Research Fronts

Seeds at the Forefront: the Contribution of Australian Seed Science to Restoration, Conservation and Crop Security

One of the key outcomes from the National Seed Science Forum, held in March 2016, was this Seed Science Research Front, which distils some of the current thinking and contemporary research being pursued in the Australian region. The papers included provide a snapshot of seed science across the country, from the Pilbara in the north west, to the islands of the South Pacific. Of particular note is the growth in germplasm conservation of native and agricultural floras, in line with, and at the forefront of, international collaborative efforts.

Fire in Australia

In December 2015, the Ecological Society of Australia held their annual meeting in Adelaide, including a symposium entitled ‘Fire in Australia: how was the biota prepared for human occupation?’. This issue features a Research Front presenting most of the talks from this symposium.