Meaning of seed bank | Babel Free

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Synonym of seed vault.

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“"Corn first developed in the northern Mexico area," said James Enote, director of the Zuni Conservation Project, which oversees the seed bank on the reservation.[…]Zuni farmers check out seeds from the seed bank with the agreement that they will return the same number or more, Mr. Enote said.”

“For years, a hodgepodge network of seed banks has been amassing seed and shoot collections. Labs in Mexico banked corn species. Those in Nigeria banked cassava.”

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