Abstract
Botanical collections, comprising living or preserved specimens, are invaluable repositories of plant biodiversity. Genomic analysis of these collections can help answer critical questions about species evolution and extinction and contribute to conservation of plant resources. However, these resources are often underutilized due to limited resources, technical difficulties or lack of awareness. In this lesson, we provide an overview of the factors influencing genomic studies of botanical collections, we introduce the challenges and solutions of plant genomics for botanical collections and stimulate reflection on innovations in establishing botanical collections for future research.
RECOMMENDED CITATION STYLE: Martina Deglialberti, Chiara Paleni, Federico Fainelli, Carla Lambertini, Silvia Manrique. Genomic analysis of botanical collections: Opportunities and challenges. Teaching Tools in Plant Biology: Lecture Notes. The Plant Cell.
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Martina Deglialberti, Instituto Universitario para la Conservación y Mejora de la Agrodiversidad Valenciana (COMAV), Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (UPV) Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain; Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas (IBMCP) Primo-Yúfera, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas- Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Avenida fausto Elio s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain; Università degli Studi di Milano, Department of Biosciences Via Giovanni Celoria 26, 20133 Milan, Italy.
Chiara Paleni, Università degli Studi di Milano, Department of Biosciences Via Giovanni Celoria 26, 20133 Milan, Italy.
Federico Fainelli, Università degli Studi di Pavia, Department of Earth and Environmental Science, Via S. Epifanio 14, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
Carla Lambertini, Università degli Studi di Milano, Department of Biosciences Via Giovanni Celoria 26, 20133 Milan, Italy.
Silvia Manrique, Instituto Universitario para la Conservación y Mejora de la Agrodiversidad Valenciana (COMAV), Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (UPV) Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain; Università degli Studi di Milano, Department of Biosciences Via Giovanni Celoria 26, 20133 Milan, Italy; Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Salamanca (IRNASA), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Cordel de Merinas 40 Salamanca - Spain.
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