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Facilities - Pullman - Seed Storage
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The Palouse

Washington State University

Pullman Farm

Seed Storage

Inside View of Seed StoragenOutside View of Seed Storagen

Over 93,500 accessions of seeds maintained by WRPIS are kept in a cold storage facility on the WSU campus at Pullman. The seeds are stored in metal or plastic containers and manila envelopes in a room maintained at 4? C (39? Fahrenheit) and around 30% relative humidity. Clonal germplasm is maintained in a separate cold room maintained at 12-13? C (54? Fahrenheit) and around 50% relative humidity. Back-up and regeneration samples are maintained at or below -18? C storage temperature in a separate walk in freezer unit.

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