Preserving #seeds for future use is no simple task.
Though seeds are living, breathing beings, many enter a deep metabolic slumber called dormancy,
defiantly resisting germination until the time is right for them to sprout.
It can be hard to wake them up.
And while some seeds can long outlive people in this dozing state,
many grow old and expire, even under ideal storage conditions.
Little by little, research is revealing what keeps seeds in deep sleep,
how they age and die,
and how to revive them when their time has come
https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/living-world/2025/seed-banking-to-preserve-rare-plants
Knowable Magazine | Annual ReviewsThe surprisingly tricky art of seed bankingTo safeguard threatened plants, science must unravel the hidden biology of often-persnickety seeds as they age, sleep and awaken
New Report 
On the occasion of the release of the publication “Seeds at Risk”, SWISSAID invites you to an online discussion on the crucial role of seeds in our food systems
24 April 2025 
14:00 (Bern)
Online
Join us online to learn more about this topic and hear from our experts in the South and North.
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