The New Zealand Plant Conservation Network

MWH Seed bank for NZ's threatened plants

The MWH Seed Bank for New Zealand's threatened plants is a long term seed storage facility located within the Margot Forde Germplasm Centre at AgResearch's Palmerston North campus. It is a joint initiative between MWH, an employee-owned engineering, environmental, technology and management company, and the New Zealand Plant Conservation Network.

Seeds of Carmichaelia hollowayi. Photo: John Barkla

The MWH see bank guide will soon be avilable for download "Guide to the MWH seed bank" which include seed collection guidelines (PDF file size 75K) or alternatively follow these links:

• Seed bank information 
• Register as a seed collector 
• Seed collection guidelines
• Send seed samples
• To download the seed collection data form (PDF 75K)

For further information on the New Zealand seed banking project:

• Read the Network's proposal for New Zealand's threatened plant seed bank (pdf file size 381K)
• Visit Kew Garden's Millennium Seed Bank Project website
• For information about seed collection read the Millennium Seed Bank Project's field manual for seed collectors

This page last updated on 4 Dec 2012