Exploring China's germplasm resources 'Noah's Ark'(1/4)

A staff member shows a can of seeds preserved at minus 4 degrees Celsius in the national germplasm resources back-up banks in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, April 2, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Ma Mingyan)

A total of 459,228 germplasm resources of 220 crop species, including grain, cotton, oil, fruit, vegetables, tea, sugar and grass are preserved at the back-up bank as of April 2024. The bank has been operating safely for 50 year.

An interior view of the national germplasm resources back-up banks in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, April 2, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Ma Mingyan)

Students from Qinghai University conduct germplasm resource identification in the national germplasm resources back-up banks in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, April 2, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Ma Mingyan)

An interior view of the national germplasm resources back-up banks in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, April 2, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Ma Mingyan)