University of Hawaiʻi (Lyon Arboretum)

This project will prevent further extinction of Hawaiian plant species by creating and improving new strategies and techniques for ex situ conservation, which includes in vitro plant and seed bank propagation and storage. This will be accomplished by developing a set of standardized protocols in handling education, developing an interactive reporting system, developing new strategies for seed conservation, and conducting research that will prolong the plant culture storage shelf-life. A Web page will disseminate research results, new protocols, and standards to other botanical gardens and research centers.