World’s Biggest Seed Vault Gets Fresh Seed Deposits This Year

Published 2021년 2월 22일

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The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has declared 2021 as the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables. To mark the occasion, the first seed deposits of the year, including strawberry, watermelon, and pumpkin seeds, have been added to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. Around 6,500 seed samples from gene banks in South Asia, Europe, and Africa have been deposited, with the National Genebank of Mali contributing 3,446 seeds, primarily sorghum. The Seed Vault, which has been operation for 13 years, serves as a backup for gene banks to preserve crop diversity and prevent genetic erosion by storing duplicate seeds. It is designed to last and will next open in May and October this year.

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The FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) has recognized the year 2021 as the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables. This was also mentioned at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. The first seed deposits of this year have been done. They are seeds of strawberry, watermelon, and pumpkin. The February seed deposit features seeds of other crops too. These are from gene banks of South Asia, Europe, and Africa. In total, around 6,500 seed samples were deposited at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault from 5 gene banks. These banks are: Seed bank at ICRISAT (International Crop Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics) in India SADC Plant Genetic Resources Center in Zambia AfricaRice in Cote d’Ivoire JKI (Julius Kuhn Institute) in Germany National Genebank in Mali For the last 13 years, the Seed Vault has been safeguarding 1 million+ seed samples deposited by about 90 gene banks. The National Genebank of Mali deposited total 3446 seed samples, which primarily featured seeds of sorghum ...

Source: Krishi Jagran