Small Collections Grant
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Halting quick depletion of Medicinal plant collections at the CPMR herbarium, Ghana.
Ghana
Database, Digitally image, Process backlog, Conserve
Cost (USD):
2000
CPMR
Centre for Plant Medicine Research
Objective:
1. Acquisition of Deep-Freezing and Digitization Equipment
2. Procurement of Archival Herbarium Supplies
3. Eradication of Pests and Microbial Contaminants through Deep-Freezing
4. Digitization of Herbarium Specimens
Timetable:
S/N Activities From To
1 Acquisition of equipment and materials for freezing and digitization July September
2 Training of project team for digitization October October
3 Improvement/Freezing of Specimens October October
4 Digitization of specimens October November
5 Publishing of Digital specimens December December
Scoring Rubric
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Collection Improvement (max. 120 points)
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Facilitating access to the physical collections by digitization (e.g., data entry, setting up database structure with an outline of the platform to be used, purchasing equipment, and imaging specimens) – up to 30 points.
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Enhancing physical collections by improving the conservation status of specimens in the herbarium (e.g., better folders, protecting covers, mounting paper, labeling, etc.) – up to 30 points.
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Curating specimens (e.g., updating families, species identification, identifying types) – up to 20 points.
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Increasing our understanding of the flora or funga by making new herbarium specimens available, such as processing of backlog or collecting and mounting of new specimens from understudied sites – up to 20 points.
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Securing collections by distribution of duplicates (or orphan collections) to other regional or international herbaria or shipping endangered collections to another herbarium – up to 20 points.
This proposal scores:
/120
Methods & Funding (max. 40 points)
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Match between the proposed budget and methods for the aims described – up to 10 points.
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Perceived need, the extent to which the project will benefit from IAPT funding: e.g., due to active floristic work or contribution to poorly collected sites, due to threatened conditions of collections, and for the degree of involvement of others (outreach and education). We give more points for herbaria in low- and middle-income countries – up to 20 points.
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Sharing duplicate specimens with other herbaria – up to 10 points.
This proposal scores:
/40
Broader Impacts (max. 40 points)
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Degree of regional importance of the collection or the taxonomic importance of the targeted collection – up to 10 points.
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The project will yield durable benefits (specimens, digitized metadata, databases, websites) – up to 15 points.
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The project involves outreach/mentoring and broad dissemination – up to 15 points.
This proposal scores:
/40
2024
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Plan:
1. Recommended deep freezer for decontamination and high-resolution imaging equipment for digitization will be procured. The selected deep-freezer will be suitable for herbarium use, ensuring effective eradication of pests and microbial contaminants. Additionally, a high-resolution camera will be acquired to facilitate the precise digitization of specimens.
2. Acid-free papers and other essential archival herbarium materials will be procured. These supplies will be carefully selected based on recommended preservation standards to extend the shelf-life of specimens and maintain their integrity over time.
3. All herbarium specimens will be thoroughly inspected to assess their condition and identify any infestations (Rivers, 2011). Infested specimens will be isolated, and once all specimens are confirmed to be fully dried, they will be placed in airtight plastic bags to prevent moisture absorption. The specimens will then undergo deep-freezing at temperatures ranging from -20°C to -40°C, effectively eliminating microbial contaminants and pests. Proper thawing protocols will be followed to gradually bring specimens back to room temperature, ensuring their structural integrity before they are safely removed and fully dried (Drinkell, 2024).
4. Herbarium specimens will be digitized using high-resolution imaging techniques. The imaging process will involve careful assembly of tools and materials, ensuring optimal lighting and precision measurement setups.
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Peter Atta-Adjei Junior
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