kew's seed bank

in summary


- all human life depends on plants - and plants are under threat - from us


- so we need to save plants - by saving their seeds (their future)


- the largest seed bank in the world is @ kew uk (and is distributed around world)


- with loads of partners and governments helping


- need to be dried then stored at minus 20C with low humidity - to remain viable


- germination tests every 10 years to test still viable


- 3 billonth seed now stored - 10% of all species in world


- £2008 per species


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