A Field Manual for Seed Collectors

This Manual of Seed Collecting is designed to provide general guidelines regarding seed collecting practice and to provide specific practical details relevant to the collection of seed for the Millennium Seed Bank Project (MSBP). It is written with the understanding that different institutions and projects will have different priorities and protocols, which they may wish to adhere to, and is not meant to be the definitive guide to seed collecting. This booklet is therefore best regarded as a guide to the practice followed by the MSBP. This is a living document, which will be updated and expanded periodically, and it is hoped that our partners throughout the world will contribute to this process.