Genomics for Australian Plants (GAP)

The Bioplatforms Genomics for Australian Plants Framework Data Initiative (https://bioplatforms.com/projects/genomics-for-australian-plants/) is a nationally-inclusive and collaborative program. The initiative aims to sequence and assemble representative Australian plant genomes across across the plant tree of life to enable better conservation, utilisation and understanding of Australia’s unique plant diversity; build genomic capacity across Australian Botanic Gardens and Herbaria to create networks collaborating in the collection, management, dissemination and application of genomic data for Australian plants; provide tools to enable genetic data to be used to identify and classify biodiversity at a range of scales and to use these tools to inform conservation management and enable better decision making. Bioplatforms is enabled by the Commonwealth Government National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS).