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Is our daily cup of coffee under threat?
08 Nov 2012
A new study from Kew suggests that Arabica coffee could be extinct in the wild within 70 years.
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eMonocot portal launched
07 Nov 2012
A new portal for eMonocot provides a gateway through which to search and access this online biodiversity resource for monocot plants.
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Chalara dieback of ash - RBG Kew's response
05 Nov 2012
Chalara dieback of ash, a fungal disease which threatens the species, is currently receiving much press attention in the UK. Tony Kirkham, Head of Kew's Arboretum, provides a synopsis of the disease and how Kew is responding.
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Wax wonders
by: Mark Nesbitt, Economic Botany blog05 Nov 2012
In the Victorian period, creating wax models of flowers was both a ladylike craft, and an important tool for botanical communication.
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Interactive Indigofera identification
01 Nov 2012
A mobile application is being developed to identify species of Indigofera in the field in Southern Africa.
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Fabulous fungal foray
by: Anthony Hall, Arboretum team blog30 Oct 2012
Autumn is the best time for spotting an amazing variety of fungi in Kew's Arboretum
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Woods of the World
by: Mark Nesbitt, Economic Botany blog30 Oct 2012
Each year we host over 200 researchers in the Economic Botany Collection. It's always a pleasure to see their work making it into print, and no more so than with Adam Bowett's magnificent new book, Woods in British furniture-making 1400-1900.
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Introducing the new Archives Graduate Trainee
by: Elisabeth Thurlow, Library, Art and Archives blog29 Oct 2012
Read about the first few weeks of our new trainee and the story behind the travels of Kew's Japanese Gateway
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Genome evolution and carbon dioxide dynamics
24 Oct 2012
Using the size of guard cells in fossil plants to predict how much DNA each cell contained (the genome size), researchers have discovered that variations in genome sizes over geological time correlate with atmospheric carbon dioxide levels.
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The fruits of autumn at Kew Gardens
by: Anthony Hall, Arboretum team blog17 Oct 2012
Autumn is a great time to see fruits and seeds, and Kew's Arboretum has a fantastic array from temperate areas around the world. Some are amazingly colourful and they come in all shapes and sizes too.
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