[PCA] NEWS: Why plant conservation matters and how gardeners can help

[Kwong, Olivia]

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/fab642ee-d1fc-11e3-8ff4-00144feabdc0.html#ixzz31nPlZO49

Why plant conservation matters and how gardeners can help
May 9, 2014 6:39 pm
By Timothy Walker
The director Oxford Botanic Garden explains why plants are more than
Nobel-worthy chemists

Plants are not animals. This may seem obvious but too often the techniques
used to protect plants from extinction are based on methods developed for
animals. Ask an eight-year-old what a plant is and you will be told that
they are green, rooted to the spot and boring.

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