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After depositing 1158 new seeds accessions this week, the SPGRC gene bank has secured in total 5244 seed samples in the Seed Vault.
"We will during the coming six months send even more seeds to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault", says Ms. Sthembiso Mbhele, who quite recently has taken over the responsibility for the SPGRC Ex-Situ Conservation Program.
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Second seed deposit from SPGRC this year
After depositing 1158 new seeds accessions this week, the SPGRC gene bank has secured in total 5244 seed samples in …
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Long travelled seeds in place in the Seed Vault
The second regular Seed Vault opening this year was accomplished during the first week of June. Two gene banks deposited …
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Seeds from unique forage collection deposited in the Seed Vault
Seeds from the world’s arguably most diverse and unique forage collection were deposited in Svalbard Global Seed Vault today. In …
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SPGRC in Zambia Urge all the World’s Gene banks to Use the Seed Vault
This week, NordGen carried new seeds into the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. The deposit comes from the regional gene bank …
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Close to 90% of the ICRISAT collection duplicated
ICRISAT is among the gene banks that have deposited the largest numbers of seed samples in the Seed Vault. “At …
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India eager to deposit more seeds in Svalbard
India has one of the largest plant germplasm collections in the world, hosted in the National Gene Bank at ICAR …
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National Plant Genetic Resources Center under establishment in Thailand
Four gene bank collections in Thailand have deposited seeds in the Seed Vault. Thailands Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives has …
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The largest diversity of crop species in the Seed Vault
The German Genebank Department at the IPK in Gatersleben organizes regularly the so called Vavilov seminars for employees and guests. …
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Seed Vault openings 2019
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault will be opened for regular seed deposits three times during 2019; in March, in June …
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Seeds from four continents
Seeds from six gene banks were deposited in the Seed Vault this week; the International CGIAR centres in Peru (CIP) …