Rob Cross
Royal Botanic Gardens
14 Papers
39 Citations
Rob Cross is an academic researcher from Royal Botanic Gardens. The author has contributed to research in topics: Caladenia & Biology. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 14 publications. Previous affiliations of Rob Cross include Victoria University, Australia.
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Papers
Propagation and reintroduction of Caladenia
Magali Wright,Magali Wright,Rob Cross,Kingsley W. Dixon,Tien Huynh,Ann C. Lawrie,Les Nesbitt,Andrew Pritchard,Nigel D. Swarts,Richard Thomson +9 more
TL;DR: The present paper reviews recent advances in Caladenia propagation and reintroduction methods, including in vitro seed germination, transferral from in vitro to nursery environments, ex vitro symbiotic germination (germination in inoculated nursery media), nursery cultivation, the use of nurse plants and reintroductions into natural habitats.
The origins of botanic gardens and their relation to plant science, with special reference to horticultural botany and cultivated plant taxonomy
Rob Cross,Roger Spencer +1 more
- 01 Jan 2016
TL;DR: In this paper, the origin and development of botanic gardens including consideration of the beginnings of plant cultivation and domestication and the emergence of botanical science are explored. But they do not consider the relationship between plants and humans.
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Effects of Environmental Conditions on the Production of Hypocotyl Hairs in Seedlings of Melaleuca Ericifolia (swamp paperbark)
TL;DR: Investigation of the production of hypocotyl hairs in Melaleuca ericifolia, a small wetland tree widely distributed across swampy coastal areas of south-eastern Australia, in relation to water availability, salinity, temperature and light regime found them to be rare and episodic under conditions existing in most coastal wetlands.
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Plant Names: A Guide to Botanical Nomenclature
Roger Spencer,Rob Cross,Peter Lumley +2 more
- 16 Nov 2007
TL;DR: The book covers the naming of wild plants, plants modified by humans, why plant names change, their pronunciation and hints to help remember them, and provides an extensive resource list of books and websites to help with plant names.
Site amelioration for direct seeding of caladenia tentaculata improves seedling recruitment and survival in natural habitat
Magali Wright,Garry French,Rob Cross,Roger D. Cousens,Sascha M. Andrusiak,Cassandra B. McLean +5 more
TL;DR: The genus Caladenia contains the largest number of threatened orchid species in Australia and improv- ing the success of re-introductions would allow populations to be strengthened and new popula- tions to be established.