seedbanks
Crop diversity archives
Seedbanks are facilities that store seeds for long-term preservation, protecting genetic diversity against crop failure, climate change, or extinction.
Agricultural seedbanks maintain varieties of food crops; conservation seedbanks preserve wild species.
The term also refers to seeds lying dormant in soil, waiting for conditions favorable to germination: The forest floor contains a seedbank of native wildflowers.
Place for storing things
- catalogOrdered list of items
- collectionGathered set of items
- databaseOrganized digital information collection
- vaultSecure storage chamber
inventory · preservation · documentation · curation · accession · storage · records · index
Allelic variation within populations
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
- endemicNative to one area
- variabilityTendency to change
- landracesLocally adapted traditional crops
heirloom · adaptation · gene pool · native species · extinction · food security · resilience
Seed's initial growth phase
- sowingPlanting for cultivation
- plantingPlacing seeds in earth
- cropCultivated agricultural plants
- harvestGathering mature crops
cultivation · horticulture · agronomy · yield · propagation · heirloom varieties · crop rotation · plant breeding
Norwegian Arctic archipelago
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- protectionGuarding against harm
- restorationReturning something to condition
sustainability · in situ · cryopreservation · backup · safeguarding · future generations · climate resilience · heritage
repository
Place for storing things
- catalogOrdered list of items
- collectionGathered set of items
- databaseOrganized digital information collection
vault · inventory · preservation · documentation · curation · accession · storage · records · index · retrieval
genetic diversity
Allelic variation within populations
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
- endemicNative to one area
- variabilityTendency to change
landraces · heirloom · adaptation · gene pool · native species · extinction · food security · resilience
germination
Seed's initial growth phase
harvest · cultivation · horticulture · agronomy · yield · propagation · heirloom varieties · crop rotation · plant breeding · nursery
Svalbard
Norwegian Arctic archipelago
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- protectionGuarding against harm
restoration · sustainability · in situ · cryopreservation · backup · safeguarding · future generations · climate resilience · heritage · stewardship
seedbanksnurseries
Plant or baby facilities
greenhouses · plant nurseries · hothouses · plantations · orchards
seedbanksnature reserves
Protected ecosystems for conservation
protected habitats · wildlife preserves · national parks · wilderness areas · natural ecosystems
seedbanksseed dispersal
Transport of plant embryos
consumption · depletion · harvesting · sowing · planting
seed, seeds, seeded, seeding, seedling, seedlings, seedy, seedbed, seedbeds