08 June 2012

NEWS: Assessing the conservation value of ex situ collections


A new collaborative project between BGCI and the Botanical Garden of Ghent University, Belgium is aiming to develop a protocol for the genetic management of ex situ plant collections for conservation and restoration. The project will focus on selected species of three unrelated Angiosperm groups: Hydrangea, Magnolia and Cactaceae.

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