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

芥菜科(十字花科)包括3660多种，其中许多是重要的蔬菜(卷心菜、花椰菜、花椰菜、球芽甘蓝、萝卜、萝卜、豆瓣、芝麻菜)以及工业和植物油(油菜油)和调味品(芥末、辣根、芥末)的来源。其中一种叫水芹，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。这笔为期两年的拨款将支持广泛的分类学/进化文献的合成，以及PI在其45年对该家族的研究期间收集的大量未发表但几乎完成的工作。所有的发现，无论完成阶段如何，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、全面的文献和简化的电子钥匙，以帮助专业人员和学生轻松识别芥菜。植物学家协会将通过MBG的四个工作坊培训28名本科生、研究生和博士后植物学家，使他们能够了解芥科植物分类的复杂性。该项目网站将是一个主要资源，并将加强研究和教育的基础设施，在世界范围内涵盖芥菜的所有方面。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 This two-year grant will support the synthesis of the extensive taxonomic/evolutionary literature and vastly unpublished, though nearly complete, work the PI assembled during his 45-year research on the family.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.