Federal Research Center "N.I. Vavilov All-Russian Institute of Plant Genetic Resources"
Federal Research Center "N.I. Vavilov All-Russian Institute of Plant Genetic Resources", Research institute and botanical garden in Saint Petersburg, Russia
The Federal Research Center maintains one of the largest seed collections globally, housing over 330,000 plant specimens across 64 botanical families and 376 genera.
Founded in 1894 as the Bureau of Applied Botany, the institute transformed into the All-Union Institute of Plant Industry in 1921 under Nikolai Vavilov's leadership.
During the Siege of Leningrad, fifty scientists protected the seed collection, choosing to starve rather than consume the valuable specimens they protected.
The institute operates through 11 branches across Russia, conducting research on plant genetics, maintaining seed banks, and developing agricultural improvements.
The collection includes specimens from 1558 expeditions within the former USSR and 282 foreign countries, preserving genetic material from subtropical to permafrost regions.
Location: Saint Petersburg
Inception: October 27, 1894
Founders: Ivan Borodin, Andrei Sergeyevich Famintsyn, Alexander Theodorowicz Batalin
Website: http://vir.nw.ru
GPS coordinates: 59.93194,30.30861
Latest update: May 21, 2025 22:33
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