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Vavilov Institute of Plant Industry

Also Known As VIR
Genebanks and Germplasm Conservation

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
1921 1
Headquarters
Saint Petersburg, Russia 1
Classification
Kind
Genebank or Germplasm Conservation Center 1
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Plant Genetic Resources, Concepts

The Vavilov Institute, built on Nikolai Vavilov's global seed-collecting expeditions, is a foundational plant genetic resources institution.

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1. Institute of Plant Industry
  • History section, sentence 1
    The Institute of Plant Industry was established in 1921 in Leningrad by Nikolai Vavilov
  • Lead section, sentence 1 (location)
    located in Saint Petersburg, Russia
  • Lead section, sentence 1 (name)
    N. I. Vavilov All-Russian Institute of Plant Genetic Resources (VIR)
  • lead description (institution-kind)
    The Vavilov Institute of Plant Industry, officially the N.I.
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