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Record 1 2008-09-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant and Crop Production
  • Horticulture
  • Silviculture
DEF

A repository of seeds and vegetative tissue (cell cultures, gametes, frozen ovules), mostly obtained from a wide range of primitive strains and wild crop varieties. As well, Agriculture Canada maintains seed banks of 800 species, almost all of which are exotic varieties required in plant breeding.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cultures (Agriculture)
  • Horticulture
  • Sylviculture
DEF

Lieu d'entreposage des semences de plantes rares ou de variétés obsolètes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Producción vegetal
  • Horticultura
  • Silvicultura
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