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To increase the utility of its collections
and to protect historical specimens from destructive sampling,
NCSC is making freely available samples of recent and silica gel
desiccated plant material for taxonomic research. A unique
attribute of this initiative in North Carolina is its focus on the
scale of florulas, rather than select taxa. Collecting in silica,
in addition to making regular vouchers, was trialed in 2008 and is
now the standard practice by floristic researchers at NCSC.
Making this material available for molecular studies that
elucidate plant evolutionary relationships is consistent with the
primary mission of NCSC to document and understand plant
diversity.
View available material here
(excel file)
Release of silica-gel desiccated material is governed by a
Technology Transfer Agreement. Material is only made
available to non-commercial research seeking to elucidate phylogenetic relationships or otherwise directly contribute to
plant systematics.
Researchers interested in obtaining samples should submit a
succinct, one page proposal, specifying the research objectives,
the proposed methodology, and how our samples fit into the
sampling plan. The credentials of research personnel
involved should be identified separately, either through a brief
biosketch or cv. Requests should be sent or emailed to
the
Director, Herbarium, Department
of Plant Biology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
27695-7612. Requests will be reviewed and applicants
notified promptly.
It is expected that researchers utilizing samples from NCSC:
-acknowledge NCSC and all agencies from whose lands samples
were collected in any resulting publications
-provide reprints (preferably digital) to NCSC of any resulting
publications
-publish jointly with NCSC staff whenever appropriate
-register GenBank/EMBL accession numbers
Silica-gel desiccated material is stored in a -20 deg C
freezer. NCSC reserves the right to request contributions in
the future to off-set the cost of maintaining and expanding
adequate facilities for this collection.
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