PowerPoint Presentation: legacy plant collections, conservation horticulture and economics. Judy Kay Arantza A. Strader, Vickie Murphy, Lan Nghiem-Phu, Michael Calonje & M. Patrick Griffith Conservation through Cultivation:
PowerPoint Presentation: 1. Introduction: a case study A. Provenance and History B. Horticulture C. Economics 2. This case as a model system 3. Limitations of this case 4. Future outlook 5. Editorial legacy plant collections, conservation horticulture and economics. Conservation through Cultivation:
PowerPoint Presentation: 1. Introduction: a case study A. Provenance and History B. Horticulture C. Economics 2. This case as a model system 3. Limitations of this case 4. Future outlook 5. Editorial legacy plant collections, conservation horticulture and economics. Conservation through Cultivation:
PowerPoint Presentation: conservation horticulture: a main objective for modern botanic gardens. context:
PowerPoint Presentation: Sampling goals: 1. robust records 2. genetic diversity (Namoff et al., 2010; Griffith & Husby 2011; Griffith et al., 2011) conservation horticulture: a main objective for modern botanic gardens. context:
PowerPoint Presentation: What about the “legacy collections”
PowerPoint Presentation: No detailed records . . . What about the “legacy collections”
PowerPoint Presentation: No detailed records . . . Not broadly sampled . . . What about the “legacy collections”
PowerPoint Presentation: What about the “legacy collections” No detailed records . . . Not broadly sampled . . . Can these advance . Conservation?
PowerPoint Presentation: Case Study: Microcycas calocoma at Montgomery Botanical Center ca. 1958
PowerPoint Presentation: Microcycas calocoma Native to western Cuba Critically endangered: Pena et al., 1998; Bosenberg, 2009
PowerPoint Presentation: Microcycas calocoma Critically endangered: Collection for ornamental purposes, Lazcano-Lara, 2004; Pinares et al., 2009; Vovides et al., 1997; Chavez and Genaro, 2005
PowerPoint Presentation: Microcycas calocoma Critically endangered: Collection for ornamental purposes, Habitat destruction, Lazcano-Lara, 2004; Pinares et al., 2009; Vovides et al., 1997; Chavez and Genaro, 2005
PowerPoint Presentation: Microcycas calocoma Critically endangered: Collection for ornamental purposes, Habitat destruction, Reduced natural reproduction rates, Lazcano-Lara, 2004; Pinares et al., 2009; Vovides et al., 1997; Chavez and Genaro, 2005
PowerPoint Presentation: Microcycas calocoma Critically endangered: Collection for ornamental purposes, Habitat destruction, Reduced natural reproduction rates, Reduction of natural pollinators, Lazcano-Lara, 2004; Pinares et al., 2009; Vovides et al., 1997; Chavez and Genaro, 2005
PowerPoint Presentation: Microcycas calocoma Critically endangered: Collection for ornamental purposes, Habitat destruction, Reduced natural reproduction rates, Reduction of natural pollinators, Predation by exotic herbivores Lazcano-Lara, 2004; Pinares et al., 2009; Vovides et al., 1997; Chavez and Genaro, 2005
PowerPoint Presentation: Microcycas calocoma Critically endangered: Collection for ornamental purposes, Habitat destruction, Reduced natural reproduction rates, Reduction of natural pollinators, Predation by exotic herbivores Lazcano-Lara, 2004; Pinares et al., 2009; Vovides et al., 1997; Chavez and Genaro, 2005
PowerPoint Presentation: Microcycas calocoma one conservation strategy: ‘‘cultivate ex situ collections for future reintroduction, exchange, or controlled sales.’’ Lazcano, 2007
PowerPoint Presentation: Microcycas calocoma one conservation strategy: ‘‘cultivate ex situ collections for future reintroduction, exchange, or controlled sales.’’ Lazcano, 2007 Focus of our case study
PowerPoint Presentation: 1. Introduction: a case study A. Provenance and History B. Horticulture C. Economics 2. This case as a model system 3. Limitations of this case 4. Future outlook 5. Editorial
PowerPoint Presentation: Specimen from National Herbarium of Cuba, Havana
PowerPoint Presentation: Specimen from National Herbarium of Cuba, Havana Van Hermann 564: Pinar del Rio, November 10, 1914
PowerPoint Presentation: Courtesy of Ian Simpkins, Vizcaya Archives
PowerPoint Presentation: Courtesy of Ian Simpkins, Vizcaya Archives
PowerPoint Presentation: Vizcaya, 1915
PowerPoint Presentation: Vizcaya, 1915
PowerPoint Presentation: Montgomery Plant Collection, Established 1932
PowerPoint Presentation: Col. Montgomery purchased both Microcycas from Vizcaya, 1932 1932
PowerPoint Presentation: Col. Montgomery purchased both Microcycas from Vizcaya, 1932 Both were male 1932
PowerPoint Presentation: Col. Montgomery purchased both Microcycas from Vizcaya, 1932 Both were male Only plants known in US 1932
PowerPoint Presentation: Stanley Kiem, from Fairchild Tropical Garden Fieldwork in Cuba, 1959
PowerPoint Presentation: Stanley Kiem, from Fairchild Tropical Garden Fieldwork in Cuba, 1959 Purpose: collect female Microcycas
PowerPoint Presentation: Stanley Kiem, from Fairchild Tropical Garden Fieldwork in Cuba, 1959 Purpose: collect female Microcycas ONE female collected, produced seed in 1977
PowerPoint Presentation: Descendants of the sole 1959 female plant at FTBG The 1959 female was destroyed by lightning (1991).
PowerPoint Presentation: Descendants of the sole 1959 female plant at FTBG The 1959 female was destroyed by lightning (1991). Descendants of the 1959 female are now producing seed.
PowerPoint Presentation: Descendants of the sole 1959 female plant at FTBG The 1959 female was destroyed by lightning (1991). Descendants of the 1959 female are now producing seed. All known Microcycas in the US Descend from: one female plant (1959), and two male plants (1915 and 1959)
PowerPoint Presentation: Descendants of the sole 1959 female plant at FTBG The 1959 female was destroyed by lightning (1991). Descendants of the 1959 female are now producing seed. All known Microcycas in the US Descend from: one female plant (1959), and two male plants (1915 and 1959) Highly inbred genetic stock
PowerPoint Presentation: Descendants of the sole 1959 female plant at FTBG The 1959 female was destroyed by lightning (1991). Descendants of the 1959 female are now producing seed. All known Microcycas in the US Descend from: one female plant (1959), and two male plants (1915 and 1959) Highly inbred genetic stock Not a structured germplasm collection.
PowerPoint Presentation: 1. Introduction: a case study A. Provenance and History B. Horticulture C. Economics 2. This case as a model system 3. Limitations of this case 4. Future outlook 5. Editorial
PowerPoint Presentation: Phenology well established.
PowerPoint Presentation: Phenology well established. Pollen shedding and female cone receptivity peak in August.
PowerPoint Presentation: Pollen Collection ca. 1977
PowerPoint Presentation: Pollen Collection (Norstog & Nicholls, 1993) ca. 1977
PowerPoint Presentation: Pollen Storage
PowerPoint Presentation: Viability testing
PowerPoint Presentation: Dry pollination
PowerPoint Presentation: Dry pollination Larry Krauss, ca. 1995
PowerPoint Presentation: Dennis Stevenson, ca. 1977 1959 Female plant
PowerPoint Presentation: One of the 1977 plants
PowerPoint Presentation: Seeds mature 10 months later This cone will be ready in two months One of the 1977 plants
PowerPoint Presentation: Observed viability Germination rate 75% 60% 75% 60% 90% 40% 90% 68% 0% 0% 15% 8% 65% 24% 65% 0% 0% - very low - 65% 20% 70% 40% 30% 6% 10% 5% 35% 31% 25% - 30% - 30% 3% Viability examined via sampling for embryos
PowerPoint Presentation: Observed viability Germination rate 75% 60% 75% 60% 90% 40% 90% 68% 0% 0% 15% 8% 65% 24% 65% 0% 0% - very low - 65% 20% 70% 40% 30% 6% 10% 5% 35% 31% 25% - 30% - 30% 3% Viability examined via sampling for embryos VIABILITY = GERMINATION RATE
PowerPoint Presentation: Free-draining, inorganic media
PowerPoint Presentation: Free-draining, inorganic media Treat with hydrogen peroxide
PowerPoint Presentation: Free-draining, inorganic media Treat with hydrogen peroxide Not overcrowded
PowerPoint Presentation: 1. Introduction: a case study A. Provenance and History B. Horticulture C. Economics 2. This case as a model system 3. Limitations of this case 4. Future outlook 5. Editorial
PowerPoint Presentation: MBC Seedbank = broad distribution of seeds
PowerPoint Presentation: Following permit requirements = limited to US market
PowerPoint Presentation: US = largest cycad market Donaldson et al., 2003
PowerPoint Presentation: Partnership with FNGLA: F lorida N ursery G rowers and L andscape A ssociation
PowerPoint Presentation: Method for supplying industry
PowerPoint Presentation: Method for supplying industry Also
PowerPoint Presentation: Method for supplying industry Also Source of data on seed economics
PowerPoint Presentation: SUPPLY
PowerPoint Presentation: Over time, Greatly increased supply of Microcycas seed SUPPLY
PowerPoint Presentation: DEMAND
PowerPoint Presentation: DEMAND Over time, Greatly decreased cost of Microcycas seed
PowerPoint Presentation: Basic resource economics Price increase increased extraction = Price reduction reduced extraction Examples: Medicinal Plants, Ore, Feathers
PowerPoint Presentation: Basic resource economics Price increase increased extraction = Price reduction reduced extraction Examples: Medicinal Plants, Ore, Feathers Economic approach: Strategic contribution to in situ conservation
PowerPoint Presentation: 1. Introduction: a case study A. Provenance and History B. Horticulture C. Economics 2. This case as a model system 3. Limitations of this case 4. Future outlook 5. Editorial
PowerPoint Presentation: Coveted plant Jones, 1993
PowerPoint Presentation: Coveted plant Limited availability 2004
PowerPoint Presentation: Coveted plant Limited availability Challenging propagation 2008
PowerPoint Presentation: Coveted plant Limited availability Challenging propagation An example: Legacy garden collections can make a strategic contribution ca. 1999
PowerPoint Presentation: Coveted plant Limited availability Challenging propagation An example: Legacy garden collections can make a strategic contribution Reduced price = reduced poaching 1975
PowerPoint Presentation: 1. Introduction: a case study A. Provenance and History B. Horticulture C. Economics 2. This case as a model system 3. Limitations of this case 4. Future outlook
PowerPoint Presentation: Better communication with consumers needed
PowerPoint Presentation: Better communication with consumers needed Challenging to grow
PowerPoint Presentation: Better communication with consumers needed 2. Genetic stock is limited
PowerPoint Presentation: Better communication with consumers needed Solution: exchange with other collections 2. Genetic stock is limited
PowerPoint Presentation: Solution: exchange with other collections Liberec Botanical Garden, Czech Republic
PowerPoint Presentation: Solution: exchange with other collections Liberec Botanical Garden, Czech Republic 2011: Pollen from wild provenanced collection
PowerPoint Presentation: 1. Introduction: a case study A. Provenance and History B. Horticulture C. Economics 2. This case as a model system 3. Limitations of this case 4. Future outlook 5. Editorial
PowerPoint Presentation: New Stock will be reproducing soon
PowerPoint Presentation: Propagation is being improved
PowerPoint Presentation: Supply will increase greatly
PowerPoint Presentation: Microcycas will not stay expensive or rare
PowerPoint Presentation: Microcycas price will not motivate extraction.
PowerPoint Presentation: 1. Introduction: a case study A. Provenance and History B. Horticulture C. Economics 2. This case as a model system 3. Limitations of this case 4. Future outlook 5. Editorial
PowerPoint Presentation: 5. Editorial Conservation and botanic gardens: Where is the intersection?
PowerPoint Presentation: Conservation and botanic gardens: Where is the intersection? conservation needs
PowerPoint Presentation: Conservation and botanic gardens: Where is the intersection? conservation needs botanic garden skills and assets
PowerPoint Presentation: Conservation and botanic gardens: Where is the intersection? conservation needs botanic garden skills and assets GROWING PLANTS
PowerPoint Presentation: Conservation and botanic gardens: Where is the intersection? conservation needs botanic garden skills and assets GROWING PLANTS Conservation through Cultivation!
PowerPoint Presentation: Thank You Liberec Botanic Garden Vizcaya Archives Lee Anderson Stella Cuestas John DeMott Chad Husby Ian Simpkins Tracy Magellan Dennis Stevenson
PowerPoint Presentation: For technical info: August 2011
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