Media report for the XVIII International Botanical...

Media report for the XVIII

International Botanical Congress

Compiled by AJ Epstein and Niall Byrne, Science in Public on Thursday 4 August 2011.

Overview

Science in Public was commissioned to assist the Congress with media liaison for the XVIII International Botanical Congress. We published 30 documents online on Congress stories

These included:

Six media releases from CSIRO Plant Industry

Seven daily media bulletins featuring a range of stories

Two international media bulletins

Six other media releases.

The daily bulletins went to some 800 journalists by email, and to 100 or so media organisations via AAP

The two international bulletins went to about 600 journalists worldwide.

The media releases are all available online at www.scienceinpublic.com.au/botany2011

Results

The conference attracted over 50 interviews leading to 146 stories so far.

Highlights of the reporting. include:

41 radio interviews, with a mix of live-to-air and pre-record including

o five interviews with ABC Radio National Breakfast,

o a conversation with Red Symons on Latin on ABC 774 Breakfast

o a range of interviews with ABC regional stations

o stories on Radio National’s Bush Telegraph, Science Show, and Life Matters

o Six interviews on Radio Australia

2 stories in Nature news, one possible Science story, and 3 in New Scientist

Several stories in The Age and The Canberra Times

The stories were all positive – either reporting directly from the media releases/interviews or commenting favourably.

Social media

The Congress had a lively social media presence with several delegates tweeting enthusiastically. We also contributed to the social media streams via Twitter and Facebook with tweets on media releases.

There were 792 mentions on Twitter, Fickr, Facebook and Blogs tweets mentioning ibc18 with an audience reach of 205,594 people according to an UberVU analysis (but don’t put too much faith in it).

The attached graph show the daily tweet traffic.

Contents

List of media stories

Details of media stories

Selected clips

Media tweets

Social media results

http://www.scienceinpublic.com.au/botany2011

International Botanical Congress 2011 media report

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List of media stories

Radio ............................................................................................................................................... 5 Friday 29 July, ABC South East - Breakfast, author: Alan Richardson ...........................................................................................................5 Friday 29 July, ABC Radio National - Breakfast, author: Gregg Borschmann ..............................................................................................5 Friday 29 July, ABC Radio National - Breakfast, author: Gregg Borschmann ..............................................................................................5 Friday 29 July, ABC Radio National - Breakfast, author: Gregg Borschmann ..............................................................................................5 Friday 29 July, ABC Radio National - Breakfast, author: Gregg Borschmann ..............................................................................................5 Friday 29 July, ABC - Country Hour, author: Tim Marshall .............................................................................................................................5 Monday 1 August, ABC - Life Matters, author: Lindy .........................................................................................................................................5 Monday 25 July, ABC AM, author: ...........................................................................................................................................................................5 Monday 25 July, ABC Canberra - Statewide Drive, author: Virginia ..............................................................................................................5 Monday 25 July, ABC WA - Country Hour, author: Karen Hunt ..................................................................................................................5 Monday 25 July, ABC - Radio National Rural News, author: ...........................................................................................................................5 Monday 25 July, ABC 774 - Drive, author: Erin ...................................................................................................................................................5 Monday 25 July, ABC Victoria - Statewide Drive, author: Debbie Rybicki ..................................................................................................5 Monday 25 July, ABC Darwin, author: Golden Noble-Harris ..........................................................................................................................5 Thursday 28 July, 6PR - Perth, author: Steve Collins ..........................................................................................................................................5 Thursday 28 July, ABC 702 Sydney - Drive, author: Anita Clark ....................................................................................................................5 Thursday 28 July, ABC Ballarat - Morning Show, author: Liz ...........................................................................................................................6 Thursday 28 July, ABC QLD - Statewide Drive, author: Scott Rollinson .....................................................................................................6 Thursday 28 July, ABC Regional NSW, author: Fiona Willey ..........................................................................................................................6 Thursday 28 July, ABC Radio Australia - Breakfast, author: Phil Kafcaloudes .............................................................................................6 Thursday 28 July, ABC 774 - Breakfast, author: Joanne Woods .....................................................................................................................6 Thursday 28 July, ABC South East - Breakfast, author: Alan Richardson .....................................................................................................6 Tuesday 26 July, ABC Nightlife, author: Tony Delroy........................................................................................................................................6 Tuesday 26 July, ABC Radio Australia, author: Clement Piligaru ....................................................................................................................6 Tuesday 26 July, National Radio Network, author: Shannon ...........................................................................................................................6 Tuesday 26 July, ABC Victoria - Statewide Drive, author: Debbie Rybicki ..................................................................................................6 Tuesday 26 July, 3AW - Afternoon, author: Tashi ..............................................................................................................................................6 Tuesday 26 July, ABC QLD - Statewide Drive, author: Craig Zonca ............................................................................................................6 Tuesday 26 July, ABC Radio Australia - NewsRadio, author: Timothy Skelton ..........................................................................................6 Tuesday 26 July - ABC southbank, ABC Bush Telegraph, author: Asa Whalquist .....................................................................................6 Tuesday 26 July - ABC southbank, ABC Radio Australia - Connect Asia, author: Clara Tran ...............................................................6 Tuesday 26 July - ABC southbank, ABC Bush Telegraph, author: Asa Whalquist .....................................................................................6 Tuesday 30 July, ABC - The Science Show, author: Robyn Williams .............................................................................................................6 Wed 27 July, ABC Radio Australia, author: Clement Piligaru ..........................................................................................................................6 Wednesday 27 July, ABC 666 - Canberra, author: Kia Handley .....................................................................................................................6 Wednesday 27 July, ABC Radio SE QLD, author: Belinda Sanders ................................................................................................................6 Wednesday 27 July, 4BC Brisbane, author: ...........................................................................................................................................................7 Wednesday 27 July, ABC Cairns, author: Fiona ...................................................................................................................................................7 Wednesday 27 July, ABC Radio Australia - Pacific Beat, author: Emma Younger ......................................................................................7 Wednesday 27 July, ABC VIC - Country Hour, author: Nickolai ...................................................................................................................7 Wednesday 27 July, ABC 666 - Canberra, author: Kia Handley .....................................................................................................................7 Wednesday 27 July, ABC Radio National - Late Night Live, author: Sasha Fegan......................................................................................7

Major Print/Online ........................................................................................................................ 7 Friday 22 July, The Age, author: Bridie Smith .......................................................................................................................................................7 Friday 29 July, Australian Geographic, author: Beau Gambel ...........................................................................................................................7 Monday 25 July, Sydney Morning Herald, author: ................................................................................................................................................7 Monday 25 July, The Age, author: Bridie Smith ....................................................................................................................................................7 Monday 25 July, Brisbane Times, author: Nicky Phillips .....................................................................................................................................7 Monday 25 July, Brisbane Times, author: The Age ..............................................................................................................................................7 Monday 25 July, Canberra Times, author: The Age ............................................................................................................................................8 Monday 25 July, Sydney Morning Herald, author: The Age ..............................................................................................................................8 Saturday 23 July, Canberra Times, author: Rosslyn Beeby ................................................................................................................................8 Thursday 21 July, Nature, author: Daniel Cressey ..............................................................................................................................................8 Thursday 28 July, Australian Geographic, author: Beau Gambel .....................................................................................................................8


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Tuesday 26 July, ABC Rural - Bush Telegraph, author: Asa Wahlquist .........................................................................................................8 Tuesday 26 July, Brisbane Times, author: Marissa Calligeros ...........................................................................................................................8 Tuesday 26 July, The Age, author: Marissa Calligeros ........................................................................................................................................8 Wednesday 27 July, Nature, author: .......................................................................................................................................................................9 Wednesday 3 August, New Scientist, author: Wendy Zuckerman ................................................................................................................9 New Scientist, author: Wendy Zuckerman ...........................................................................................................................................................9 COSMOS Magazine, author: Becky McCall ...........................................................................................................................................................9 New Scientist, author: Wendy Zuckerman ...........................................................................................................................................................9 Science/COSMOS, author: Ella Finkel .....................................................................................................................................................................9 Tuesday 26 July, Qld Country Life, author: ...........................................................................................................................................................9

Other online................................................................................................................................... 9 April - June edition, The Plant Press, author: Laurence J. Dor ........................................................................................................................9 Friday 29 July, Blazingbecky blog, author: Physorg ..............................................................................................................................................9 Monday 25 July, BigSoccer.com, author: The Age ............................................................................................................................................ 10 Monday 25 July, FWIX, author: The Age ............................................................................................................................................................ 10 Monday 25 July, in.com, author: The Age ........................................................................................................................................................... 10 Monday 25 July, Newcastle Herald, author: The Age ...................................................................................................................................... 10 Monday 25 July, The Advertiser, author: The Age ........................................................................................................................................... 10 Monday 25 July, The Land, author: The Age ...................................................................................................................................................... 10 Monday 25 July, Treehugger.com, author: The Age ......................................................................................................................................... 10 Monday 25 July, AoB Blog, author: ANNBOT .................................................................................................................................................. 10 Monday 25 July, BioPortfolio, author: PhysOrg ................................................................................................................................................. 10 Monday 25 July, CSIRO, author: Anne Leitch .................................................................................................................................................... 10 Monday 25 July, e! Science News, author: PhysOrg ........................................................................................................................................ 10 Monday 25 July, Environmental Expert.com, author: CSIRO ........................................................................................................................ 10 Monday 25 July, PhysOrg, author: CSIRO .......................................................................................................................................................... 11 Monday 25 July, YAHOO Groups, author: PhysOrg ....................................................................................................................................... 11 Monday 25 July, GetFarming Australia, author: ................................................................................................................................................. 11 Monday 25 July, AnnBot - Annals of Botany, author: Science in Public ...................................................................................................... 11 Monday 25 July, Thunder Feeds, author: PhysOrg Biology ............................................................................................................................ 11 Sunday 24 July, edo state news, author: .............................................................................................................................................................. 11 Sunday 24 July, Niuzer, author: The Advertiser ................................................................................................................................................ 11 Sunday 24 July, silobreaker.com, author: The Age ........................................................................................................................................... 11 Sunday 24 July, WNB News, author: The Age .................................................................................................................................................. 11 Thursday 21 July, Surviving Sandokan, author: Demmo a .............................................................................................................................. 11 Thursday 21 July, Science Policy, author: John Jackson ................................................................................................................................... 12 Thursday 28 July, cod4boards.com, author: ....................................................................................................................................................... 12 Thursday 28 July, satelliteheadlines.com, author: Digg .................................................................................................................................... 12 Tuesday 26 July, Catastrophic Anthropogenic Global Warming, author: PhysOrg ................................................................................ 12 Tuesday 26 July, India Times, author: PhysOrg ................................................................................................................................................. 12 Tuesday 26 July, Interesting Tech, author: PhysOrg ........................................................................................................................................ 12 Tuesday 26 July, Newsodrome, author: PhysOrg ............................................................................................................................................. 12 Tuesday 26 July, ALGA news, author: CSIRO ................................................................................................................................................... 12 Tuesday 26 July, BigSoccer.com, author: Environmental Expert.com ......................................................................................................... 12 Tuesday 26 July, Crazychucks.com, author: PhysOrg ...................................................................................................................................... 13 Tuesday 26 July, e! Science News, author: PhysOrg ........................................................................................................................................ 13 Tuesday 26 July, FEAST, author: CSIRO ............................................................................................................................................................. 13 Tuesday 26 July, Feedthegrid.net, author: PhysOrg ......................................................................................................................................... 13 Tuesday 26 July, India Times, author: Environmental Expert.com ............................................................................................................... 13 Tuesday 26 July, PhysOrg, author: PhysOrg ....................................................................................................................................................... 13 Tuesday 26 July, silobreaker.com, author: CSIRO ............................................................................................................................................ 13 Tuesday 26 July, The Health Well, author: PhysOrg ....................................................................................................................................... 13 Tuesday 26 July, Thunder Feeds, author: PhysOrg ........................................................................................................................................... 13 Tuesday 26 July, Treehugger.com, author: Environmental Expert.com ...................................................................................................... 13 Tuesday 26 July, AllVoices, author: The Age...................................................................................................................................................... 14 Tuesday 26 July, Mightychurch.com, author: The Age .................................................................................................................................... 14 Tuesday 26 July, Topix.com, author: The Age ................................................................................................................................................... 14 Tuesday 26 July, WA Today, author: The Age .................................................................................................................................................. 14 Tuesday 26 July, BioPortfolio, author: PhysOrg ................................................................................................................................................ 14


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Tuesday 26 July, Congoo, author: ScienceAlert ................................................................................................................................................ 14 Tuesday 26 July, Crazychucks.com, author: PhysOrg ...................................................................................................................................... 14 Tuesday 26 July, e! Science News, author: ScienceAlert ................................................................................................................................ 14 Tuesday 26 July, FuseTV, author: PhysOrg ......................................................................................................................................................... 14 Tuesday 26 July, I4U news, author: PhysOrg ..................................................................................................................................................... 14 Tuesday 26 July, My University News, author: ScienceAlert ......................................................................................................................... 14 Tuesday 26 July, PhysOrg, author: ........................................................................................................................................................................ 14 Tuesday 26 July, Science Alert, author: Science in Public ............................................................................................................................... 15 Tuesday 26 July, Silobreaker.com, author: Qld Country Life ........................................................................................................................ 15 Tuesday 26 July, TechOat.com, author: Mark King .......................................................................................................................................... 15 Tuesday 26 July, Thunder Feeds, author: PhysOrg ........................................................................................................................................... 15 Tuesday 26 July, Tips Pad, author: PhysOrg ....................................................................................................................................................... 15 Tuesday 26 July, WotNews, author: Qld Country Life ................................................................................................................................... 15 Tuesday 26 July, XYDO.com, author: .................................................................................................................................................................. 15 Tuesday 26 July, Digg, author: PhysOrg ............................................................................................................................................................... 15 Wednesday 27 July, BigSoccer.com, author: Physorg ...................................................................................................................................... 16 Wednesday 27 July, BioPortfolio, author: PhysOrg ......................................................................................................................................... 16 Wednesday 27 July, Digg, author: PhysOrg ........................................................................................................................................................ 16 Wednesday 27 July, esciencenews, author: Physorg ........................................................................................................................................ 16 Wednesday 27 July, Feed My Science, author: PhysOrg ................................................................................................................................. 16 Wednesday 27 July, FuseTV, author: PhysOrg .................................................................................................................................................. 16 Wednesday 27 July, PhysOrg, author: .................................................................................................................................................................. 16 Wednesday 27 July, silobreaker.com, author: PhysOrg .................................................................................................................................. 16 Wednesday 27 July, TechOat.com, author: Mark King ................................................................................................................................... 16 Wednesday 27 July, Widesocial, author: PhysOrg ........................................................................................................................................... 16 Wednesday 27 July, XYDO.com, author: Science in Public ........................................................................................................................... 16 Wednesday 27 July, fatcow.com.au, author: ....................................................................................................................................................... 16 Wednesday 27 July, climatechangenews.org, author: PhysOrg ..................................................................................................................... 17 Wednesday 27 July, fatcow.com.au, author: CSIRO ........................................................................................................................................ 17 Wednesday 27 July, getsustainable.com.au, author: CSIRO .......................................................................................................................... 17 Wednesday 27 July, isaaa.org, author: CSIRO ................................................................................................................................................... 17 Wednesday 27 July, Thecropsite.com, author: CSIRO ................................................................................................................................... 17 Tweetmeme, author: PhysOrg ............................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Channel Africa, author: Wandile Kallipa ............................................................................................................................................................. 17

Clips .............................................................................................................................................. 18

IBC media tweets ........................................................................................................................ 22

Tweets – 672 in two weeks ......................................................................................................... 24


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Radio

Friday 29 July, ABC South East - Breakfast, author: Alan Richardson

Donald Hobern, The Atlas of Living Australia

Friday 29 July, ABC Radio National - Breakfast, author: Gregg Borschmann


It's an online project two years in the making and it's still being developed: the 'Atlas of Living Australia' can tell you all about the outback and your own backyard, and it's already making Australia a world-leader for bringing together many of our old and new natural history and biodiversity records.

http://www.abc.net.au/rn/breakfast/stories/2011/3280624.htm


Hugh Glen, Wattle it be? Name claim for Africa or Australia


Kevin Thiele, The war over Wattle

Tomorrow, the International Botanical Congress meeting in Melbourne will formally declare that the genus Acacia - or wattle - is distinctly Australian and will remain so. The argument over the name has been going on for more than 20 years. http://www.abc.net.au/rn/breakfast/stories/2011/3280734.htm


Sandra Knapp, Wattle it be? Name claim for Africa or Australia

Friday 29 July, ABC - Country Hour, author: Tim Marshall

Stephen Hopper, Eucalyptus DNA blueprint revealed

Monday 1 August, ABC - Life Matters, author: Lindy


The Atlas is an online encyclopaedia which is inviting everyday Australians to add to the scientific knowledge of Australian species.

The Atlas asks you to identify the plants and animals who live in your neighbourhood and share your discoveries online. http://www.abc.net.au/rn/lifematters/stories/2011/3282102.htm

Monday 25 July, ABC AM, author:

Eve McDonald Madden, Species affected by climate change: to shift or not to shift?

Monday 25 July, ABC Canberra - Statewide Drive, author: Virginia


Monday 25 July, ABC WA - Country Hour, author: Karen Hunt

Richard Richards, Feeding the future

Monday 25 July, ABC - Radio National Rural News, author:


Monday 25 July, ABC 774 - Drive, author: Erin

Sandra Knapp, Biodiversity science: transformations in botanical taxonomy

Monday 25 July, ABC Victoria - Statewide Drive, author: Debbie Rybicki


Monday 25 July, ABC Darwin, author: Golden Noble-Harris

Kevin Thiele, Wattle it be? Name claim for Africa or Australia

Thursday 28 July, 6PR - Perth, author: Steve Collins


Thursday 28 July, ABC 702 Sydney - Drive, author: Anita Clark



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Thursday 28 July, ABC Ballarat - Morning Show, author: Liz


Thursday 28 July, ABC QLD - Statewide Drive, author: Scott Rollinson


Thursday 28 July, ABC Regional NSW, author: Fiona Willey


Thursday 28 July, ABC Radio Australia - Breakfast, author: Phil Kafcaloudes

Joshua Mylne, Could we grow drugs using sunflowers?

Thursday 28 July, ABC 774 - Breakfast, author: Joanne Woods


Thursday 28 July, ABC South East - Breakfast, author: Alan Richardson

William (Bill) Foley, Eucalyptus DNA blueprint revealed

Tuesday 26 July, ABC Nightlife, author: Tony Delroy

Leigh Dayton, International Botanical Congress 2011

Tuesday 26 July, ABC Radio Australia, author: Clement Piligaru


Tuesday 26 July, National Radio Network, author: Shannon

Robert (Bob) Godfree, Adapting crops and 'natives' to a changing climate

Tuesday 26 July, ABC Victoria - Statewide Drive, author: Debbie Rybicki

Snow Barlow, The vines they are a-changin’

Tuesday 26 July, 3AW - Afternoon, author: Tashi


Tuesday 26 July, ABC QLD - Statewide Drive, author: Craig Zonca


Tuesday 26 July, ABC Radio Australia - NewsRadio, author: Timothy Skelton


Tuesday 26 July - ABC southbank, ABC Bush Telegraph, author: Asa Whalquist

Kenneth Cassman, Feeding the future

Tuesday 26 July - ABC southbank, ABC Radio Australia - Connect Asia, author: Clara Tran

Kenneth Cassman, Feeding the future

Tuesday 26 July - ABC southbank, ABC Bush Telegraph, author: Asa Whalquist


Tuesday 30 July, ABC - The Science Show, author: Robyn Williams

Botanists say goodbye to Latin and Acacias stay in Australia

The International Botanical Congress meeting in Melbourne has decided to do away with Latin descriptions for new plants which until now have been a requirement. The Latin remains for plant names, but the actual descriptions can now be in English. And there's been a decision regarding a genus of flowering plants with over 1,500 species. http://www.abc.net.au/rn/scienceshow/stories/2011/3278116.htm

Wed 27 July, ABC Radio Australia, author: Clement Piligaru

Stephen Hopper, The Plant List – a new global botanical resource

Wednesday 27 July, ABC 666 - Canberra, author: Kia Handley


Wednesday 27 July, ABC Radio SE QLD, author: Belinda Sanders

Jairo Palta, Adapting crops and 'natives' to a changing climate

http://www.abc.net.au/rn/scienceshow/stories/2011/3278116.htm


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Wednesday 27 July, 4BC Brisbane, author:


Wednesday 27 July, ABC Cairns, author: Fiona


Wednesday 27 July, ABC Radio Australia - Pacific Beat, author: Emma Younger


Wednesday 27 July, ABC VIC - Country Hour, author: Nickolai


Wednesday 27 July, ABC 666 - Canberra, author: Kia Handley

Snow Barlow, The vines they are a-changin’

Wednesday 27 July, ABC Radio National - Late Night Live, author: Sasha Fegan


Major Print/Online

Friday 22 July, The Age, author: Bridie Smith


http://www.theage.com.au/national/wattle-it-be-name-claim-for-africa-or-australia-20110724-1hveu.html

Friday 29 July, Australian Geographic, author: Beau Gambel


The Australian flooded gum is the world's most farmed tree - and now scientists have unlocked the secrets of its DNA.

IN A MAJOR BOOST to global forestry research, scientists have mapped the genome of Eucalyptus grandis - the world's most common plantation tree and one of our biggest eucalypts. http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/journal/eucalyptus-dna-blueprint-revealed.htm

Monday 25 July, Sydney Morning Herald, author:


Time could soon run out for the north Queensland’s own Golden Bowerbird.

The tiny yellow bird - the smallest bowerbird in the world - is found only in the mountain tops of Queensland’s sub-tropical rainforests. http://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/why-saving-a-species-is-a-mathematical-matter-20110725-

1hwce.html

Monday 25 July, The Age, author: Bridie Smith


THE Church of England realised publishing the Great Bible solely in Latin was a barrier in 1539. By the 1960s the Roman Catholic Church cottoned on, allowing languages other than Latin to be used in services. http://www.theage.com.au/national/botanists-turn-over-a-new-leaf-to-name-plants-in-english-20110726-1hym5.html

Monday 25 July, Brisbane Times, author: Nicky Phillips

Snow Barlow, Vineyards count days to change in flavours

SOME of Australia's favourite vineyards will be forced to move or produce wines that taste markedly different because of climate change, a viticulture expert said. http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/environment/climate-change/vineyards-count-days-to-change-in-flavours-20110724-

1hvei.html

Monday 25 July, Brisbane Times, author: The Age

Bill Aitchison/Kevin Thiele, Wattle it be? Name claim for Africa or Australia

IT IS rare that controversy strikes the botanical world. But six years ago, when the International Botanical Congress met in Vienna to vote on what plants could carry the name acacia, the simple question of what's in a name divided the usually unified global group. http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/wattle-it-be-name-claim-for-africa-or-australia-20110724-1hveu.html


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Monday 25 July, Canberra Times, author: The Age


IT IS rare that controversy strikes the botanical world. But six years ago, when the International Botanical Congress met in Vienna to vote on what plants could carry the name acacia, the simple question of what's in a name divided the usually unified global group. http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/national/national/general/wattle-it-be-name-claim-for-africa-or-

australia/2236361.aspx

Monday 25 July, Sydney Morning Herald, author: The Age


IT IS rare that controversy strikes the botanical world. But six years ago, when the International Botanical Congress met in Vienna to vote on what plants could carry the name acacia, the simple question of what's in a name divided the usually unified global group. http://www.smh.com.au/national/wattle-it-be-name-claim-for-africa-or-australia-20110724-1hveu.html

Saturday 23 July, Canberra Times, author: Rosslyn Beeby

Judy West/Jim Croft, Relaxed botanic description rules may save threatened plant species

Thousands of Australian plant species may finally win formal recognition after a shake-up to conventions governing botanical taxonomy. http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/national/national/general/relaxed-botanic-description-rules-may-save-

threatened-plant-species/2236705.aspx?storypage=0

Thursday 21 July, Nature, author: Daniel Cressey

Sandra Knapp, John McNeill, Mark Watson, Botanists shred paperwork in taxonomy reforms

Descriptions of new plant species can now be published electronically.

Botanists will soon be able to name new plant species without ever physically printing a paper, as the code governing botanical taxonomy undergoes a major shake-up. http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110720/full/news.2011.428.html?s=news_rss

Thursday 28 July, Australian Geographic, author: Beau Gambel

Donald Hobern, Just one click to identify Australian species

Australian wildlife enthusiasts are putting our native species on the map, all with the click of a mouse. http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/journal/mapping-australias-native-species.htm

Tuesday 26 July, ABC Rural - Bush Telegraph, author: Asa Wahlquist

Kenneth Cassman, Scientists disagree on the prospects of global food security

The population of the planet is just a whisker under seven billion. Around 13 per cent of those don't have enough to eat.

This week, food security has been a major topic at the International Botanical Congress, held in Melbourne. http://www.abc.net.au/rural/telegraph/content/2011/s3278146.htm

Tuesday 26 July, Brisbane Times, author: Marissa Calligeros



The tiny yellow bird - the smallest bowerbird in the world - is found only in the mountain tops of Queensland’s sub-tropical rainforests. http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/environment/conservation/why-saving-a-species-is-a-mathematical-matter-20110725-

1hwce.html

Tuesday 26 July, The Age, author: Marissa Calligeros

Eve McDonald Madden, Why saving a species is a mathematical matter


The tiny yellow bird - the smallest bowerbird in the world - is found only in the mountain tops of Queensland’s sub-tropical rainforests.

http://www.theage.com.au/environment/conservation/why-saving-a-species-is-a-mathematical-matter-20110725-

1hwce.html


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Wednesday 27 July, Nature, author:

Sandra Knapp, Origin of species

Ida had a difficult birth. This remarkably well preserved primate fossil was introduced to the world in May 2009, in a description in the online journal PLoS ONE. Arguments raged over the evolutionary importance of the unquestionably photogenic new species Darwinius masillae and the role of a television company in its unveiling; a more technical criticism came from taxonomy specialists. http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v475/n7357/full/475424a.html

Wednesday 3 August, New Scientist, author: Wendy Zuckerman

Else Marie Friis, Picking flowers in dinosaur-aged mud

THIS ghostly apparition is a long-dead flower from the age of the dinosaurs, captured using X-rays. Analysing the internal structure of this 84-million-year-old bloom - and others like it - could hold part of the solution to Darwin's "abominable mystery": why flowering plants bloomed in such diverse forms in the late Cretaceous, ending about 65 million years ago, while apparently lacking an earlier fossil record. http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21128245.400-picking-flowers-in-dinosauraged-mud.html

New Scientist, author: Wendy Zuckerman

Christine Beveridge, Fighting famine with botany - African Witchweed

Potential story coming up

COSMOS Magazine, author: Becky McCall


Coming up as a feature

New Scientist, author: Wendy Zuckerman

Jonathan Wendel, How cotton was born

Potential story coming up

Science/COSMOS, author: Ella Finkel

Sandy Knapp, Kevin Thiele and Hugh Glen, Wattle it be? Name claim for Africa or Australia

Potential features coming up

Tuesday 26 July, Qld Country Life, author:

William (Bill) Foley, Eucalyptus genetic secrets unlocked

THE genome of one of Australia’s biggest Eucalyptus trees, the Flooded Gum or Eucalyptus grandis, has now been mapped, allowing scientists and conservationists an insight into the secrets of an important piece of Australiana. http://qcl.farmonline.com.au/news/state/horticulture/general/eucalyptus-genetic-secrets-unlocked/2238110.aspx?src=rss

Other online

April - June edition, The Plant Press, author: Laurence J. Dor

XVIII International Botanical Congres

Since 1969, the International Botanical Congress (IBC) has been held every six years. While there are 19th century antecedents, the modern incarnation of this important scientific meeting began in 1900 in Paris and at four to six year intervals subsequent meetings were held mostly in European and North American cities. This summer, or winter depending

upon your perspective, the XVIII International Botanical Congress will be held in Melbourne, Australia. The Congress proper, which will occur from 23-30 July 2011 is preceded by the Nomenclature Section, which will convene from 18-22 July 2011.

http://botany.si.edu/pubs/plantpress/vol14no2.pdf

Friday 29 July, Blazingbecky blog, author: Physorg


Queensland researchers believe future cancer drugs could be grown in sunflowers and ultimately delivered as a seed http://blazinbecky.blogspot.com/2011/07/could-we-grow-drugs-using-sunflowers.html


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Monday 25 July, BigSoccer.com, author: The Age


IT IS rare that controversy strikes the botanical world. But six years ago, when the International Botanical Congress met in Vienna to vote on what plants could carry the name acacia, the simple question of what's in a name divided the usually unified global group. http://soccernews.bigsoccer.com/article/00zk2QG6Sb5GU?q=Central+America

Monday 25 July, FWIX, author: The Age


http://fwix.com/canberra/article/cb95b4a550/wattle_it_be_name_claim_for_africa_or_australia

Monday 25 July, in.com, author: The Age


http://www.in.com/news/current-affairs/fullstory-wattle-it-be-name-claim-for-africa-or-australia-19855093-in-1.html

Monday 25 July, Newcastle Herald, author: The Age


http://www.theherald.com.au/news/national/national/general/wattle-it-be-name-claim-for-africa-or-

australia/2236361.aspx

Monday 25 July, The Advertiser, author: The Age


http://www.cessnockadvertiser.com.au/news/national/national/general/wattle-it-be-name-claim-for-africa-or-

australia/2236361.aspx?src=rss

Monday 25 July, The Land, author: The Age


http://theland.farmonline.com.au/news/nationalrural/horticulture/general/wattle-it-be-name-claim-for-africa-or-

australia/2236602.aspx?src=rss

Monday 25 July, Treehugger.com, author: The Age


http://topics.treehugger.com/article/00zk2QG6Sb5GU

Monday 25 July, AoB Blog, author: ANNBOT


Relocating species threatened by climate change is a radical and hotly debated strategy for maintaining biodiversity. In a paper published today in the journal Nature Climate Change, researchers from CSIRO, University of Queensland and United States Geological Survey present a pragmatic decision framework for determining when, if ever, to move species in the face of climate change. http://michellawyers.com/2011/species-affected-by-climate-change-to-shift-or-not-to-shift/

Monday 25 July, BioPortfolio, author: PhysOrg


http://www.bioportfolio.com/news/article/751359/Species-Affected-By-Climate-Change-To-Shift-Or-Not-To-Shift.html

Monday 25 July, CSIRO, author: Anne Leitch


http://www.csiro.au/news/Relocating-threatened-species.html

Monday 25 July, e! Science News, author: PhysOrg


http://esciencenews.com/sources/physorg/2011/07/25/species.affected.climate.change.shift.or.not.shift

Monday 25 July, Environmental Expert.com, author: CSIRO


http://www.environmental-expert.com/news/species-affected-by-climate-change-to-shift-or-not-to-shift-

248099?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+environmental-

expert%2Fnews+%28Environmental+Expert+Latest+News+%26+Press+Releases%29


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Monday 25 July, PhysOrg, author: CSIRO


In a paper published today in the journal Nature Climate Change, researchers from CSIRO, University of Queensland and United States Geological Survey present a pragmatic decision framework for determining when, if ever, to move species in the face of climate change.

"As our climate changes more rapidly than species can adapt or disperse, natural resource managers increasingly want to know what adaptation options are available to help them conserve biodiversity," said co-author, CSIRO researcher and research fellow at the University of Queensland Dr Eve McDonald-Madden. http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-07-species-affected-climate-shift.html

Monday 25 July, YAHOO Groups, author: PhysOrg


http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SPACETIMEandCONSCIOUSNESS/message/3631

Monday 25 July, GetFarming Australia, author:

Richard Richards, Improving wheat yields for global food security

With the world's population set to reach 8.9 billion by 2050, CSIRO scientists are hunting down and exploiting a number of wheat's key genetic traits in a bid to substantially boost its grain yield http://www.getfarming.com.au/pages/farming/articles_view.php?fId=9200020110725140630&cId=0&PHPSESSID=05aec

2e7451b9555a0cb22e752923482

Monday 25 July, AnnBot - Annals of Botany, author: Science in Public


Relocating species threatened by climate change is a radical and hotly debated strategy for maintaining biodiversity. In a paper published today in the journal Nature Climate Change, researchers from CSIRO, University of Queensland and United States Geological Survey present a pragmatic decision framework for determining when, if ever, to move species in the face of climate change. http://www.scoop.it/t/annbot/p/320979312/species-affected-by-climate-change-to-shift-or-not-to-shift

Monday 25 July, Thunder Feeds, author: PhysOrg Biology


http://thunderfeeds.com/reader/news/species-affected-by-climate-change-to-shift-or-not-to-shift

Sunday 24 July, edo state news, author:


IT IS rare that controversy strikes the botanical world. But six years ago, when the International Botanical Congress met in Vienna to vote on what plants could carry the name acacia, the simple question of what's in a name divided the usually unified global group. http://www.edostatenews.com/wattle-it-be-name-claim-for-africa-or-australia/

Sunday 24 July, Niuzer, author: The Advertiser


The International Botanical Congress meets in Melbourne from today and it is anticipated that 'the acacia issue' - one of the most contested botanical cases debated to date - will finally be resolved http://www.niuzer.com/Australia/Wattle-it-be-Name-claim-for-Africa-or-Australia-6108487.html

Sunday 24 July, silobreaker.com, author: The Age


IT IS rare that controversy strikes the botanical world. But six years ago, when the International Botanical Congress met in Vienna to vote on what plants could carry the name acacia, the simple question of what's in a name divided the usually unified global group. http://www.silobreaker.com/wattle-it-be-name-claim-for-africa-or-australia-5_2264731041090502692

Sunday 24 July, WNB News, author: The Age


http://www.wnbnews.com/?p=136100

Thursday 21 July, Surviving Sandokan, author: Demmo a


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John McNeill, Sandra Knapp, Mark Watson, News from Melbourne

Botanists will soon be able to name new plant species without ever physically printing a paper, as the code governing botanical taxonomy undergoes a major shake-up.

At the ongoing International Botanical Congress (IBC) in Melbourne, Australia, researchers have agreed to drop the requirement for hard copies of papers describing new species. Also vanishing from the code is a requirement that species must come with a Latin description. http://survivingsandokan.blogspot.com/

Thursday 21 July, Science Policy, author: John Jackson


Nature news article on changes to the rules governing taxonomy in botany - the International Botanical Congress is in session and has agreed to radical changes in allowing electronic publication, provoked by Sandy Knapp. A more minor, but interesting, change is agreement that descriptions and diagnoses may be published in either Latin or English - not only in Latin. http://sciencepolicy.myspecies.info/blog/2

Thursday 28 July, cod4boards.com, author:


Queensland researchers believe future cancer drugs could be grown in sunflowers and ultimately delivered as a seed ‘pill’. http://www.cod4boards.com/forum/showthread.php?307226-Could-we-grow-drugs-using-sunflowers

Thursday 28 July, satelliteheadlines.com, author: Digg


http://satelliteheadlines.com/91477/could-we-grow-drugs-using-sunflowers/

Tuesday 26 July, Catastrophic Anthropogenic Global Warming, author: PhysOrg


In a paper published today in the journal Nature Climate Change, researchers from CSIRO, University of Queensland and United States Geological Survey present a pragmatic decision framework for determining when, if ever, to move species in the face of climate change. http://cagw.mythicalunderworld.com/2011/07/26/species-affected-by-climate-change-to-shift-or-not-to-shift/

Tuesday 26 July, India Times, author: PhysOrg


Relocating species threatened by climate change is a radical and hotly debated strategy. http://oneclick.indiatimes.com/article/014891W24Od4Z

Tuesday 26 July, Interesting Tech, author: PhysOrg


http://interesting.rk.net.nz/?p=58847

Tuesday 26 July, Newsodrome, author: PhysOrg


http://newsodrome.com/science_news/species-affected-by-climate-change-to-shift-or-not-to-shift-26769764

Tuesday 26 July, ALGA news, author: CSIRO


CSIRO scientists are investigating the potential effects climate change will have on Australia's agricultural crops and native plants as carbon dioxide concentrations, temperatures and rainfall patterns change. http://www.alga.asn.au/news/20110729.html?id=936aadbc55a07d228b1f330f4f03d263

Tuesday 26 July, BigSoccer.com, author: Environmental Expert.com


Dr Palta is one of many CSIRO researchers presenting their work at the 18th International Botanical Congress this week in Melbourne. Also presenting is Dr Robert Godfree who is investigating how native and invasive plant communities will respond to.


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http://soccernews.bigsoccer.com/article/0dG0doS32C1hS?q=Melbourne

Tuesday 26 July, Crazychucks.com, author: PhysOrg


CSIRO scientists are investigating the potentially damaging effects climate change will have on Australia’s agricultural crops and native plants as carbon dioxide concentrations, temperatures and rainfall patterns change. http://crazychucks.com/news/Adapting+crops+and+'natives'+to+a+changing+climate

Tuesday 26 July, e! Science News, author: PhysOrg


http://esciencenews.com/sources/physorg/2011/07/26/adapting.crops.and.natives.a.changing.climate

Tuesday 26 July, FEAST, author: CSIRO


http://www.feast.org/articles/3681

Tuesday 26 July, Feedthegrid.net, author: PhysOrg


http://www.feedthegrid.net/related/187254/adapting-crops-and-natives-to-a-changing-climate-media-release/

Tuesday 26 July, India Times, author: Environmental Expert.com


Dr Palta is one of many CSIRO researchers presenting their work at the 18th International Botanical Congress this week in Melbourne. Also presenting is Dr Robert Godfree who is investigating how native and invasive plant communities will respond to… http://1click.indiatimes.com/article/0dG0doS32C1hS?q=Melbourne

Tuesday 26 July, PhysOrg, author: PhysOrg


CSIRO scientists are investigating the potentially damaging effects climate change will have on Australia’s agricultural crops and native plants as carbon dioxide concentrations, temperatures and rainfall patterns change.

http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-07-crops-natives-climate.html

Tuesday 26 July, silobreaker.com, author: CSIRO


National Collections - The Australian National Insect Collection, The Australian National Fish Collection, The Australian National Herbarium, The Australian National Wildlife Collection http://www.silobreaker.com/adapting-crops-and-natives-to-a-changing-climate-media-release-5_2264736897278410842

Tuesday 26 July, The Health Well, author: PhysOrg


CSIRO scientists are investigating the potentially damaging effects climate change will have on Australia's agricultural crops and native plants as carbon dioxide concentrations, temperatures and rainfall patterns change. http://www.thehealthwell.info/journal/adapting-crops-and-%E2%80%98natives%E2%80%99-changing-climate-media-

release

Tuesday 26 July, Thunder Feeds, author: PhysOrg


http://thunderfeeds.com/reader/news/adapting-crops-and-natives-to-a-changing-climate

Tuesday 26 July, Treehugger.com, author: Environmental Expert.com


We're facing an urgent need to develop new crop varieties for anticipated conditions in 20 to 50 years,' said a team leader in the climate-ready cereals project at CSIRO, Dr Jairo Palta. The results of Dr Palta's study into how different wheat traits…


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http://topics.treehugger.com/article/0dG0doS32C1hS?q=%22global+warming%22+OR+%22greenhouse+gas%22+OR+%2

2sea+level+rise%22+OR+%22sea+level%22+OR+%22climate+change%22+OR+%22carbon%22+OR+%22carbon+emissio

ns%22

Tuesday 26 July, AllVoices, author: The Age

Sandra Knapp, Botanists turn over a new leaf to name plants in English

THE Church of England realised publishing the Great Bible solely in Latin was a barrier in 1539. By the 1960s the Roman Catholic Church cottoned on, allowing languages other than Latin to be used in services.

And from next year, the world's botanists will follow, allowing new plant species to be described in English. http://www.allvoices.com/news/9777862-botanists-turn-over-a-new-leaf-to-name-plants-in-english

Tuesday 26 July, Mightychurch.com, author: The Age


http://mightychurch.com/news/entry/13682/

Tuesday 26 July, Topix.com, author: The Age


http://www.topix.com/forum/science/plant-biology/TR25V1QB3EFI6V76J

Tuesday 26 July, WA Today, author: The Age


http://www.watoday.com.au/national/botanists-turn-over-a-new-leaf-to-name-plants-in-english-20110726-1hym5.html

Tuesday 26 July, BioPortfolio, author: PhysOrg


The world’s most farmed tree has had its genome read, opening the way to new breeding, biofuel, and conservation opportunities. http://www.bioportfolio.com/news/article/752696/Eucalyptus-Genetic-Secrets-Unlocked.html

Tuesday 26 July, Congoo, author: ScienceAlert


http://www.congoo.com/news/2011July26/Eucalyptus-genetic-secrets-unlocked

Tuesday 26 July, Crazychucks.com, author: PhysOrg


http://crazychucks.com/news/Eucalyptus+genetic+secrets+unlocked

Tuesday 26 July, e! Science News, author: ScienceAlert


Scientists have uncovered the genome of Australia’s biggest Eucalyptus tree – the Flooded Gum http://esciencenews.com/sources/science.alert/2011/07/26/eucalyptus.genetic.secrets.unlocked

Tuesday 26 July, FuseTV, author: PhysOrg


The worlds most farmed tree has had its genome read, opening the way to new breeding, biofuel, and conservation opportunities. http://www.fuse.tv/news/articles/?article=05rH0zgfoD16n

Tuesday 26 July, I4U news, author: PhysOrg


http://www.i4u.com/related_articles/05rH0zgfoD16n

Tuesday 26 July, My University News, author: ScienceAlert


Scientists have uncovered the genome of Australia’s biggest Eucalyptus tree – the Flooded Gum http://www.myuniversitynews.com.au/science/eucalyptus-genetic-secrets-unlocked/

Tuesday 26 July, PhysOrg, author:



page 15

The world’s most farmed tree has had its genome read, opening the way to new breeding, biofuel, and conservation opportunities.

The genome of one of Australia’s biggest Eucalyptus trees, the Flooded Gum or Eucalyptus grandis, has now been mapped, allowing scientists and conservationists an insight into the secrets of an important piece of Australiana. http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-07-eucalyptus-genetic-secrets.html

Tuesday 26 July, Science Alert, author: Science in Public



The genome of one of Australia’s biggest Eucalyptus trees, the Flooded Gum or Eucalyptus grandis, has now been mapped, allowing scientists and conservationists an insight into the secrets of an important piece of Australiana. http://www.sciencealert.com.au/news/20112607-22439.html

Tuesday 26 July, Silobreaker.com, author: Qld Country Life


THE genome of one of Australia’s biggest Eucalyptus trees, the Flooded Gum or Eucalyptus grandis, has now been mapped, allowing scientists and conservationists an insight into the secrets of an important piece of Australiana. http://www.silobreaker.com/eucalyptus-genetic-secrets-unlocked-5_2264734525382721667

Tuesday 26 July, TechOat.com, author: Mark King


The world’s most farmed tree has had its genome read, opening the way to new breeding, biofuel, and conservation opportunities. http://www.techoat.com/eucalyptus-genetic-secrets-unlocked/

Tuesday 26 July, Thunder Feeds, author: PhysOrg


http://thunderfeeds.com/reader/news/eucalyptus-genetic-secrets-unlocked

Tuesday 26 July, Tips Pad, author: PhysOrg


http://www.tipspad.com/node/102585/related_links

Tuesday 26 July, WotNews, author: Qld Country Life


THE genome of one of Australia’s biggest Eucalyptus trees, the Flooded Gum or Eucalyptus grandis, has now been mapped, allowing scientists and conservationists an insight into the secrets of an important piece of Australiana. http://wotnews.com.au/like/eucalyptus_genetic_secrets_unlocked/7045259/

Tuesday 26 July, XYDO.com, author:



The genome of one of Australia’s biggest Eucalyptus trees, the Flooded Gum or Eucalyptus grandis, has now been mapped, allowing scientists and conservationists an insight into the secrets of an important piece of Australiana. http://www.xydo.com/toolbar/25108257-eucalyptus_genetic_secrets_unlocked

Tuesday 26 July, Digg, author: PhysOrg


Relocating species threatened by climate change is a radical and hotly debated strategy for maintaining biodiversity.


page 16

http://digg.com/news/science/species_affected_by_climate_change_to_shift_or_not_to_shift_2

Wednesday 27 July, BigSoccer.com, author: Physorg


Theyre a long way from that outcome. But, as they reported to the XVIII International Botanical Congress in Melbourne today, they have already shown that sunflowers make a precursor to cancer drugs as part of their defence against insect attack. http://soccernews.bigsoccer.com/article/0aQz0zFcwE1y5?q=Melbourne

Wednesday 27 July, BioPortfolio, author: PhysOrg


Queensland researchers believe future cancer drugs could be grown in sunflowers and ultimately delivered as a seed ‘pill’ http://www.bioportfolio.com/news/article/754122/Could-We-Grow-Drugs-Using-Sunflowers.html

Wednesday 27 July, Digg, author: PhysOrg


http://digg.com/news/lifestyle/could_we_grow_drugs_using_sunflowers

Wednesday 27 July, esciencenews, author: Physorg


http://esciencenews.com/sources/physorg/2011/07/27/could.we.grow.drugs.using.sunflowers

Wednesday 27 July, Feed My Science, author: PhysOrg


http://feedmyscience.com/news/Could+we+grow+drugs+using+sunflowers%3F

Wednesday 27 July, FuseTV, author: PhysOrg


http://www.fuse.tv/news/articles/?article=0aQz0zFcwE1y5

Wednesday 27 July, PhysOrg, author:


http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-07-drugs-sunflowers.html

Wednesday 27 July, silobreaker.com, author: PhysOrg


Could we grow drugs using sunflowers?

Queensland researchers believe future cancer drugs could be grown in sunflowers and ultimately delivered as a seed ‘pill’.

They’re a long way from that outcome. But, as they reported to the XVIII International Botanical Congress in Melbourne today

http://www.silobreaker.com/could-we-grow-drugs-using-sunflowers-5_2264737597358080100

Wednesday 27 July, TechOat.com, author: Mark King


Queensland researchers believe future cancer drugs could be grown in sunflowers and ultimately delivered as a seed ‘pill’. http://www.techoat.com/could-we-grow-drugs-using-sunflowers/

Wednesday 27 July, Widesocial, author: PhysOrg


http://widesocial.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=208093&Itemid=79

Wednesday 27 July, XYDO.com, author: Science in Public


http://www.xydo.com/toolbar/25211432-could_we_grow_drugs_using_sunflowers

Wednesday 27 July, fatcow.com.au, author:


page 17

Richard Richards, Improving Wheat Yields for Global Food Security from CSIRO

With the world’s population set to reach 8.9 billion by 2050, CSIRO scientists are hunting down and exploiting a number of wheat’s key genetic traits in a bid to substantially boost its grain yield… http://www.fatcow.com.au/c/Fatcow-www-fatcow-com-au/Improving-Wheat-Yields-for-Global-Food-Security-from-

CSIRO-n912577

Wednesday 27 July, climatechangenews.org, author: PhysOrg


CSIRO scientists are investigating the potentially damaging effects climate change will have on Australia?s agricultural crops and native plants as carbon dioxide concentrations, temperatures and rainfall patterns change. http://www.climatechangenews.org/food.php

Wednesday 27 July, fatcow.com.au, author: CSIRO


http://www.fatcow.com.au/c/Fatcow-www-fatcow-com-au/Adapting-crops-and-natives-to-a-changing-climate-from-

CSIRO-n912578

Wednesday 27 July, getsustainable.com.au, author: CSIRO


http://www.getsustainable.com.au/views/50-views/371-adapting-crops-and-natives-to-a-changing-

climate.html?06f52625a302c8b8bec9bbb4a96dcaf6=9d4e851ec91a81a0c5b151218661cb83

Wednesday 27 July, isaaa.org, author: CSIRO

Robert (Bob) Godfree, CSIRO RESEARCHERS DEVELOP CROPS FOR THE CHANGING CLIMATE

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) scientists are preparing for the future by developing new crop varieties that can withstand anticipated climate conditions in the next 20 to 50 years.

Dr. Jairo Palta, team leader of the climate-ready cereals project at CSIRO, and colleagues conducted a study on how different wheat traits perform under predicted future climate conditions. Results of their study will help wheat breeders in choosing traits that will maximize growth and quality, and these will be presented at the 18th International Botanical Congress on July 23-30, 2011 in Melbourne, Australia.

http://www.isaaa.org/kc/cropbiotechupdate/article/default.asp?ID=8206

Wednesday 27 July, Thecropsite.com, author: CSIRO


AUSTRALIA - CSIRO scientists are investigating the potentially damaging effects climate change will have on Australia’s agricultural crops and native plants as carbon dioxide concentrations, temperatures and rainfall patterns change.

"We're facing an urgent need to develop new crop varieties for anticipated conditions in 20 to 50 years," said a team leader in the climate-ready cereals project at CSIRO, Dr Jairo Palta. http://www.thecropsite.com/news/8801/adapting-crops-and-natives-to-a-changing-climate

Tweetmeme, author: PhysOrg


Channel Africa, author: Wandile Kallipa

Christine Beveridge, Fighting famine with botany - African Witchweed


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IBC media tweets

IBC11media IBC11media

Thanks to everyone at #ibc18 who talked with

media - over 50 interviews. We'll issue a final

release on Monday and a list of clips. Niall

30 Jul Favorite Reply Delete


Snap a leaf on your iPhone - #Leafsnap, an

app that ids trees from a leaf photo (NE USA

only so far. #ibc18 http://bit.ly/n5OTtJ

30 Jul


50 million seeds a kilometre – can we win the

war on willow? #csiro say - find the top

producers and we

can...#ibc18http://bit.ly/oyKNGM

30 Jul


Australia‘s #wheat crop looks to have been

saved from a devastating infestation of rust—

for now. #ibc18, http://bit.ly/pbiUu9

30 Jul


Cellulose: from paper planes to jet

planes...30% of US transport fueled by plants

by 2030 (last

day's #ibc18 media)http://bit.ly/oX9Rao

30 Jul


Qld scientists hope future cancer drugs could

be grown in sunflowers & ultimately delivered

as a seed ‗pill‘. #UQ IBC18http://bit.ly/oYOQ7Z

28 Jul


#Cotton - a million year-old intercontinental

mating opens up an improved

future. http://bit.ly/ntdoD8 #ibc18

28 Jul


#Voodoo weed... botany fights back against

African #Witchweed , an African crop

killer. #ibc18 http://bit.ly/pICPvN

28 Jul


What lives in your street? Atlas of Living Oz

tells you eg 3,500 animal species, 2,400 plant

sp near News Ltd hqhttp://bit.ly/qxszhA #ibc18

28 Jul


Richard Richards and Ken Cassmin on ABC

Radio National and Radio Australia talking

about how to feed 9.5 billion people #ibc18

26 Jul


Sandy Knapp -congress media champ for

talking nomenclature & Latin to drive radio and

http://twitter.com/#!/IBC11media

http://twitter.com/#!/search?q=%23ibc18

http://twitter.com/#!/IBC11media/status/97195939797798912

http://twitter.com/

http://twitter.com/

http://twitter.com/


http://twitter.com/#!/search?q=%23Leafsnap


http://bit.ly/n5OTtJ



http://twitter.com/#!/search?q=%23csiro





http://twitter.com/#!/search?q=%23wheat


http://bit.ly/pbiUu9




http://bit.ly/oX9Rao



http://twitter.com/#!/search?q=%23UQ

http://bit.ly/oYOQ7Z



http://twitter.com/#!/search?q=%23Cotton

http://bit.ly/ntdoD8




http://twitter.com/#!/search?q=%23Voodoo

http://twitter.com/#!/search?q=%23Witchweed


http://bit.ly/pICPvN



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others "Even 5 year olds gets Latin...T.rex

etc #ibc18

26 Jul


#CSIRO investigating effects of climate change

on agric crops and native plants as CO2, temp

and rain changes #ibc18http://bit.ly/qpZiAA

26 Jul


Bill Foley being kept busy talking eucalyptus

with 3AW, Radio Australia and local ABC radio

stations

26 Jul


Eucalyptus, the world‘s most farmed tree gets

genome sequenced - big step for tree science

and future biofuels/ #ibc18http://bit.ly/qgoEaZ

26 Jul


Climate change is already changing the

environment of the established ―terroirs‖ of

Australian wines http://bit.ly/n4nlaU #ibc18

25 Jul


#CSIRO hunting down wheat key genetic traits

in a bid to substantially boost its grain

yield. #ibc18 #wheathttp://bit.ly/p2VwpD

25 Jul


Lots of interviews on the climate paper - Hugh

Possingham speaking about it on

Thursday #ibc18

25 Jul


Catching up with today's media releases -

should we shift species affected by climate

change? http://bit.ly/npuk9l #ibc18 #csiro

25 Jul


@

@_vTg_ Because there's not a lot of Latin

speaking botanists in Africa, Asia, Australia.

Read more at http://bit.ly/mSfCv0 #ibc18

25 Jul


Media team is looking for Sandra Knapp for 2

interviews for ABC radio this afternoon. If you

see her please send her to the media room 214

25 Jul


In 1539 the Church of England saw Latin as a

barrier to understanding, now botanists catch

up - http://bit.ly/mSfCv0 #ibc18#latin #botany

24 Jul


Life on Earth depends on plants, algae and

fungi. This week hear how important they are

at #ibc18 - media alert athttp://bit.ly/nsODDs




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24 Jul


We are tweeting from #IBC18 all week - from

feeding the world, to the mysteries of lichen, to

sunflowers making drugs.http://bit.ly/oagpSO

23 Jul


The world's botanists are invading Melbourne

this week for the XVIII International Botanical

Congress. #ibc18 http://bit.ly/oagpSO

Social media

Total number of mentions 792

Mentions reached an estimate of 205594 people

For the selected period the average was FAIRLY POSITIVE

01. Australia 67 %

02. United kingdom 24 %

03. New zealand 4 %

04. Brazil 2 %

05. United states 1 %

Share of voice

Tweets – 672 in two weeks



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