seed bank
Botanical preservation facility
A seed bank is a facility that stores seeds for long-term preservation, protecting plant genetic diversity against extinction, climate change, or agricultural disaster.
The most famous is the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway.
Seed bank also refers to the dormant seeds naturally present in soil, waiting for conditions favorable to germination.
Hereditary tissue for propagation
- genetic diversityAllelic variation within populations
- gene poolSpecies' total genetic diversity
- allelesVariant forms of genes
- variationChange from a norm
traits · DNA · genotyping · accession · landrace · cultivar · heirloom · wild type
Secure storage chamber
- repositoryPlace for storing things
- cryopreservationLow-temperature biological preservation
- cold storageRefrigerated preservation space
- freezerSubzero storage compartment
archive · collection · specimen · accession · catalog · inventory · preservation · facility
Inherited family treasure
- landraceRegionally adapted traditional stock
- ancient grainsLong-cultivated, unmodified staple seeds
- ethnobotanyScience of human-plant relationships
- cultural heritageInherited collective traditions
ancestral · open-pollinated · patrimony · generational · legacy
Guaranteed adequate nutrition access
- plant breedingDeveloping improved crop varieties
- famineSevere food shortage
- drought resistanceCapacity to survive water scarcity
- disease resistanceCapacity to repel illness
yield · cultivation · harvest · farmer · subsistence · staple crops · cereals · legumes
Organisms facing extinction risk
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- rare plantsUncommon botanical specimens
native species · reintroduction · habitat restoration · rewilding · threatened · in situ · safeguarding · insurance
Study of entire genetic sequences
- bioinformaticsComputational analysis of genetic data
- plant scienceStudy of vegetation
- field trialsTesting in actual conditions
- phenotypingCharacterizing observable traits
biotechnology · laboratory · scientific study · data analysis · phylogenetics · breeding programs · publication · experimentation
germplasm
Hereditary tissue for propagation
- genetic diversityAllelic variation within populations
- gene poolSpecies' total genetic diversity
- allelesVariant forms of genes
variation · traits · DNA · genotyping · accession · landrace · cultivar · heirloom · wild type · genetic markers
vault
Secure storage chamber
- repositoryPlace for storing things
- cryopreservationLow-temperature biological preservation
- cold storageRefrigerated preservation space
freezer · archive · collection · specimen · accession · catalog · inventory · preservation · facility · Svalbard
heirloom
Inherited family treasure
- landraceRegionally adapted traditional stock
- ancient grainsLong-cultivated, unmodified staple seeds
- ethnobotanyScience of human-plant relationships
cultural heritage · ancestral · open-pollinated · patrimony · generational · legacy
food security
Guaranteed adequate nutrition access
- plant breedingDeveloping improved crop varieties
- famineSevere food shortage
- drought resistanceCapacity to survive water scarcity
disease resistance · yield · cultivation · harvest · farmer · subsistence · staple crops · cereals · legumes · vegetables
endangered species
Organisms facing extinction risk
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
- biodiversityRange of life forms
rare plants · native species · reintroduction · habitat restoration · rewilding · threatened · in situ · safeguarding · insurance · recovery
genomics
Study of entire genetic sequences
- bioinformaticsComputational analysis of genetic data
- plant scienceStudy of vegetation
- field trialsTesting in actual conditions
phenotyping · biotechnology · laboratory · scientific study · data analysis · phylogenetics · breeding programs · publication · experimentation · sample
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- natural historynatural history, natural history museum, naturalist, naturalists, natural philosophers
- botanical gardensgreenhouses, Kew Gardens, rose garden, orchids, arboretum
- academic collectionslibrary, archive, museum, herbarium, rare books
- botanical reservesarboretum, conservatory, native garden, herbarium, rainforest reserve
- Cannabis Industrydispensary, dispensaries, pot shop, grow operation, grow ops
seed bankbiodiversity loss
Reduction in species variety
species extinction · extinction event · extinction · monoculture · crop failure
seed banknursery
Room for infants
greenhouse · farm · plantation · orchard · garden
seed bankseed dispersal
Transport of plant embryos
sowing · dissemination · scattering · planting · broadcasting
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