Predicting seed lifespan for improved curation of conservation seed banks

该项目旨在改善种子库的做法，以保护澳大利亚植物群。最近的证据表明，野生种子的储存行为多样而复杂，许多物种的种子寿命比预期的要短。预测种子储存行为和活力下降对于有效的种子库至关重要。该项目预计将开发新的高通量技术和数据查询技术，用于预测种子储存寿命，以及有问题种子的替代储存方案。研究结果将使种子库管理人员能够更有效地分类和管理他们的种子收藏，并将使全球种子库受益。

This project aims to improve the practice of seed banking for the conservation of the Australian flora. Recent evidence points to diverse and complex storage behaviour for wild seeds and to seeds of many species being shorter-lived than anticipated. Predicting seed storage behaviour and viability decline is central to effective seedbanking. This project expects to develop new high throughput technologies and data interrogation techniques for predicting seed lifespan in storage, and alternative storage protocols for problematic seeds. Results will allow seed bank managers to more efficiently triage and curate their seed collections and will benefit seed banks globally.