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| September 2016 | |
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| About DVOS |
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Schedule Change |
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Next Meeting is on Thursday, September 15th, 7:30pm -10:00pm |
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Contra Costa Water District Building Board Room |
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Dr. Jim Chan: Plant Nutrition or Why You Make Your Orchids Smell Like Fish. |
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Jim has a B.Sc., M.Sc., and Ph.D. in
organic chemistry, and worked as a synthesis, process research,
and formulations chemist for several Bay Area chemical
companies. After retiring, Jim spent 5 years as a professor of
chemistry at Diablo Valley College (DVC) teaching research in
organic chemistry to students interested in pursuing a career in
science.
Jim spent his
early years in Singapore and recalls that his first orchid was a
dendrobium crumenatum, known as ‘The Thunderstorm Orchid’,
he inadvertently knocked down from the upper trunk of a coconut
tree. After planting it in a coconut husk, this dendrobium
thrived and soon produced a cascade of beautiful fragrant white
blooms. This incident got Jim hooked on orchids, spending much
time observing the many different types of orchids at the
Singapore Botanic Gardens and purchasing orchid seedlings for
his collection from local nurseries. Jim spent his
college years in Southern California and recalls frequent visits
to Stewart Orchids, Armacost and Royston, Arthur Freed Orchids,
and other nurseries. After Jim moved to Northern California, Jim
spent many weekends visiting orchid growers in the Santa Cruz,
Capitola, Watsonville, and Livermore areas learning about orchid
growing and hybridization from the experts (Frank Fordyce, Herb
Hager, Richard Shaffer, Woody Carlson, and others). After
marrying Grace, there were frequent trips to Hawaii purchasing
orchids for their collection. Jim and Grace reside in Martinez,
Ca on a property with different varieties of fruit trees and a
1,600 sq ft. green house. Jim grows mainly phalaenopsis and
cattleya orchids. Jim’s current
interest is studying how minerals and biostimulants help orchid
plants grow strongly, including the resistance to biotic (insect
and pathogens) and abiotic (drought, heat, cold) stress. At the
same time, he is involved in the R&D of biochemical
regulators (BCRs) that enhance plant growth and help crop plants
resist the damaging effects of global climate change. |
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Plant Table will be provided by Jim Chan |
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DVOS
Show & Sale in October
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Visit the new Diablo View Orchid Society page on Facebook: It is a CLOSED GROUP page, to which only members can post orchid related pictures and comments. To become a member use this link https://www.facebook.com/
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