near leningrad, the brilliant botanist nikolai vavilov collected a bank of genetic resources of cultivatednet, by crossing seeds from it, now you can return any disappeared 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, a seed bank where ancient varieties of walnuts, almonds and peaches were stored was destroyed. 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 they considered it almost a curse, the supply of seeds is so important for survival, yes, but it is not carved into the rock. the flagship collection of the belarusian plant gene pool bank is kept by its walls of our academy of sciences. it has a scientific and practical center for agriculture; its headquarters are located in zhodino. there is a room with complex equipment, brake control