Predicting seed lifespan for improved curation of conservation seed banks

该项目旨在改进种子库的做法，以保护澳大利亚的植物区系。最近的证据表明，野生种子的储存行为多样而复杂，许多物种的种子的寿命比预期的要短。预测种子储存行为和活力下降是有效种子库的核心。该项目希望开发新的高通量技术和数据查询技术，以预测种子在储存中的寿命，并为有问题的种子开发替代储存协议。结果将使种子库管理者能够更有效地对其种子库进行分类和管理，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.