Centre inaugurated world’s 2nd-largest refurbished National Gene Bank

Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurated the world’s second-largest refurbished National Gene Bank at the National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources.

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The Gene Bank was established in 1996 to preserve the seeds of Plant Genetic Resources for future generations.

It has the capacity to preserve about ten lakh germplasm in the form of seeds.

Presently, it is protecting four lakh 52 thousand accessions, of which over two lakh are Indian germplasm.