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The conservation value of germplasm stored at the Millennium Seed Bank, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK

2018-05-01

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The Millennium Seed Bank (MSB) Partnership, developed and managed by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG Kew), conserves propagules primarily from orthodox seed-bearing wild vascular plants. It is the largest ex situ conservation programme in the world, currently involving 96 countries and territories. Where possible, seeds are collected and conserved in the country of origin with duplicates being sent to RBG Kew’...

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Literature Corpus work: 6d2a12f1-6978-5302-a4a0-774365c7f0ce
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-018-1497-y

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