The Vavilov Institute of Plant Industry, officially the N.I. Vavilov All Russian Institute of Plant Genetic Resources since 2015, is a research institute of plant genetics and a seed bank located in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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Founding Year HeadquartersSaint Petersburg, Russia 1 Classification
KindGenebank or Germplasm Conservation Center 1 Connections
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The Vavilov Institute, built on Nikolai Vavilov's global seed-collecting expeditions, is a foundational plant genetic resources institution.
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The Institute of Plant Industry, Vavilov Institute of Plant Industry or N. I. Vavilov All-Russian Institute of Plant Genetic Resources (VIR) (in Russian: Всероссийский институт генетических ресурсов растений имени Н.И. Вавилова (ВИР)), as it is officially called since 2015, is a research institute of plant genetics and seed bank, located in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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The Institute of Plant Industry was established in 1921 in Leningrad by Nikolai Vavilov
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located in Saint Petersburg, Russia
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N. I. Vavilov All-Russian Institute of Plant Genetic Resources (VIR)
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The Vavilov Institute of Plant Industry, officially the N.I.
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