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January 2012 (vol 5 issue 4)

IMAGES: Conserving Diversity at the Dinner Table: Plants, Food Security and Gene Banks

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image: A crop duster spraying pesticide in California
A crop duster spraying pesticide in California
 image: Wheat in the Hulah Valley, an agricultural region in Northern Israel
Wheat in the Hulah Valley, an agricultural region in Northern Israel
 image: Irrigation of a cotton field
Irrigation of a cotton field
image: Ug99 stem rust on a wheat stalk. Ug99 is currently one of the most dangerous threats to global wheat production.
Ug99 stem rust on a wheat stalk. Ug99 is currently one of the most dangerous threats to global wheat production.
 image: Norman Borlaug, the
Norman Borlaug, the "father of the Green Revolution"
 image: Entrance to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault
Entrance to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault
image: Rendering of the layout of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault
Rendering of the layout of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault
 image: Storage shelves in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault
Storage shelves in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault
 image: Seeds in storage at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault
Seeds in storage at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault
image: Banaue rice terraces in the Philippines, where traditional landraces have been grown for thousands of years.
Banaue rice terraces in the Philippines, where traditional landraces have been grown for thousands of years.
 image: Full-grown maize plants
Full-grown maize plants
 image: Maize kernels
Maize kernels
image: To increase the genetic diversity of U.S. corn, the Germplasm Enhancement for Maize (GEM) project seeks to combine exotic germplasm, such as this unusually colored and shaped maize from Latin America, with domestic corn lines.
To increase the genetic diversity of U.S. corn, the Germplasm Enhancement for Maize (GEM) project seeks to combine exotic germplasm, such as this unusually colored and shaped maize from Latin America, with domestic corn lines.
 image: Wheat is processed into a variety of familiar foods.
Wheat is processed into a variety of familiar foods.
 image: A wheat harvest in Idaho
A wheat harvest in Idaho
image: The Great Famine, or Irish Potato Famine, is one historical example of the dangers of monoculture.
The Great Famine, or Irish Potato Famine, is one historical example of the dangers of monoculture.
image: Populations of Ireland and Europe, showing a steep decline in Ireland in the years surrounding the Potato Famine
Populations of Ireland and Europe, showing a steep decline in Ireland in the years surrounding the Potato Famine
 image: A memorial to the Irish Great Famine in Dublin
A memorial to the Irish Great Famine in Dublin
image: Varieties of potato, a staple food in the U.S. and elsewhere
Varieties of potato, a staple food in the U.S. and elsewhere
 image: An agricultural image dated around 1200 BCE
An agricultural image dated around 1200 BCE
 image: A potato harvest in Idaho around 1920
A potato harvest in Idaho around 1920
image: A colorful combination of different rice strains
A colorful combination of different rice strains
 image: Women work on an Indonesian rice plantation
Women work on an Indonesian rice plantation
 image: Physicist and environmentalist Vandana Shiva
Physicist and environmentalist Vandana Shiva

 
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