Useful publications
If you were interested in some of the issues in this module, you might like to download and read these articles, which we have selected for you.
Curry, H. (2022). The history of seed banking and the hazards of backup. In Halewood, M., Noriega, I.L., & Louafi, S. (Eds.). (2012). Social Studies of Science Jun 29; 52(5): pp. 664–688.
Available at: https://doi.org/ 10.1177/ 03063127221106728.
Daws, M., Davies, J., Vaes, E., van Gelder, H., Pritchard, H. (2007). Two-hundred-year seed survival of Leucospermum and two other woody species from the Cape Floristic region, South Africa. Seed Science Research, 17(2), pp. 73-79.
Available at: https://doi.org/ 10.1017/ S0960258507707638.
FAO (2014). Genebank Standards for Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Rev. Ed. Rome.
Available at: https://www.fao.org/ 4/ i3704e/ i3704e.pdf.
FAO (2022). Practical guide for the application of the Genebank Standards for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture: conservation in seed genebanks. Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Rome.
Available at: https://doi.org/ 10.4060/ cc0021en.
Hay, F., Whitehouse, K., Ellis, R., Sackville Hamilton, R., Lusty, C., Ndjiondjop M-N., Tia, D., Wenzl, P., Santos, L., Yazbek, M., Azevedo, V., Peerzada, O., Abberton, M., Oyatomi, O., de Guzman, F., Capilit, G., Muchugi, A., Kinyanjui, Z. (2021). CGIAR genebank viability data reveal inconsistencies in seed collection management. Global Food Security, 30, 100557.
Available at: https://doi.org/ 10.1016/ j.gfs.2021.100557.
Loskutov, I.G. (2020). Vavilov Institute (VIR): historical aspects of international cooperation for plant genetic resources. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 67, pp. 2237–2253.
Available at: https://doi.org/ 10.1007/ s10722-020-00979-4.
Sallon, S., Solowey, E., Chhen, Y., Korchinsky, R., Egli, M., Woodhatch, I., Simchoni, O., Kislev, M. (2008). Germination, genetics, and growth of an ancient date seed. Science, 22(5909) pp. 1789-90.
Available at: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ 18556553/.
Shen-Miller, J., Mudgett, M., Schopf, J., Clarke, S., Berger, R. (1995). Exceptional seed longevity and robust growth: ancient sacred lotus from China. American Journal of Botany, pp. 1367-1380.
Available at: https://doi.org/ 10.1002/ j.1537-2197.1995.tb12673.x.
Zohary, D., Spiegel-Roy, P., (1975). Beginnings of fruit growing in the Old World. Science, Vol 187, Issue 4174, pp. 319-327.
Available at: https://doi.org/ 10.1126/ science.187.4174.319.