Online platform for responsible seed exchange

News published: 24 October 2022

Botanical gardens, arboreta, and research institutions around the world have been exchanging seeds through Index Seminum seed catalogues for centuries. For the first time, all the Index Seminum catalogues can be found in one place under this Index Seminum BGCI hosted Tool in a combined list cooperative web service. This is an online platform for responsible seed exchange.

In this BGCI Online workshop you will learn how to use the new online platform:

• Introduction from BGCI about sharing plant materials across institutions
• Anneleen Kool (Director, University of Oslo Botanical Garden) and Reinout Havinga (Head of Garden and collections at Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam) will have a live demonstration of the new platform
• Workshop attendees will have a chance to ask questions
• Discussion on future developments for the tool
• BGCI closing remarks on other BGCI databases

Join us on 1 December at 9am GMT – only 100 tickets available, please only register for a ticket if you are able to come. The workshop will be recorded and the recording shared.