To reforest the more than 7 thousand hectares affected by the bark beetle plague, 7.7 million small trees are required, which must be healthy, vigorous and must come from the same region.
There is an evident increase in the need for seed selected by forest nurseries to produce quality plants and species of importance, at risk, endemic, native, threatened, rare and/or in danger of extinction.
Germplasm Banks function as safekeeping areas for genetic material for future production, they play a fundamental role in the conservation, availability and use of a wide genetic diversity.
It has a work team specialized in: selection, collection, analysis and storage of seeds
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