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Tag: seed storage
Phaseolus Seed Cleaning at WRPIS
Jason Newell Jason Newell shows the complete process of cleaning tepary beans (Phaseolus acutifolius) at the Western Regional …
Seed Storage and Distribution at WRPIS
Lisa Taylor Join Lisa Taylor for a tour of the seed storage and distribution facilities at the Western …
Regenerating the Cucurbita pepo Collection
Kathy Reitsma Cucurbits or gourds are a large group and are maintained across 4 different facilities in the …
Inside the ‘Doomsday’ Vault
Jennifer Duggan This article from TIME describes the Svalbard Global Seed Vault and the important service it provides. …
FAO Seeds Toolkit
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations This Seeds Toolkit has been developed to support practitioners along …
Why do We Store Seeds?
Lisa Hill In this short video, USDA scientist, Lisa Hill, discusses storing agriculturally important germplasm as seeds. Learn why seeds …
Seed Storage and Seed Longevity
Christina Walters Dr. Christina Walters presents seed preservation research, focusing on exceptional species. Learn about the effects of moisture …
The U.S. National Plant Germplasm System – An Overview (6 min)
USDA The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service operates a genebank network designed to protect crucial plant germplasm. This …
Inside America’s Seed Vault (No One Knows)
Gardener Scott The National Seed Storage Laboratory in Ft. Collins, Colorado, is part of the USDA Agricultural Resource Service and …