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Living Collection Policy
Living Collection Policy
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh conserves one of the world’s richest botanical collections across four Gardens in Scotland. The Living Collection Policy is our guide to conserving our plant collection, ensuring that we meet the challenges of…
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The Future
The Future
Developments In 2017 a new greenhouse was constructed to support the development of the north east corner of the main garden. It will house collections while greenhouses are replaced and the historic Palm Houses and Front Range are renovated.…
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Research
Research
The Nursery allows space for large scale experiments conducted by our scientific staff to support their work. At present these include, Geum rivale (water avens)and Geum urbanum (wood avens), investigating plant reproductive strategies. Euphrasia…
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Conifer Ex-situ Conservation
Conifer Ex-situ Conservation
Ex-situ conservation programmes are usually additional to in-situ measures and may also be undertaken as a precautionary measure before species go extinct in the wild. Ex-situ conservation of plants may involve a range a methods, including seed…
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Conservation Genetics
Conservation Genetics
Our conservation genetics research focuses on rare, threatened and important plant species. We use a combination of genetic and ecological methods to help answer key ecological questions and inform conservation and management decisions. The aim of…
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Plant Health & Plant-Microbe Interactions
Plant Biosecurity
There has been an increased incidence of introduced plant pests and pathogens into Scotland over the last 30 years, leading to significant impacts on businesses, organisations and the wider environment. RBGE’s work aims to provide evidence for the…
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Protocol Development
Protocol Development
From the very basic problems of how to break up different kinds of tissue in order to extract DNA, to working with the "pre-fragmented" DNA that is found in historic specimens, working in a Botanical Garden laboratory is full of…
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General Lab Facilities
General Lab Facilities
Biosecurity Plant health and host/pathogen interactions: our laboratory facilities are licensed for work with quarantine listed plant pathogens, either on host plant material, soil or as pure cultures. We also have facilities to support research on…
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Visiting RBGE Library
Visiting the Library
Access is by appointment only - please see the Opening Hours page to find out more. Books and other items from the collections will be retrieved for you by Library staff and made available for consultation in the Reading Room where visitors also…
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Apply to Join the Workshop
Apply to Join the Workshop
The workshop will use the RBGE's extensive collection of botanical artworks, prints and photographic materials, as a starting point for an exploration of the challenges and opportunities relating to the creation and curation of botanical art and…