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The primary goal of a Collection Development Plan is to guide the growth of a plant collection in meaningful, strategic, and measurable directions. Development plans are unique for each institution...
Top 10 Plants: Increasing Awareness of Plants
Urbanization, lack of contact with the natural world, and growing up removed from agriculture has contributed to a void of knowledge relating to food and food production, along with a phenomenon known as plant blindness.
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9/26/19
A Road Map for Conservation, Use, and Public Engagement around North America’s Crop Wild Relatives and Wild Utilized Plants
Crop wild relatives—the plant species closely related to agricultural crops—are valuable
genetic resources used by plant breeders to increase pest and disease resistance, stress
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8/20/19
Resetting the table for people and plants: Botanic gardens and research organizations collaborate to address food and agricultural plant blindness
Of the myriad gifts plants provide to humanity, food is among the most visible, as everyone needs to eat, every single day.
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5/28/19
Landscape to Harvest: Creative, Innovative and Engaging Uses of Your Garden's Bounty
How can we captivate audiences through the bounty of our gardens? Food crops are one of the most approachable plant-related topics and can be a gateway to broader plant conservation discussions.
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6/19/18
