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Aug 11, 2022Keywords:
arboreta, botanical collections, sentinel network, conservation
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The value of arboreta in South Africa
Michael D. Cheek
Şerban Procheş
Abstract
Significance:
• Arboreta are documented, living collections of ligneous species cultivated for research, education and display.
• Arboreta are a valuable resource for the forestry industry as gene banks.
• Arboreta, together with botanic gardens, form a useful network of sentinel sites for plant pathogens and invasive species.
• A survey of the species composition and status of arboreta in South Africa would be an important contribution to our botanical knowledge.
