Ep. 259 - Micropropagating Orchids at the Atlanta Botanical Garden
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🗓️ 5 April 2020
⏱️ 51 minutes
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What does it take to go from orchid seed to orchid adult? Today you are going to find out. Joining us from the Atlanta Botanical Garden is Micropropagation and Seed Bank Coordinator, Jason Ligon. Jason is in charge of propagating some of North America's rarest plants with the goal of returning them to the wild. As you will learn, orchids and other small-seeded plants require special techniques to ensure fer germination and growth but that doesn't deter Jason. He loves all of the learning that comes with new challenges. With the help of his colleagues, volunteers, and partners, Jason is ensuring that rare orchids and other species of conservation concern have a future on this planet. This episode was produced in part by Vaibhav, Kendall, Christina, Brett, Jocelyn, Kathleen, Ethan, Kaylee, Runaway Goldfish, Ryan, Donna, Donica, Chris, Shamora, Alana, Laura, Alice, Sarah, Rachel, Joanna, Griff, Philip, Paul, Matthew, Clark, Bobby, Kate, Steven, Brittney, McMansion Hell, Joey, Catherine, Brandon, Hall, Vegreville Creek and Wetlands Fund, Kevin, Oliver, John, Johansson, Christina, Jared, Hannah, Katy Pye, Brandon, Gwen, Carly, Stephen, Botanical Tours, Moonwort Studios, Liba, Mohsin Kazmi Takes Pictures, doeg, Clifton, Stephanie, Benjamin, Eli, Rachael, Plant By Design, Philip, Brent, Ron, Tim, Homestead Brooklyn, Brodie, Kevin, Sophia, Mark, Rens, Bendix, Irene, Holly, Caitlin, Manuel, Jennifer, Sara, and Margie.
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| 0:32.4 | What's up? This is your host, Matt. How's everyone doing this week? |
| 0:36.0 | You hanging in there? You're staying healthy? I certainly |
| 0:38.6 | hope so. But most of all, I hope you're getting outside and doing some gardening. It's a great way |
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| 0:52.9 | episode will help relieve even more |
| 0:54.7 | anxiety because it's a really fascinating subject to talk about. Today we're joined by Jason Liggin, |
| 1:00.1 | micropopopopagation and seed bank coordinator for the Atlanta Botanical Garden. Jason's got an incredible |
| 1:05.0 | job growing orchids, carnivorous plants, and many other species of conservation concern, |
| 1:10.1 | with the inevitable goal of |
| 1:11.2 | putting them back out into the environment to restore population integrity for many of North |
| 1:16.0 | America's rarest plant species. Jason's going to show us the ins and outs of what it takes to |
| 1:21.4 | micropoprogate orchids and other plants, and it's one of those conversations that really |
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