Del Curto, Mario, author, photographer.

Seeds of the earth : the Vavilov Institute / Mario Del Curto.

Bern : Till Schaap Edition, [2017]

319 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color) ; 31 cm

Pursuing an interest in the relationship between humans and the plant kingdom, photographer Mario Del Curto came to the Vavilov Institute, the oldest seed bank in the world where 330,000 species are preserved and regenerated. There he met the scientists who are keeping the library going, despite limited funding and threats of private sector takeover.

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Vavilov, N. I. (Nikolaĭ Ivanovich), 1887-1943.
Vsesoi︠u︡znyĭ institut rastenievodstva (Soviet Union) History.
Vsesoi︠u︡znyĭ institut rastenievodstva (Soviet Union)
Germplasm resources, Plant Collectors and collecting Russia (Federation)
Botany Pictorial works.
Germplasm resources, Plant Pictorial works.
Plant geneticists Soviet Union Biography.
Plant breeders Soviet Union Biography.
Centers of plant diversity.
Plant collecting.
Botanical specimens Collection and preservation.
Photography, Artistic.
Plantes Ressources génétiques Collectionneurs et collections Russie.
Botanique Ouvrages illustrés.
Phytogénéticiens URSS Biographies.
Centres de diversité végétale.
Plantes Collectionneurs et collections.
Botanique Spécimens Collections et conservation.
Photographie artistique.
Plantes Ressources génétiques Ouvrages illustrés.
art photography.
Botany
Germplasm resources, Plant
Plant breeders
Plant geneticists
Russia (Federation)
Soviet Union

Biography
Biographies
History
Illustrated works

Location: Library main 300758
Call No.: BIB 246978
Status: Available