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National Tropical Botanic Garden


As Seen on CPC’s Rare Plant Academy: How to Conduct a Plant Reintroduction with the Help of Volunteers

Posted on April 6, 2023 (April 6, 2023) by Shannon Fowler
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Conservation Horticulture and Parental Controls

Posted on May 9, 2022 (March 16, 2023) by Shannon Fowler

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Using a zoo model to conserve genetic diversity of critically endangered species ex situ

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Jordan Wood, Jeremie Fant, Andrea Kramer and Kay Havens, Chicago Botanic Garden Genetics becomes important whenever populations become small (<100). This includes loss o fgenetic diversity from drift, increased expression of deleterious genes due to inbreeding, and limiting local adaptation. Since many species of plants are able to be seed banked, it is possible to […]

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