<< BACK TO PROJECT LIST Project: 247/2005 Title: Information and Awareness Program of the Orchids of Papua New GuineaApplicant: Mr Gary BackhouseInstitute: Melbourne, Victoria The objectives were to undertake a field trip to Papua New Guinea to photograph wild orchids and their habitats. To prepare presentations on New Guinea’s wild orchids and […]
<< BACK TO PROJECT LIST Project: 246/2005 Title: Maximising mycorrhizal activity that sustains Caladenia species in cultivation and re-introduction.Applicant: Ms. Magali Wright, BSc (Hons) PhD studentInstitute: The University of Melbourne, Victoria The questions to be addressed were what were the effects of different intensive site management treatments on the success of direct seeding Caladenia tentaculata. This information
<< BACK TO PROJECT LIST Project: 245/2005 Title: Fungal associations of Dipodium hamiltonianum (Yellow hyacinth orchid)Applicant: Dr. John DearnaleyInstitute: The University of Southern Queensland The conservation of the rare yellow hyacinth orchid Dipodium hamiltonianum requires identification of its fungal endophyte and the orchid’s host tree species. The aim of this project was to identify both using molecular techniques. This