This article is about human-curated repositories of seeds. For other uses, see Seed bank (disambiguation).
Seedbank at the USDA Western Regional Plant Introduction Station
A seed bank (also seed banks or seeds bank) stores seeds to preserve genetic diversity; hence it is a type of gene bank.[1] There are many reasons to store seeds. One is to preserve the genes that plant breeders need to increase yield, disease resistance, drought tolerance, nutritional quality, taste, etc. of crops. Another is to forestall loss of genetic diversity in rare or imperiled plant species in an effort to conserve biodiversity ex situ. Many plants that were used centuries ago by humans are used less frequently now; seed banks offer a way to preserve that historical and cultural value. Collections of seeds stored at constant low temperature and low moisture are guarded against loss of genetic resources that are otherwise maintained in situ or in field collections.[citation needed] These alternative "living" collections can be damaged by natural disasters, outbreaks of disease, or war. Seed banks are considered seed libraries, containing valuable information about evolved strategies to combat plant stress, and can be used to create genetically modified versions of existing seeds. The work of seed banks often span decades and even centuries. Most seed banks are publicly funded and seeds are usually available for research that benefits the public.[citation needed]
A seedbank (also seedbanks or seedsbank) stores seeds to preserve genetic diversity; hence it is a type of gene bank. There are many reasons to store...
of Ginko. In 1984, the Nordic Gene Bank (now NordGen) began storing backup Nordic plant germplasm via frozen seeds in an abandoned coal mine outside of...
world, with the Svalbard Global Seed Vault being considered the most famous one. The database of the largest gene banks in the world can be queried via...
The soil seedbank is the natural storage of seeds, often dormant, within the soil of most ecosystems. The study of soil seedbanks started in 1859 when...
The Millennium SeedBank Partnership (MSBP or MSB), formerly known as the Millennium SeedBank Project, is the largest ex situ plant conservation programme...
The Indian Seed Vault is a secure seedbank located in a high-altitude mountain pass on the Chang La in Ladakh, India. It was built in 2010 jointly by...
"seed rain" and predation on the "seedbank". Whereas predation on the seed rain occurs when animals prey on released seeds usually flush with the ground...
A seedbank stores seeds from plants and is significant in preserving plant genetic diversity. Seedbanks can be categorized according to their location...
modern building, Kew's Millennium SeedBank. Visitors are able to see the gardens, the mansion, and also visit the seedbank. The garden today covers some...
seedbank, which was called "The SeedBank of Holland", in the early 1980s in the Netherlands. This was also the first seed company to advertise directly...
species of plants have seeds that delay germination for many months or years, and some seeds can remain in the soil seedbank for more than 50 years before...
Sensi Seeds or Sensi SeedBank is a Dutch company based in Amsterdam which markets cannabis seeds. The company was founded in 1985. Sensi Seeds is the...
by setting up the Heritage Seed Library to preserve seeds of as many of the older cultivars as possible. However, seedbanks alone have not been able to...
American Seed Trade Association Arboretum Biodiversity ESA European Seed Association List of seed packet companies Monoculture Seedbank "Guide to the...
seeds in a temperature and moisture controlled environment. This technique is used for taxa with orthodox seeds that tolerate desiccation. Seedbank facilities...
in their habitats in the wild (in situ), or failing that, ex situ in seedbanks or artificial habitats like botanic gardens. Otherwise, around 40% of...
from long-lived seeds that persist in the soil seedbank. It is a common weedy plant that spreads by prolifically producing seeds, and has become invasive...
meters of the parent plant. Seeds may stay alive in the seedbank for more than five years. A seed deposited in the seedbank is initially dormant. Dormancy...
tomato growers with special emphasis on heirloom varieties Seed Savers Exchange: Seedbank and resource on heirloom varieties BBC article: Return of the...
least three years, preventing any new seeds from forming, and allowing the oldest viable seeds in the seedbank to sprout. To avoid recolonization, the...
listing requirements or qualify for bank loans, recognize VC as providers of financial support and value added services. Seed money can be used to pay for preliminary...
In agriculture and gardening, seed saving (sometimes known as brown bagging) is the practice of saving seeds or other reproductive material (e.g. tubers)...
Pearl/Skunk #1 x Northern Lights #5/Haze from the SeedBank 3rd Cup 1990 — Northern Lights #5 from the SeedBank 4th Cup 1991 — Skunk from Free City 5th Cup...
Papaver rhoeas is a variable, erect annual, forming a long-lived soil seedbank that can germinate when the soil is disturbed. In the Northern Hemisphere...
Public Library: Make It A SeedBank". Weekend Edition Saturday (Radio broadcast). NPR. Retrieved 2017-03-12. "Hull-House Seed Library". Jane Addams Hull-House...
PlantBank is a seedbank located in the Australian Botanic Gardens, Mount Annan. The seedbank is part of the Millennium SeedBank Project. The SeedBank replaced...
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