Foreword

Botanical gardens worldwide, numbering over two thousand, serve as vital repositories of plant diversity. The Padova Botanical Garden stands out as the oldest, with a history spanning more than four centuries, while the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, boasts the largest living collection, encompassing over forty thousand species. These institutions play a crucial role in conservation and scientific research by preserving and studying a vast array of plant life, contributing significantly to global biodiversity efforts.

(Ed.). (2021). FOREWORD. Phytohortology, xii–xiii. https://doi.org/10.1051/978-2-7598-2531-8.c004