Botany grad student Melody Sain is studying how — and why — different plants have sex. Her project involves early meadow-rue plants in Muir Woods.
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Q&A with Ingrid Jordon-Thaden, Director of the Botany Garden and Greenhouse
Ingrid Jordon-Thaden joined the Botany Department in November 2017, taking over the position of Garden and Greenhouse Director from Mo Fayyaz, who entered retirement. She took a few moments to answer some questions about herself …
UW researcher to send cotton into space to improve its growth on Earth
Botanist Simon Gilroy will study cotton seedlings grown on the International Space Station in a project that could help researchers understand how to develop plants that use water more efficiently.
Tribal forests in Wisconsin are more diverse, sustainable
Researchers found that many of the differences between tribal and nontribal forests can be traced back to the lower density of deer on the tribal lands.
Invasive worms spreading in Arboretum forests, limited effects so far
Despite Asian jumping worms’ known appetite for leaf litter and tendency to change soil nutrients, researchers found limited evidence of changes to vegetation in areas where the worms have invaded the UW-Madison Arboretum.
Valuable potato specimens transferred to Wisconsin State Herbarium
A large collection of potato specimens have been transferred from the U.S. Potato Genebank in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, to the Wisconsin State Herbarium at UW–Madison, which has 1.3 million specimens.
Gotta Catch ‘Em All: UW researchers developing plant identification app
Imagine you are walking down a trail or a sidewalk when you come across a gorgeous flower. It’s so pretty that you want to remember what it is for later, maybe to plant in your home garden or show …
Maeda lab discovers an evolutionary stepping stone to beet-red beets
The new findings can aid beet breeding programs and provide tools and information for scientists studying how to turn tyrosine into its many useful derivatives, which include morphine and vitamin E.
Graham lab paper makes cover of IJPS
Patagonia is recognized for high bryophyte diversity as well as periodic exposure to UV radiation under the southern ozone hole. This photo shows a peat bog located on Navarino Island, XII Region of Magallanes and …
Campus museums recreate ‘cabinet of natural history’ digitally
Coordinated by the Wisconsin State Herbarium, the centralized database will link five museums’ combined 9 million-plus specimens that span all seven continents, the moon and Mars.