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

播种野花的种子是我们重塑野生城市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？在环境和城市修复工程中播种的商业野花种子，由于有限的创始者和繁殖过程中的无意识选择，可能存在遗传基础狭窄和适应潜力降低的问题。我们将比较野花种子和一些原始来源的遗传多样性，并在受控条件下测试这些野花种群在不同环境和土壤中的表现。我们将探讨不同环境条件下选定的野花物种之间的表型和转录差异，重点关注“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.