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July 16, 2026Plants People PlanetOpen Access

Plants back: Re‐envisioning botanical garden collections management for indigenous crops

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UGUala Working GroupSLStacy Lynn LucasAKAurora K. Kagawa‐Viviani

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Overview

Randomized trial explores enhancing botanical gardens’ management of Indigenous crops, suggesting improved cultural engagement.

Key Points

  • The central aim is to enhance botanical garden practices to effectively support Indigenous crop cultivars and their cultural significance.
  • Proposing a framework for botanical collections management emphasizing equitable partnerships and cultural knowledge.
  • Documenting, tracking, and maintaining Indigenous crops through adaptive collections practices.
  • Engaging in collaborative community-building and restoration of culturally significant plants.
  • Emphasized the need for acknowledging colonial disruptions in plant access and knowledge.
  • Advocated for enhanced collections documentation and stewardship practices.
  • Proposed a multipronged framework improving Indigenous plant care leading to revitalization of local food systems.

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Group et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a5875cb2b46c88ba9ad1808https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp3.70239
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