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Assignment of two half-days at the Australian Pastures Genebank on the Waite Campus of the University of Adelaide, South Australia. May 2021.

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Trevor Rowe (SARDI) measuring the plant height of alfalfa at the Waite Institute, Adelaide, South Australia. Photo: Michael Major for Crop Trust
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Trevor Rowe (SARDI) measuring the plant height of alfalfa at the Waite Institute, Adelaide, South Australia. Photo: Michael Major for Crop Trust
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Trevor Rowe (SARDI) measuring the plant height of alfalfa at the Waite Institute, Adelaide, South Australia. Photo: Michael Major for Crop Trust
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Alfalfa breeder Alan Humphries (SARDI) with the woody shrub 'Medicago arborea' at the Waite Institute, Adelaide, South Australia. Photo: Michael Major for Crop Trust
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'Medicago sativa' flower, Crop Trust alfalfa pre-breeding line. Photo: Michael Major for Crop Trust
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'Medicago sativa' flower, Crop Trust alfalfa pre-breeding line. Photo: Michael Major for Crop Trust
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Alan Humphries (left) and Trevor Rowe (right) in a controlled pollination tent at SARDI lucerne breeding nursery, Urrbrae High School, Adelaide, South Australia. Photo: Michael Major for Crop Trust
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Alan Humphries (left) and Trevor Rowe (right) in a controlled pollination tent at SARDI lucerne breeding nursery, Urrbrae High School, Adelaide, South Australia. Photo: Michael Major for Crop Trust
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Seedlings of sanfoin (Onobrychis spp.) being regenerated at the Australian Pastures Genebank. The original seed of this accession was originally collected in Azerbaijan by a team including, Alan Humphries in 2004. Photo: Michael Major for Crop Trust
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Seedlings of sanfoin (Onobrychis spp.) being regenerated at the Australian Pastures Genebank. The original seed of this accession was originally collected in Azerbaijan by a team including, Alan Humphries in 2004. Photo: Michael Major for Crop Trust
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Dr Alan Humphries, curator of the Australian Pastures Genebank, inspecting a species level reference seed collection in the genebanks seed store. The vials contain seed that is an example of each of 2619 species in the APG. Photo: Michael Major for Crop Trust
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Hand cleaning soil and small stones from annual Medicago pods. Genebank seed regeneration.. Photo: Michael Major for Crop Trust
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Hand cleaning annual Medicago pods at the Australian Pastures Genebank. Weed seeds, including other species of Medicago, are easier to identify and remove while the seed is still in the pod.. Photo: Michael Major for Crop Trust
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Hand cleaning annual Medicago pods at the Australian Pastures Genebank. Weed seeds, including other species of Medicago, are easier to identify and remove while the seed is still in the pod.. Photo: Michael Major for Crop Trust
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"Pricking out" seedlings germinated in petri dishes into jiffy pots. This is part of the process of regenerating seed at the Australian Pastures Genebank. Photo: Michael Major for Crop Trust
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Onobrychis viciifolia APG 33874 cv. Othello being grown at the Australian Pastures Genebank as a check-plot as a reference plant for observation data. It will be grown each times this species is regenerated to obtain comparative observation data. Photo: Michael Major for Crop Trust
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Medicago arborea. Waite Campus. Adelaide, South Australia. Photo: Michael Major for Crop Trust
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Medicago arborea. Waite Campus. Adelaide, South Australia. Photo: Michael Major for Crop Trust
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Medicago sativa subsp. sativa (alfalfa). Waite Institute. Adelaide, South Australia. Photo: Michael Major for Crop Trust
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Medicago sativa subsp. sativa (alfalfa). Waite Institute. Adelaide, South Australia. Photo: Michael Major for Crop Trust
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Medicago sativa subsp. sativa (alfalfa). Waite Institute. Adelaide, South Australia. Photo: Michael Major for Crop Trust
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Medicago sativa subsp. sativa (alfalfa). Waite Institute. Adelaide, South Australia. Photo: Michael Major for Crop Trust
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Medicago sativa subsp. varia (alfalfa). Waite Institute. Adelaide, South Australia. Photo: Michael Major for Crop Trust.
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Medicago sativa subsp. varia (alfalfa). Waite Institute. Adelaide, South Australia. Photo: Michael Major for Crop Trust.
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Medicago sativa (alfalfa or lucerne) Photo: Michael Major for Crop Trust
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Zakir Hossain, Australian Pastures Genebank Database Manager, explains a GRIN Global seed order process to Negar Nikmanesh, APG Seed store technician. Photo: Michael Major for Crop Trust
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Dr Alan Humphries, Curator, Australian Pastures Genebank, viewing reference seed collection. Photo: Michael Major for Crop Trust
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Hand cleaning seed under a magnifying lamp. Australian Pastures Genebank, Adelaide, South Australia. Photo: Michael Major for Crop Trust
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Jenny Law, Seed store technician at the Australian Pastures Genebank, Adelaide, South Australia. Photo: Michael Major for Crop Trust
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Jenny Law, Seed store technician at the Australian Pastures Genebank, Adelaide, South Australia. Photo: Michael Major for Crop Trust
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Jenny Law, Seed store technician at the Australian Pastures Genebank, Adelaide, South Australia. Scanning pods of 'Medicago truncatula'. Photo: Michael Major for Crop Trust
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Negar Nikmanesh with Medicago sativa L. subsp. varia (Martyn) Arcang collected in Georgia 2015 as part of the CWR collecting project managed by Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Received and regnerated by the Australian Pastures Genebank in 2017. For further details on this accession see https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/AccessionDetail.aspx?id=86600. Photo: Michael Major for Crop Trust
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Negar Nikmanesh with Medicago sativa L. subsp. varia (Martyn) Arcang collected in Georgia 2015 as part of the CWR collecting project managed by Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Received and regnerated by the Australian Pastures Genebank in 2017. For further details on this accession see https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/AccessionDetail.aspx?id=86600. Photo: Michael Major for Crop Trust
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Negar Nikmanesh retrieving seed in active collection of the Australian Pastures Genebank. Photo: Michael Major for Crop Trust
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Negar Nikmanesh retrieving seed in active collection of the Australian Pastures Genebank. Photo: Michael Major for Crop Trust
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Negar Nikmanesh retrieving seed in active collection of the Australian Pastures Genebank. Photo: Michael Major for Crop Trust
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Negar Nikmanesh retrieving seed in active collection of the Australian Pastures Genebank. Photo: Michael Major for Crop Trust
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Negar Nikmanesh retrieving seed in active collection of the Australian Pastures Genebank. Photo: Michael Major for Crop Trust
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Negar Nikmanesh retrieving seed in active collection of the Australian Pastures Genebank. Photo: Michael Major for Crop Trust
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Negar Nikmanesh retrieving seed in active collection of the Australian Pastures Genebank. Photo: Michael Major for Crop Trust
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Negar Nikmanesh retrieving seed from the -20°C base store at the Australian Pastures Genebank. Photo: Michael Major for Crop Trust
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A seed order for the Biserrula pelecinus core collection at the Australian Pastures Genenbank. Photo: Michael Major for Crop Trust
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Negar Nikmanesh vacuum sealing seed for long term conservation at the Australian Pastures Genebank. Photo: Michael Major for Crop Trust
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Negar Nikmanesh vacuum sealing seed for long term conservation at the Australian Pastures Genebank. Photo: Michael Major for Crop Trust
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Measuring moisture content of seed with isotherms. Photo: Michael Major for Crop Trust
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Near Nikmanesh in the seed drying room at the Australian Pastures Genebank. Reducing the moisture content of seed prior to storage is critical for its long term conservation. Photo: Michael Major for Crop Trust
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Dr Alan Humphries, Curator, Australian Pastures Genebank. Photo: Michael Major for Crop Trust
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Dr Alan Humphries with a herbarium reference at the Australian Pastures Genebank, Photo: Michael Major for Crop Trust
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Dr Alan Humphries with a pod collection reference sample at the Australian Pastures Genebank, Photo: Michael Major for Crop Trust
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Dr Alan Humphries with a pod collection reference sample at the Australian Pastures Genebank, Photo: Michael Major for Crop Trust
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