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Botanic Gardens Conservation International
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Head of Seed Conservation and Plant Health
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Plant Health and Biosecurity, Seed Conservation
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London, GB
I coordinate the Global Seed Conservation Challenge and provide the secretariat to the IUCN Seed Conservation Group. While at the MSB, Kew I carried out research on the dormancy of the family Apiaceae. l also coordinate the International Plant Sentinel Network (IPSN). Through which I have experience of working with pest and disease monitoring, developing tools and resources, networking, organising workshops and data management.
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Botanical Inventory and Collection Expertise
- Identification
- Collection of germplasm
- Genetic representativeness
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Ex situ Collection Type Expertise
- Seed banking
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Living Collection Management Expertise
- Plant Health and biosecurity
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Invasive Species Biology Expertise
- Sentinel research
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Biosecurity Expertise
- Pest Monitoring and Surveying
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Plant Growth Form Expertise
- Trees
- Herbs
- Shrubs
- Vines
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Seed Banking Research Expertise
- Seed behaviour
- Seed dormancy
- Seed viability
- Seed longevity
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Research Expertise
- Pests and diseases
- Ex situ conservation
- Conservation genetics
- Seed biology and conservation
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Ex situ Storage Behaviour Expertise
- Orthodox
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Seed Conservation Best Practices Expertise
- Germination
- Extinction Prevention
- Postharvest Handling
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Taxonomic Expertise (Genus)
Rosa, Quercus, Fraxinus
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Geographic Region Expertise
- Africa
- Asia
- Europe
- Latin America and the Caribbean
- Northern America
- Oceania
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Habitat Type Expertise
- Coastal areas
- Islands
- Mangroves
- Mediterranean forests, woodlands and scrubs
- Montane grasslands and shrublands
- Temperate broad leaf and mixed forests
- Temperate coniferous forest
- Temperate grasslands, savannas and shrublands
- Tropical and subtropical coniferous forests
- Tropical and subtropical dry broad leaf forests
- Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas and shrublands
- Tropical and subtropical moist broad leaf forests
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Services Available
- Advice
- Consultancy
- Partnership opportunity
- Training
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