5 Nov 2019

Exotic garden plants a 'ticking time bomb'

From Nine To Noon, 11:31 am on 5 November 2019
Distinguished Professor of Plant Biosecurity Philip Hulme. Supplied.

Distinguished Professor of Plant Biosecurity Philip Hulme. Supplied. Photo: This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. To view a co

Lincoln University's professor Philip Hulme has been awarded the Hutton Medal for his work on how non-native plants, including garden ornamentals, become invasive weeds in New Zealand.

He says more needs to be done to keep track of introduced species before they spread, stifling native species.