Plant Success Research Retreat 2022
The Old Woolstore Apartment Hotel 1 Macquarie Street, Hobart, TasmaniaThe 2022 Plant Success Research Retreat will take place in Hobart, Tasmania from Monday 1 May to Wednesday 3 June. The retreat is open to all Centre Members to attend in person but virtual attendance will also be available. Registration details to come.
Talking Plant Science: Bruce Walsh
ZoomThe ARC Centre of Excellence for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture is proud to bring you the next seminar in our Talking Plant Science series. Bruce Walsh is a population and quantitative geneticist with very diverse interests in plant and animal breeding, evolutionary biology, and statistical methods. He obtained a BS in Mathematical Population Biology from UC Davis, and
Plant Success ECR Workshop
The Old Woolstore Apartment Hotel 1 Macquarie Street, Hobart, TasmaniaSave the date! More details to come.
Artificial by Nature: Plastic Flowers as Intangible Properties
ZoomAbstract In March 1961, the refusal of entry of a ‘Sweetheart Roses’ consignment into the United States began a series of interesting controversies concerning the copyright in plastic roses, geraniums, lilacs, and flower corsages. Although the history of these cases remains largely unexplored, this paper shows how significant they were in addressing the unstable distinction between the natural and the
Novelties, Frauds, and Protections: The Fruit Business in Nineteenth-Century America
ZoomAbstract In the United States through the 1830s, commercial fruit nurseries were few in number, served largely local markets, and, facing little competition, did little in their catalogues to differentiate and brand their products. Beginning in the 1820s, the transportation revolution, the migrations westward, and the creation of relentlessly expanding markets steadily enlarged competition and put a premium on the
