Sending a sample
When sending bags and envelopes of seeds these must be well sealed to prevent leakage during transport. Seeds will be cleaned and dried at the seed bank. Please post seed samples, with one completed seed collection data form (PDF file size 75K) per sample, and any associated voucher samples, to:
The Curator
MWH Threatened Species Seed Bank
Margot Forde Germplasm Centre
AgResearch Grasslands
Private Bag 11008
Palmerston North
or courier to
The Curator
MWH Threatened Species Seed Bank
Margot Forde Germplasm Centre
AgResearch Grasslands
Tennent Drive
Fitzherbert West
Palmerston North 4418
The seed will be processed for storage at low temperature, the data recorded on the seed bank database and each sample will be given a unique NZ accession number. Where available, a voucher specimen will be lodged with a registered New Zealand herbarium (preferably AK (Auckland Museum), WELT (Te Papa) or CHR (Landcare, Lincoln). The collector will be informed when this process is complete.
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This page last updated on 26 Nov 2012