scholarly journals The National Botanic Garden of Nepal

2017 ◽  
pp. 9-30
Author(s):  
Kate Hughes ◽  
Dipak Lamichhane
Keyword(s):  
Great Britain ◽  
Royal Botanic Garden ◽  
Kathmandu Valley ◽  
Diplomatic Relations ◽  
Botanic Gardens ◽  
Botanic Garden ◽  
Biodiversity Education ◽  
History Of ◽  
National Botanic Garden

The National Botanic Garden of Nepal (NBG) lies 16km south of Kathmandu, at the base of Phulchowki, the highest mountain in the Kathmandu Valley. It was inaugurated in 1962 by King Mahendra and since that time the collections have developed, many of them into named areas and groupings. The year 2016 was the bicentenary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Nepal and Great Britain, and this was marked in the NBG with the development of a Biodiversity Education Garden. This was created in collaboration with the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE), and the occasion signified a revitalisation of collaborative relations between the NBG and British botanic gardens which started in the early 1960s with the appointment to NBG of British horticulturists Geoffrey Herklots and, later, Tony Schilling. The history of the garden, its layout and collections, and the activities and outcomes of the recent collaborations are described and illustrated with colour photographs.

scholarly journals The Value of Record Keeping: a Case Study from Four Elderly Orchid Accessions

2005 ◽  
pp. 27-32
Author(s):  
Andrea Fowler
Keyword(s):  
Species Conservation ◽  
Royal Botanic Garden ◽  
Botanic Gardens ◽  
Botanic Garden ◽  
Record Keeping ◽  
History Of ◽  
Cultivation Methods ◽  
Accurate Record ◽  
Insight Into

The history of four orchids growing at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE), some of the oldest accessions still in cultivation in the Indoor Department, is outlined. Records from the time of their arrival have been invaluable in providing an insight into the history of plant collecting, introduction and cultivation methods from the 1890s. They demonstrate the importance of accurate record keeping and the potential for species conservation in botanic gardens.

scholarly journals Assets and Liabilities:

2013 ◽  
pp. 87-96
Author(s):  
Dave Aplin
Keyword(s):  
Plant Material ◽  
Biological Diversity ◽  
Royal Botanic Garden ◽  
Convention On Biological Diversity ◽  
Botanic Gardens ◽  
Botanic Garden ◽  
The World ◽  
Fit For Purpose ◽  
National Botanic Garden ◽  
Over Time

The living collections of botanic gardens can be described as dynamic, varying over time to suit the demands of the institute. The majority of gardens throughout the world have insufficient resources to maintain ever-increasing collections. In order to keep collections meaningful to research and conservation activities and to distribute plant material in accordance with the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) they need to be carefully directed; a mechanism to facilitate this is the process of evaluation. Evaluation is the periodic assessment of part of the collection to determine whether it remains fit for purpose. If a garden’s aim is to strive at improving the potential usefulness of its holdings then evaluation should be omnipresent.This paper outlines the necessity for evaluation and suggests tried and tested procedures to conduct such analyses. Examples from evaluations carried out at the Royal Botanic Garden, Jordan and the National Botanic Garden of Belgium (NBGB) are cited to illustrate the value of the process.

Data Capture Project at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

2009 ◽  
pp. 77-82
Author(s):  
Natacha Frachon ◽  
Martin Gardner ◽  
David Rae
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Resources ◽  
Research Community ◽  
Royal Botanic Garden ◽  
Data Capture ◽  
Plant Biodiversity ◽  
Botanic Gardens ◽  
Botanic Garden ◽  
The World ◽  
Plant Collections ◽  
Field Notes

Botanic gardens, with their large holdings of living plants collected from around the world, are important guardians of plant biodiversity, but acquiring and curating these genetic resources is enormously expensive. For these reasons it is crucial that botanic gardens document and curate their collections in order to gain the greatest benefit from the plants in their care. Great priority is given to making detailed field notes and the process of documentation is often continued during the plants formative years when being propagated. However, for the large majority of plants this process often stops once the material is planted in its final garden location. The Data Capture Project at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is an attempt to document specific aspects of the plant collections so that the information captured can be of use to the research community even after the plants have died.

The History of the Royal Botanic Garden Library Edinburgh

Kew Bulletin ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 212
Author(s):  
S. M. D. FitzGerald ◽  
Manjil V. Mathew
Keyword(s):  
Royal Botanic Garden ◽  
Botanic Garden ◽  
History Of

scholarly journals The Renovation of the Lower Woodland Garden at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

2013 ◽  
pp. 97-108
Author(s):  
Robert Unwin
Keyword(s):  
Royal Botanic Garden ◽  
Botanic Garden ◽  
History Of

The origins and history of the Lower Woodland Garden at the Royal Botanic Garden at Edinburgh are described along with the rationale for their restoration. The concept of a Stumpery or Rootery a precursor to the Peat Walls, is also described. The method of restoration, reconstruction and replanting of the area is discussed and examples of species planted in the area are given.

The identity of John Rattray, diatomist and collector on the Buccaneer expedition (1885–1886) to West Africa

Phytotaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 408 (4) ◽  
pp. 296-300
Author(s):  
ESTRELA FIGUEIREDO ◽  
DAVID WILLIAMS ◽  
GIDEON F. SMITH
Keyword(s):  
Sierra Leone ◽  
Royal Botanic Garden ◽  
West African ◽  
Botanic Gardens ◽  
Botanic Garden ◽  
The West ◽  
West African Coast ◽  
African Coast ◽  
Royal Botanic Gardens ◽  
The 19Th Century

Herbarium records show that during the second half of the 19th century John Rattray collected several plant specimens at ports of call along the West African coast (Canary Islands, Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ghana, São Tomé, Príncipe, and Angola). At the herbarium (K) of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England, four such specimens are databased, three of which can be examined online. At the herbarium (E) of the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, Scotland, 26 specimens are databased, twenty of which are imaged. All the specimens we examined have printed labels stating ‘Collected by John Rattray, H.M. Challenger Commission, Edinburgh’ with only a handwritten indication of the locality, for example ‘Loanda’ (Luanda, Angola). The collecting date has been omitted from the labels and there are no further details on the specimens. An investigation of the literature revealed that there is some confusion regarding the origin of the material and the identity of John Rattray, the collector.

scholarly journals Agapetes D. Don Ex G. Don

2015 ◽  
pp. 61-82
Author(s):  
Tony Conlon
Keyword(s):  
Royal Botanic Garden ◽  
Botanic Garden ◽  
The Family ◽  
History Of

The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) holds a number of collections of the family Ericaceae (Conlon, 2010; 2012). One of these is the genus Agapetes D. Don ex G. Don. An overview of the literature on this genus is given with the distribution and a history of the collection at RBGE. Horticultural information for the cultivation and propagation of the genus is included.

scholarly journals A preliminary investigation into the relationship between plant health and branch labelling technique at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

2011 ◽  
pp. 179-189
Author(s):  
Paul Bradley ◽  
Robert Cubey
Keyword(s):  
Preliminary Investigation ◽  
Royal Botanic Garden ◽  
Anecdotal Evidence ◽  
Extended Version ◽  
Botanic Gardens ◽  
Botanic Garden ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Label Material ◽  
Preliminary Study ◽  
The Relationship

Anecdotal evidence exists at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) to suggest that branches bearing plant labels are more prone to die-back than those without labels. During 2010–2011 a preliminary study was undertaken in order to assess the accuracy of this hypothesis and to investigate the possible causes and viable alternatives. The study focused on whether there were patterns of damage with respect to label material and wire, plant species or the location of plantings. The study involved a survey of the Living Collection in the four RBGE Gardens, a web-based questionnaire sent out to Botanic Gardens Conservation International member gardens and analysis of branch material and labelling wire. This report provides the information obtained when the hypothesis was investigated and makes recommendations. An extended version, along with the data gathered, is available in the Library at RBGE (Bradley, 2011).

scholarly journals The Value of Community Engagement in Botanic Gardens with Examples from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

2017 ◽  
pp. 121-128
Author(s):  
Jenny Foulkes
Keyword(s):  
Community Engagement ◽  
Royal Botanic Garden ◽  
Botanic Gardens ◽  
Botanic Garden ◽  
Environmental Challenges ◽  
Health And Wellbeing ◽  
The World ◽  
The Individual

The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) has community engagement at its core. With health and environmental challenges facing society, its mission “to explore, conserve and explain the world of plants for a better future” is more important and relevant than ever. The established community engagement programme at RBGE includes the Edible Gardening Project and activities at the Botanic Cottage and these are described here. Programmes explore food-growing skills and focus on improving health and wellbeing. Significant impact has occurred at the level of the individual and community, while the wider impact on the health of society and on biodiversity while implied remains to be fully assessed.

scholarly journals Recreation of the Edinburgh Potato Solanum ×Edinense Berthault

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diego Sanchez-Ganfornina ◽  
Max Coleman ◽  
Jan Tapson ◽  
Liz Sutherland
Keyword(s):  
Late Blight ◽  
Potato Crop ◽  
Royal Botanic Garden ◽  
Irish Potato ◽  
Botanic Garden ◽  
Field Exposure ◽  
History Of ◽  
Potato Famine ◽  
Irish Potato Famine

Solanum ×edinense Berthault, is a spontaneously occurring hybrid between S. demissum Lindl. and the cultivated potato, S. tuberosum L., found near potato fields in Mexico. Although not described until 1911, this hybrid was in cultivation at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh shortly after the Irish Potato Famine of 1845–1849 and proved to be highly resistant to late blight, Phytophthora infestans. In the mid-19th century late blight caused widespread failure of the potato crop across Europe and played a central role in the Irish Potato Famine. Using the parent species in controlled crosses we have recreated the hybrid that was named by Berthault in recognition of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh as the source of his plant material. We have also researched the early history of this hybrid potato in Edinburgh and demonstrated disease resistance through field exposure during the outbreak of late blight in Edinburgh in 2019. This work underlines the important role of this hybrid in the breeding of disease resistant potato cultivars.

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