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material for propagation) collections or understand species' likely responses to future environmental changes.
Strengthening evidence-based horticultural research – in collaboration with CANBR, other research institutions, government departments, botanic gardens, conservation agencies and community groups – will enhance the ANBG's ability to curate and utilise its living and seed collections, refine its horticultural practices and support integrated approaches to conservation.
The ANBG's research and applied horticultural outcomes have been used by the horticultural industry, conservation agencies, community groups and individuals working in land care and conservation. Our ongoing research programs will therefore make important contributions towards Australia's economic and social wellbeing.

Aims
    * Build a scientifically rigorous horticultural and seed science program that addresses the cross-cutting priorities of the ANBG, Commonwealth reserves and research collaborators and is responsive to emerging conservation priorities.
    * Share knowledge of the cultivation of Australian plants and their sustainable use through public access to research results.
    * Share knowledge of the seed biology and ecology of Australian plants through publication of research results.
    * Build effective research partnerships that advance horticultural and seed science, and apply research findings to conservation management actions.
    * Define the need for a commercial plant release program and, if necessary, develop a business case to test its value to the ANBG.

Issues
    * The demand for collaboration in horticultural and seed science is greater than the available capacity, particularly facilities and equipment.
    * Growth in programs and partnerships requires associated growth in business administration support.
    * The ANBG's horticultural science needs promotion to raise our profile as a scientific institution in the botanical and scientific communities, in the Australian Government and more broadly.
    * Better documentation of horticultural practices and research findings will help us retain and build corporate knowledge, inform planning and management of the living collection and inform future priorities.

    * The ANBG needs careful, long-term succession planning in horticultural and seed science and conservation.
    * Wild collecting is not suitable for some species and their ex situ conservation will require alternative seed or plant sources.
    * Ex situ conservation methods need to be customised for some rare plant species that may not be suitable for conventional seed banking or horticulture.

What we are going to do

Policies
1.1.1       The ANBG will prioritise horticultural and seed research projects with consideration of:
      the broader policy context and priorities of the ANBG, CANBR and other research partners
      identified gaps in knowledge of Australian and related plants, and conservation priorities.
1.1.2       The ANBG will review, develop and implement recommendations relating to its curatorial framework, with a focus on developing a 5-year living collection plan that links with the research strategy.

Actions
1.1.3       Conduct rigorous horticultural and seed research that contributes