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December2022

Seed health

AGROVOC URI
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_fad814e9

FAO/Sebastian Liste

The safe conservation and exchange of germplasm requires seeds free of pests and diseases that are of quarantine risk. Seed health concerns the presence or absence of disease-causing organisms like fungi, bacteria and viruses, and insect pests.

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