title: Escape from the laboratory: new horizons for plant genetics.
abstract: Next generation sequencing (NGS) is changing the way biologists work, as large amounts of genetic data can be easily outsourced commercially. Consequently, crucial research efforts in plant genetics can now be found outside the traditional laboratory setting, allowing for novel and more challenging scientific questions to be answered by virtual collaborative networks.
authors.affiliation: National Herbarium of NSW, The Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Mrs Macquaries Road, Sydney 2000, NSW Australia. Electronic address: maurizio.rossetto@rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au.
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rossetto
authors.affiliation: Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, QLD Australia.
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Henry
mesh_terms: D058893:DNA Barcoding, Taxonomic; D018744:DNA, Plant / Q000235:genetics*; D018745:Genome, Plant; D023281:Genomics; D021141:Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D010944:Plants / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D018744:DNA, Plant
keywords: collaborative networks; evolutionary ecology; next generation sequencing; plant breeding