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Introduction: The Collection and Conservation of Plant Genetic Resources, Past and Present
Author(s) -
Curry Helen Anne
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
culture, agriculture, food and environment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.308
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2153-9561
pISSN - 2153-9553
DOI - 10.1111/cuag.12240
Subject(s) - corollary , diversity (politics) , plant diversity , genetic diversity , genetic resources , plant species , crop , plant life , biology , geography , agroforestry , environmental ethics , ecology , sociology , microbiology and biotechnology , mathematics , philosophy , forestry , anthropology , population , demography , pure mathematics
The articles in this special issue contribute to our understanding of the historical emergences and present‐day functioning of various modes of conserving plant genetic diversity in seed banks. Exploring both crop plant and wild species conservation at different times and scales, the papers examine how various actors articulate their role in stewarding plant life for the future as seeds. They reveal seed banking and its corollary, seed saving, as responses to uncertainty, which do not resolve this condition but instead generate new ambiguities and new uncertainties.