Resources for seedbanking

Information on seed banking, conservation initiatives and research methods:

• Seed conservation video library from Botanic Gardens Conservation International
• Technical information sheets from the Millennium Seed Bank
• Australian Seed Bank Partnership including links to conservation seedbanks in Australia
• Australian Network for Plant Conservation

The book Plant Germplasm Conservation in Australia: strategies and guidelines for developing, managing and utilising ex situ collections by Offord CA and Meagher PF (2009) is available from the Australian Network for Plant Conservation. 

Various chapters of interest include:

• Seed and vegetative material collection 
• Cryopreservation 
• Seed banking 
• Tissue Culture 
• Living plant collections
• Seed germination and dormancy

Our information is available through the:

• PlantBank collection of the Atlas of Living Australia 
• Australian Seed Bank Partnership hub of the Atlas of Living Australia
• Seed Information Database of the Millennium Seed Bank
• NSW Flora Online (PlantNet)