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Cleaning seed collections for long-term conservation
Seeds are cleaned to decrease bulk, reduce disease risk, and facilitate future use. Cleaning long-term conservation collections without causing physical damage and reducing seed viability requires care and expertise. This information sheet outlines the seed cleaning techniques used most frequently by the Millennium Seed Bank (MSB).
| Theme | Technical Resources |
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| Subject | Plant breeding techniques and approaches |
| Publisher | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |
| Publication year | 2014 |
| Regions | Global |
| Languages | English |
| Resource type | Learning materials |
| Resource link | http://brahmsonline.kew.org/Content/Projects/msbp/resources/Training/14-Seed-cleaning.pdf |
| Keywords | Seed management; Best practices approaches and techniques; Plant breeding |