Published - 10 March 2021 By David Gale (Plant Health Australia) Structured plant pest surveillance by botanic gardens staff In parallel to the Botanic Gardens Biosecurity Network, Plant Health Australia has coordinated the Botanic Gardens Surveillance Network. This network consists of staff from botanic … Read More Botanic gardens stories, Surveillance & reporting
Published - 2 March 2021 By David Gale (Plant Health Australia) A New Zealand perspective on botanic gardens and biosecurity In her May 2020 article in Hort Journal Australia, Bec Stanley, Curator at Auckland Botanic Gardens, describes the important role botanic gardens play in supporting … Read More Auckland Botanic Garden, Biosecurity, Biosecurity trail, Botanic gardens, myrtle rust, New Zealand, pests, surveillance Botanic gardens stories, Surveillance & reporting
Published - 7 December 2020 By Dr Brett Summerall (Botanic Gardens and Centennial Parklands) The PlantClinic at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney Located in the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney is the PlantClinic – a building that houses the Plant Pathology team of the Botanic Gardens and Centennial … Read More Diagnostics, diseases, PlantClinic, Royal Botanic Garden Sydney Botanic gardens stories
Published - 20 August 2020 By Alex Lucchetti (Plant Health Australia) Webinar 7: Living with Armillaria – a botanic gardens perspective In a recent webinar, Phil Hurle, Horticultural Manager with the Australian National Botanic Gardens (ANBG) shared the gardens’ experience managing Armillaria luteobubalina (Australian honey fungus). “We’re … Read More Armillaria luteobubalina, Australian National Botanic Gardens, Botanic gardens, myrtle rust, video, Webinars Botanic gardens stories, Pests, diseases & weeds, Webinars
Published - 21 July 2020 By Alex Lucchetti (Plant Health Australia) Webinar 5: Biosecurity surveillance and partnerships at Melbourne Gardens Melbourne Gardens, one of two sites of the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, contains around 8000 plant taxa originating from 98% of the world’s countries. Safeguarding these … Read More Biosecurity, Botanic gardens, Melbourne Gardens, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, Webinars Botanic gardens stories, Pests, diseases & weeds, Surveillance & reporting, Webinars
Published - 25 June 2020 By Alex Lucchetti (Plant Health Australia) Webinar 3: Biosecurity in the botanic gardens of Sydney In his recent webinar, Dr Brett Summerell, Director of Research and Chief Botanist at the Botanic Gardens and Centennial Parklands, spoke about biosecurity in the botanic gardens of Sydney: the Royal … Read More Australian Botanic Garden, Blue Mountains Botanic Garden, Botanic gardens, Hygiene, PlantClinic, Royal Botanic Garden Sydney, Webinars Botanic gardens stories, Pests, diseases & weeds, Webinars
Published - 23 January 2020 By Dr Brett Summerell (Royal Botanic Garden Sydney) Listen: No Plants No Food Branch Out presenter and producer Vanessa Fuchs and PlantClinic Senior Research Scientist Dr Edward Liew. Image: Royal Botanic Garden Sydney Branch Out is an award-winning podcast … Read More Branch Out Podcast, diseases, PlantClinic, podcast, Royal Botanic Garden Sydney Botanic gardens stories
Published - 5 October 2019 By Daniela Carnovale Auckland biosecurity walking trail Image supplied by Auckland Botanic Gardens. The Auckland Botanic Gardens are leading the way in biosecurity awareness in botanic gardens. In May 2019, they launched a … Read More New Zealand Botanic gardens stories
Published - 3 October 2019 By David Gale Coordinated surveillance by botanic gardens staff Have you considered that surveillance activities may be occurring in a botanic garden or arboreta near you? In addition to this network, a project has been … Read More Staff network Botanic gardens stories, Surveillance & reporting
Published - 2 October 2019 By Daniela Carnovale Biosecurity in botanic gardens Plant biosecurity is the actions individuals, industries, governments and others take to keep plant pests and diseases from entering or moving around Australia. The goal … Read More Biosecurity, Botanic gardens, Health Botanic gardens stories
