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The last great plant hunt : the story of Kew's Millennium Seed Bank / Carolyn Fry, Sue Seddon and Gail Vines.

Title
The last great plant hunt : the story of Kew's Millennium Seed Bank / Carolyn Fry, Sue Seddon and Gail Vines.
Author
Fry, Carolyn (Science writer)
Publication
Richmond, Surrey : Kew Publishing, 2011.

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Additional Authors
  • Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
  • Seddon, Sue
  • Vines, Gail
Description
192 p. : col. ill., col. maps, ports. (some col.); 29 cm.
Summary
This book describes the work of the Millennium Seed Bank project and its partner organizations which are now found in more than fifty countries. From the collection and care of seeds to their use in conservation research, all practical aspects of seed storage are discussed. Additional chapters consider the future of global seed conservation.
Subject
  • Conservation of Natural Resources
  • Gene banks, Plant > Great Britain
  • Germplasm resources, Plant > Great Britain
  • Millennium Seed Bank Project
  • Plant conservation
  • Seeds > Harvesting
  • Seeds > Storage
  • Seeds > genetics
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [188]) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
What is the last great plant hunt? -- Conserving wild plants on a global scale -- In search of the world's seeds -- The science of saving seeds for posterity -- Sharing knowledge and putting seeds to work -- Breathing life into degraded ecosystems.
ISBN
  • 9781842464328
  • 1842464329
OCLC
587209618
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library