OPUS: A synthetic Systematic and Phylogenetic Study of the Mustard Family (Brassicaceae)

芥菜科（油菜科）包括超过3660种，其中许多是重要的蔬菜（卷心菜、花椰菜、花椰菜、布鲁塞尔芽、芜菁、萝卜、豆瓣菜、芝麻菜）以及工业和植物油（油菜）和调味品（食用芥菜、辣根、芥末）的来源。其中一个物种，塔勒水芹，是实验植物生物学的模式生物。这个家庭相当复杂，在这个重要的家庭中，拥有专业知识的年轻科学家很少。这项为期两年的资助将支持广泛的分类学/进化文献的综合，以及PI在其45年的家庭研究中收集的大量未发表的，尽管几乎完成的工作。所有发现，无论其完成阶段如何，都可以从密苏里州植物园（MBG）的项目网站下载。该网站还将包括植物数字图像、全面的文献资料和简化的电子钥匙，以帮助专业人员和学生轻松识别murides。PI将通过MBG的四个研讨会培训28名本科生和研究生以及博士后植物学家，使他们能够了解该科的分类复杂性。该项目网站将成为一个主要的资源，并将通过覆盖世界范围内的气候变化的所有方面来加强研究和教育的基础设施。这些信息将被分类学、保护、教育、园艺和作物科学的研究人员和学生使用。

The mustard family (Brassicaceae) includes over 3660 species, of which many are important vegetables (cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, turnip, radish, watercress, arugula) and sources of industrial and vegetable oils (canola) and condiments (table mustard, horseradish, wasabi). One species, thale cress, is the model organism in experimental plant biology. The family is quite complex, and there are very few young scientists with expertise in this important family. This two-year grant will support the synthesis of the extensive taxonomic/evolutionary literature and vastly unpublished, though nearly complete, work the PI assembled during his 45-year research on the family. All findings, regardless to their stage of completion, will be downloadable from the project website at the Missouri Botanical Garden (MBG). The website will also include plant digital images, comprehensive literature, and simplified electronic keys to assist professionals and students with the easy identification of mustards.The PI will train 28 undergraduate and graduate students and postdoctoral botanists through four workshops at MBG to enable them to understand the taxonomic complexity of the family. The Project website will be a major resource and will enhance the infrastructure for research and education by covering all aspects of mustards on a worldwide basis. The information will be used by researchers and students in taxonomy, conservation, education, horticulture, and crop sciences.