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Integrated Pest Management
Integrated Pest Management
Herbarium Beetle (Trogoderma angustum) and Biscuit Beetle (Stegobium paniceum) have the potential to cause serious damage to our herbarium collections if left unchecked. In the past, pest management in the Herbarium often involved regular use of…
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Preparation of Specimens
Preparation of Specimens
Each new plant specimen we add to the Herbarium collection is carefully prepared so that it will remain in good condition for use by future researchers. Different herbaria use different methods for mounting plant specimens. The sections below…
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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…
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Plant Health, Biosecurity & 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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Species Recovery and Conservation
Species Recovery and Conservation
We use genetic and ecological research to identify species most in need of conservation translocations and restoration. A synthesis of science and horticultural expertise is used to build large, genetically diverse and resilient ex-situ…
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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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Ex-Situ Conservation
Ex-Situ Conservation
We maintain a living collection of rare and threatened plant species, sampled from meticolously documented wild populations. Each species is represented by a spectrum of genetic diversity from its remaining wild relatives, which can be bulked-up to…
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Horticultural Internship Programme
Horticultural Internship Programme
As a Horticultural Intern at one of the gardens of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE), you will work alongside our professional horticultural team in the daily care and management of our world-renowned plant collections. At Edinburgh you…
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Will Ritchie
Will Ritchie
Will leads professional training, academic programmes, and capacity-building at the Botanics. As a fervent conservationist, he believes that sharing knowledge and skills is essential for developing a global capacity for biodiversity conservation.…
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Adrienne Kerr
Adrienne Kerr
Adrienne Kerr Adrienne has led a varied creative life with a BA HONS, Graphic Design & Visual Communication from Maidstone College of Art & Design, a Postgraduate in Art & Design Teaching from Edinburgh, and an MA in Fashion and…