24 Nov 2014 – CSIRO Scientist in Campbells Creek

Posted on 17 November, 2014 by Connecting Country

Dr Linda Broadhurst, senior CSIRO plant geneticist

The Friends of Campbell’s Creek Landcare Group are sponsoring a presentation by Dr Linda Broadhurst, a senior C.S.I.R.O plant geneticist. Linda has spent many years researching genetic diversity in native vegetation to ensure the best seed is selected for revegetation.

Topics will include provenance, the genetic variation inside species, how local is local and why does this matter in revegetation, and the Silver Banksia seed production area project.

Linda is team leader for modelling the effects of climate change on native vegetation in the Murray Darling Basin. Preliminary results do not look good for several species including the honey producing Yellow Box tree. You may remember that she was seeking Yellow Box genetic samples from the central Victorian area back in early 2012 (click here to see 2012 blog).

Dr. Broadhurst is an excellent communicator who makes complicated science accessible to all. Anyone with an interest in native vegetation, genetics or climate modelling is invited to attend what will be a fascinating and informative presentation.

Dr Broadhurst’s talk will be at Campbell’s Creek Community Centre on 24th November at 7.30pm. Contact Steve Ellis on 5472-3678 for more info.