People
Terry, Janet
| Job Title | Seed Processing Manager |
|---|---|
| Department | Seed Conservation |
| Section | Curation |
| Science Teams |
Millennium Seed Bank Project |
| Joined Kew | 1988 |
| Foreign Language(s) |
Qualifications & Appointments
BSc (Hons), Thames Polytechnic, 1989.
Role
Management of seed curation activities.
Day-to-day management and running of the Curation Section of the Seed Conservation Department. This Section delivers seed processing, curation of the conserved seed collections and seed sample distribution for the Millennium Seed Bank Project. Also involved with the training of international partners in seed processing. In addition, research into seed dormancy issues in the families Poaceae, Compositae, Chenopodiaceae, Solanaceae, Lythraceae, Papaveraceae, Onagraceae and Cruciferae is carried out. CITES Liaison Officer and Plant Health Officer for the SCD. Responsible for ensuring staff and visitors are aware of, and adhere to, national and international legislation on the movement of plants and seeds globally. Ensuring MSB maintains status as a Defra Licensed Quarantine Station for seeds and herbarium specimens.
Projects
Ex situ Conservation of Plant Germplasm from Arid and Semi-Arid Zones of Mexico
Millennium Seed Bank Project in Jordan
Millennium Seed Bank Project in Lebanon
Millennium Seed Bank Project in Namibia
Millennium Seed Bank Project in South Africa
Millennium Seed Bank Project in Tasmania
Millennium Seed Bank Project in the Northern Territory of Australia
Solving Seed Germination Problems in Conservation Collections
Towards Universally Applicable Seed Viability Stains
Selected Publications 2001-2005
Terry, J., Probert, R.J., & Linington, S.H. (2003). Processing and Maintenance of the Millennium Seed Bank Collections. In Smith, R.D., Dickie, J.B., Linington, S.H., Pritchard, H.W. & Probert, R.J. (eds) Seed Conservation: turning science into practice. Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 307-325.
Selected Publications pre-2001
Linington, S., Terry, J. & Parsons, J. (1995). X-ray analysis of empty and insect-damaged seeds in an ex situ wild species collection. Plant Genetic Resources Newsletter 102: 18-25.
Linington, S.H., Mkhonta, D., Pritchard, H.W. & Terry, J. (1996). A Provisional Germination Testing Scheme For Seed Of The Compositae. In Caligari, P.D.S. & Hind, D.J.N. (eds) Compositae: Biology and Utilisation. (Proceedings of the International Compositae Conference, Kew, 1994). Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2: 223-235.