A unique web resource for physiology, ecology and the environmental sciences: PrometheusWiki

Lawren Sack*, Will K. Cornwell, Louis S. Santiago, Margaret M. Barbour, Brendan Choat, John R. Evans, Rana Munns, Adrienne Nicotra

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    Abstract

    PROtocols, METHods, Explanations and Updated Standards Wiki (PrometheusWiki, http://www.publish.csiro.au/prometheuswiki/) is a new open access, fully searchable web resource that contains protocols and methods for plant physiology, ecology and environmental sciences. Contributions can be uploaded by anyone in the community, with attributed authorship, and are open for wiki-style comment. This resource allows the gathering in one place of methods, links to published methods and detailed protocols used by leading laboratories around the world, with annotation. As a web resource, PrometheusWiki is continually evolving and updatable, easily and rapidly searchable and highly accessible. It will also enhance communication, allowing multimedia description of protocols and techniques, with spreadsheet tools, slide shows and video files easily integrated into the text. This resource is anticipated to lead to strong benefits in standardising methods, improving access to training for students and professionals, promoting collaborations and expanding the cutting edge of research.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)687-693
    Number of pages7
    JournalFunctional Plant Biology
    Volume37
    Issue number8
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2010

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