats, forming monos...

2015-12-24

Regulation mechanisms of formation of aroma compounds of tea (Camellia sinensis) leaves and development of technique for improving tea aroma

Polyphenols, amino acids, and aroma compounds are fundamental for tea quality. The content of polyphenols in teas is 18-36% of dry weight, whereas amino acids and aromas account for 1-4% and 0.005-0.03%, respectively. Due to the relative contents of amino acids and aromas in teas, improvement of the amino acids and aromas of tea has recently att...

2015-12-22

C, N, and P cycles in ecological research

C, N, and P cycles are key topics in ecological research. Natural abundance of 13C and 15N of environmental samples can indicate the cycles of C and N, respectively.
　　Scientists in south China botanical garden explored the relationships between plant and soil δ13C and δ15N and key ecosystem functions and processes in mature subtropical fore...

2015-11-20

Significant progress of propagation in vitro and mechanism of seed asymbiotic germination of Paphiopedilum armeniacum was made by South China Botanical Garden

Paphiopedilum species, popularly known as slipper orchids because of the resemblance of their pouch-shaped lip to a lady’s slipper, gorgeous flower color and long-lasting flowering, have captured the interest of many orchid growers and hobbyists and are one of the most popular and rare orchid genera being sold and exhibited today. Wild populati...

2015-10-28

Series of review papers of Dendrobium were published in international journals of plant sciences

Dendrobium is one of the largest genera of orchidaceae in the world, which includes more than 1500 species and more than 80 species in China. Many Dendrobium species have high ornamental value and important medical value, such as Dendrobium officinale, D. huoshanense and D. nobile, etc. In 1970s, Professor Sijun Cheng in South China Botanical G...