vavilov collected a bank of genetic resources of cultivated plants of the planet, by crossing the seedsm it can now be returned any extinct plant. some scientists say that vavilov’s collection is the most expensive property in russia, and in general there are now 1,750 similar banks in the world, but they are all small, weakly protected, and therefore vulnerable. for example, in 2001, during the fighting in afghanistan... they built a seed bank where ancient varieties of walnuts, almonds and peaches were stored. in 2003, during the us invasion in iraq, a bank with rare varieties of wheat was destroyed; in the philippines, such an object was flooded during a typhoon, and the locals considered it almost a curse, the reserves were so important seeds for survival. yes, but it's not carved into the rock. the flagship collection of the belarusian bank of the gene fund of plants and cultures is kept behind our walls. in aluminum envelopes and jars, they, like in the advanced storage facilities of the world, sleep packaged in small portions. among them are the best foreign and purely belarusian