Index to Plant Chromosome Numbers

《植物染色体数目索引》是世界上所有科学文献中报道的原始植物染色体数目的汇编，涵盖了藻类、真菌、苔藓植物、蕨类植物和种子植物。指数每年编制一次，但通常一次至少出版两年。染色体数目是植物物种的一个重要属性，这些数据的文献报道为植物育种家、遗传学家以及研究植物分类和进化的科学家提供了重要的信息。植物染色体数目索引是世界范围内唯一的这种类型的索引，因此是世界科学界关于植物染色体数据的主要信息来源。索引还可以作为当前植物分类学研究的一般参考书目。科学文献由该项目的大约25名特约编辑自愿审查，他们分布在世界各地，并被指定负责特定的科学出版物。数据被转发给密苏里植物园的编辑Peter Goldblatt博士和Dale Johnson博士，他们负责协调投稿者的评审活动，并监督已发表索引的准备工作。染色体信息由计算机按植物科、属和种名的字母顺序排序，以这种形式出版。所有条目都与原始出版物交叉索引。从1989年开始，该索引的信息将通过密苏里植物园的TROPICOS系统的计算机在线提供。

The Index to Plant Chromosome Numbers is a compilation of all the original plant chromosome numbers reported in the scientific literature throughout the world, covering algae, fungi, bryophytes, ferns, and seed plants. Indexes are compiled annually but are usually published in volumes covering at least two years at a time. The chromosome number is an important attribute of a plant species, and the literature reporting these data provides important information for plant breeders, geneticists, and scientists who study the classification and evolution of plants. The Index to Plant Chromosome Numbers is the only worldwide index of this type and is thus the primary information source for chromosome data about plants for the world's scientific community. Indexes also function as a general bibliography for current studies in plant systematics. The scientific literature is reviewed voluntarily by the approximately 25 contributing editors for the project, who are spread throughout the world and are assigned responsibility for particular scientific publications. The data are forwarded to the editors Dr. Peter Goldblatt and Dr. Dale Johnson of the Missouri Botanical Garden, who coordinate the reviewing activities of the contributors and supervise the preparation of the published indexes. The chromosome information is sorted by computer alphabetically by plant family, genus, and species name, in which form it is published. All entries are cross-indexed to the original publication. Information from the Index will be available on-line via computer from Missouri Botanical Garden's TROPICOS system starting in 1989.