A researcher checks preserved rice seeds at the Hunan Provincial Crop Germplasm Resource Bank, April 12, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Huafeng)
The bank has collected more than 30,000 germplasm resources from 59 countries and regions, and is the world's largest pepper germplasm resource bank.
A researcher conducts germination test on the preserved rice seeds at the Hunan Provincial Crop Germplasm Resource Bank, April 12, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Huafeng)
A researcher checks rice seeds at the Hunan Provincial Crop Germplasm Resource Bank, April 12, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Huafeng)
A researcher checks preserved rice seeds at the Hunan Provincial Crop Germplasm Resource Bank, April 12, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Huafeng)
Photo shows a preserved seed at the Hunan Provincial Crop Germplasm Resource Bank, April 12, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Huafeng)
A researcher sorts the preserved rice seeds at the Hunan Provincial Crop Germplasm Resource Bank, April 12, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Huafeng)