16.05.2022
Kharkiv
It was one of the world’s largest Unified Bank of Plant Genetic Resources of Ukraine.
The Bank kept over 160,000 varieties of plant seeds and hybrids from all over the world. These seeds were kept in special storage facilities for future generations to renew. Among the seeds destroyed by russian army were many samples that no longer exist in Europe and the world.
Even during the occupation of Kharkiv by the Nazi Germany troops, this seed bank was saved. The unique repository did not survive russian «liberation» of 2022.
Source: Leading Researcher of the Plant Production Institute Named After V. Ya. Yuriev (Kharkiv), Serhii Avramenko.
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