Botanical Insights - Molecules At Work
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This pictorial display will take us on a trip looking at the biological substances and processes behind the growth, development and behaviour of plants.
It will, for example, reveal unexpected connections between supplejack and gaseous ethylene, and between salicyclic acid [precursor to our everyday Aspirin] and plants’ ability to alert each other to the threats from pathogens.
The display will also introduce some lesser-known mysterious interactions between plants and fungi.
And it will bring a little bit of the beautiful betalains into our lives.
This display is in the Treehouse Visitor Centre, Wellington Botanic Garden ki Paekākā. You can visit anytime during opening hours (9am-4pm weekdays, 10am-3pm weekends and public holidays).
This display is created by Reg Harris who is a volunteer guide [botany] at Wellington Botanic Garden.
Reg delivers botany lectures for diverse audiences, delving into plant interactions, adaptive radiation, tropisms, and more. As a dedicated volunteer guide at Wellington Botanic Garden (WBG), he pioneered collaborations between WBG and Victoria University, organizing annual field labs for biology students. Expanding in 2023, the program engaged around two hundred students yearly. Reg, a former forester in Western Southland, managed vast beech forests and explored sustainable practices in Japan. His background in Regenerative Medicine, studies at the University of Otago and Australian National University, and post-graduate business studies at Victoria University enrich his interest in botany and sciences.
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