Boyd Mori (Department of Agricultural, Food & Nutritional Science) will be using next-generation DNA sequencing to reduce reliance on insecticides by maintaining beneficial insect populations.
Tag: Plants
Will the Slender-Yoke Moss Be Saved?
René Belland (Renewable Resources) comments in this article about the slender yoke-moss, which is in danger of dying out and the actions being taken to save it. “We’ve seen gobs and gobs of money go into cod, bison, caribou, and polar bears,” he says, adding that mosses only got a seat at the
California wildfires are huge this year, but not deadliest
With months still to go in California’s fire season, the state has already shattered records for the amount of land scorched in a single year — more than 4 million acres to date, with one blaze alone surpassing the 1 million acre mark. Mike Flannigan (Renewable Resources) is interviewed.
Researcher advocates for protecting small patch of rare moss on B.C. cliff
René Belland (Renewable Resources) comments on his research on the slender yoke-moss and his efforts to have it listed as a protected species in Canada.
These Canadian species are found nowhere else on Earth
Biodiversity expert Fangliang He (Renewable Resources) comments on a new report that catalogues 308 species, sub-species and varieties of plants and animals found only in Canada.