Seed Banks

Seed banks have been with us since the ancient world.  However in recent years there has been a much more concerted effort to store seeds in the event of a worldwide crisis.  For instance the Doomsday vault in Australia hold stores 15% of the worlds plant species.

Most impressive of all is the Svalbard global seed depositary shown above; this complex will hold up to 4.5 million seeds in sub zero temperatures.  Even if the local climate is affected by global warming, or there is electricial failue the seeds will remain viable.

How extraordinarily beautiful are these floral seed stored at theKew Millenium seed bank?

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