Genomics for Australian Plants – Phylogenomics Project (Old ID 26702)
Role
Principal Investigator
Description
The Genomics for Australian Plants initiative aims to develop genomics resources to enhance our understanding of the evolution and conservation of the unique Australian flora. We will (1) sequence and assemble representative Australian plant genomes across the plant tree of life to enable better conservation, utilisation and understanding of Australia’s unique plant diversity; (2) build genomic capacity across Australian Botanic Gardens and Herbaria to create networks collaborating in the collection, management, dissemination and application of genomic data for Australian plants; and (3) provide tools to enable genetic data to be used to identify and classify biodiversity at a range of scales and to use these tools to inform conservation management and enable better decision making.
Date
01 Jan 2020 - 30 Jun 2022
Project Type
CONTRACT_RESEARCH
Keywords
Plant genomics;Phylogeny
Funding Body
The Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria
Amount
81000
Project Team
Lalita Simpson