Tag: plant preservation

Reviewing the importance of International Year of Plant Health

By sustainablesecurefoodblog on February 7, 2021 • ( 2 Comments )

The United Nations (U.N.) declared 2020 the International Year of Plant Health. This sent a powerful message to the world: Plants are life. Sadly, the COVID-19 crisis changed a lot of 2020 […]

How can crops that are not grown from seeds be conserved in gene banks?

By sustainablesecurefoodblog on September 22, 2020 • ( 7 Comments )

Plant genebanks, such as the USDA-ARS National Plant Germplasm System (NPGS), conserve vast collections of crops. They are saved for use in breeding and research programs. These collections are primarily conserved as […]

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Reviewing the importance of International Year of Plant Health

How can crops that are not grown from seeds be conserved in gene banks?

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