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The Botanical Garden Of The University Of Latvia

Botanical GardensThe Botanical Backyard in Eilat is a gem of serenity and peace in Southern Israel. Certainly, botanical gardens have already contributed significantly to our understanding of biological responses to climate change, notably the effects of temperature on the timing of flowering and leaf-out. Throughout the Japanese occupation of Singapore from 1942 to 1945, Hidezo Tanakadate (田中館秀三), a professor of geology from Tohoku Imperial University , took over management of the Singapore Botanic Gardens and the Raffles Museum Firstly of the occupation, he ensured that no looting occurred within the Gardens and the Museum.

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The Botanical Backyard Of The College Of Latvia

Botanical GardensOccupying 20 acres, the Gardens had been created in 1765 by General Robert Melville, governor of the British Caribbean islands, as a plant breeding centre and ‘to offer medicinal crops for the navy and enhance the life and financial system of the colony’. The 450 m² greenhouse complex boasts countless herbaceous, medicinal, aquatic and potted vegetation as well as quite a lot of tropical and subtropical species. Botanical gardens are often run by universities or other scientific research organizations, and often have related herbaria and research programmes in plant taxonomy or some other facet of botanical science.

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