Biodiversity, wellbeing and colour: wildflower genomics to inform the creation of new habitats

播种野花种子是我们努力恢复城市野生景观和恢复生物多样性的重要组成部分，但我们如何确保我们的努力不会白费？在环境和城市修复项目中播种的商业野花种苗，由于创建者有限和繁殖过程中的无意识选择，可能会受到遗传基础狭窄和适应潜力降低的影响。我们将比较野花种苗和一些原产地的遗传多样性，并测试这些野花种群在不同环境和土壤中的受控条件下的表现。我们将探索在可变的环境条件下，选定的野生花卉物种之间的表型和转录差异，重点放在“更温暖和更干燥”的未来情景。

Sowing wildflower seeds is an essential part of our efforts to rewild urban landscapes and restore biodiversity, but how can we make sure that our efforts are not in vain? The commercial wildflower seedstock that is sown in environmental and urban restoration projects may suffer from a narrow genetic base and reduced adaptive potential because of limited founders and unconscious selection during multiplication.We will compare the genetic diversity in wildflower seedstock and some of the original sites it was sourced, and test how these wildflower populations perform in different environments and soils in controlled conditions. We will explore phenotypic and transcriptional differences between selected wildflower species in variable environmental conditions, focusing on a "warmer and drier" future scenario.