There was an intriguing tweet a few days ago from the redoubtable Sean Hoban about a presentation his lab is making at the Center for Plant Conservation meeting this week.
The @seanmhoban lab will present this poster at @CPCplants conference this week. Work by @Kaylee_rosen @koticneutralDNA @BailieMunoz building on vital work by @BethanyZumwalde @ScientistESS pic.twitter.com/SMfX3Qe4oM
— Sean Hoban (@seanmhoban) October 4, 2020
I was particularly taken with this bit.
Sampling more from bigger populations is somewhat different advice than has been given in the past, and it will be interesting to see the reaction.
The two references that Sean lists on the poster are as follows:
- Toward the metacollection: Coordinating conservation collections to safeguard plant diversity.
- Conservation through collaboration: Ensuring genetic diversity in garden collections.