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    • Department of Conservation staff with pole pruner collects seed.
    Rights: DOC, CC BY 4.0 Published 18 October 2022 Size: 120 KB Referencing Hub media

    The Department of Conservation collects myrtle seeds for storage in the New Zealand Indigenous Flora Seed Bank. Seed banking preserves the genetics of myrtle species, which are under threat from myrtle rust.

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      Seed banks – protecting biodiversity

      Seeds are part of most plant life cycles. Seed-producing plants and the seeds they produce provide resources for humans and other living things. These include food sources and materials for items ...

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