Seed-based webinar follow-up #6 Is there a concern with genetic...

Thu, 4 May 2017 09:40:18 GMT

Seed-based webinar follow-up #6

Is there a concern with genetic bottlenecking when you collect seeds from restored prairies?

Directed to: Chris

Thu, 4 May 2017 14:41:33 GMT

Yes, but I hope we're mitigating that by also harvesting from remnant prairies. Restored sites might have a broader range of genetics than many remnants, especially if we do a good job of using seed from multiple sites when harvesting for those sites. Even so, the plants that actually establish and survive in those restorations might not fully represent the available range of genes in the landscape, so continuing to harvest from a range of remnant sites is probably important.