Fitogenetic Resources Conservation in Seed Banks – review

Resumen

Plants are essential for the ecosystem proper functioning. They are a source of food for many species, a source of oxygen, it is possible to collected compounds for the pharmaceutical industry and fibers for making clothing, they have a very important role in slowing down climate change and soil destruction. The possibility of losing some plant species is real, and there is a growing concern with the preservation of terrestrial flora. In this context, the conservation of germplasm through seed banks thus constitutes insurance against the extinction of plants in their natural habitat, and if a species is destroyed elsewhere, there will be seeds of that species for planting. A seed bank, is also, a source of controlled origin and quality material for scientific research.