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(March 25, 2008)http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/13/business/13wheat.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=%22wheat+shortage%22&st=nyt&oref=sloginUnderstanding Evolution. Global Crop Diversity Trust. "Svalbard is home to a top-of-the-world seed bank." "Current status, likely migration and strategies to mitigate the threat wheat production from race Ug99 (TTKS) of stem rust pathogen." http://www.croptrust.org/main/arctic.php?itemid=216Global Diversity Crop Trust. http://www.croptrust.org/main/howis.php?itemid=22Global Diversity Crop Trust. (April 1, 2008)http://cgiar.org/impact/accessions.htmlConsultative Group on International Agricultural Research. March 2, 2004. A seed bank (also seedbank or seeds bank) stores seeds to preserve genetic diversity; hence it is a type of gene bank.There are many reasons to store seeds. The national seed bank of the Philippines was damaged by flooding and later destroyed by a fire; the seed banks of Afghanistan, Syria, and Iraq have been lost completely. Seed banks are essential, if you are a cannabis grower, whether on a full scale or just doing it for your own personal gain. (April 4, 2008)http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E05E5D8173FF931A35750C0A9629C8B63&st=cse&sq=GMO+plants&scp=3Rosenthal, Elisabeth. 2008. "Seed Banks Move to Save Threatened Species."
Feb. 29, 2008. Feb. 13, 2008. Location of Seed Banks. "The Potential Use of Kudzu as a Biofuel [Abstract]." There are roughly 100,000 global plant varieties endangered in the world. 2008. New York Times. "How is Diversity Conserved?" Oct. 12, 2007. Aug. 27, 2007. (April 1, 2008) http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article//agriculture_02 Extreme weather events, over-exploitation of ecosystems, habitat loss, and a lack of public awareness threaten future plant biodiversity. 2006. Seed Banks Around the World - Seed banks around the world work to protect our plants' seeds. http://www.croptrust.org/main/trust.php?itemid=68International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. How long will the seeds survive in a seed bank? International Herald Tribune. (April 1, 2008).http://www.naturebase.net/content/view/2966/1464/N.I. 2008.
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Sept. 21, 2007. "Millenium Seed Bank Project." "Priority Crops." Learn more about that many seeds banks around the world. (March 25, 2008)http://assets.panda.org/downloads/food_stores.pdfStreitfeld, David. "Texts of the Treaty." (March 29, 2008)http://cabiblog.typepad.com/hand_picked/files/PAV054.pdfStolton, Sue; Maxted, Nigel; Ford-Llyod, Brian; Kell, Shelagh and Dudley, Nigel. Weird & WackyWe use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. "Food for thought: Crop diversity is dying."
2008. You consent to our cookies if you continue to use our website. NPR Morning Edition. The Millenium Seed Bank vaults. (March 25, 2008)http://www.diverseeds.eu/index.php?page=Main-goalsFowler, Cary. (April 4, 2008)http://www.ars.usda.gov/research/publications/publications.htm?seq_no_115=202385Global Diversity Crop Trust. The Associated Press. DNA Genetics actually started life as a Californian-based seed bank back in the eighties, but later moved to Amsterdam in 2002 to take advantage of the more cannabis friendly environment.