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Seed X-rays are often interesting images showing the beauty of seeds, beneath the surface.

16 Jan 2012

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View 'Exocarpus cupressiformis' full size
Exocarpus cupressiformis Material provided by Seed Conservation Centre; Adelaide Botanic Gardens, Australia
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View 'Ehretia diospyroides' full size
Ehretia diospyroides Material provided by Silo National de Graines Forestieres, Madagascar
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View 'Prosopis strombulifera' full size
Prosopis strombulifera Material provided by Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias, Chile
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View 'Grewia sp.' full size
Grewia sp. Material provided by Silo National de Graines Forestieres, Madagascar
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View 'Atriplex atacamensis' full size
Atriplex atacamensis Material provided by Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias, Chile
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View 'Nepeta nuda' full size
Nepeta nuda Material provided by Lebanese Agricultural Research Institute
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View 'Tragus australianus' full size
Tragus australianus Material provided by Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Environment, Northern Territories, Australia
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View 'Tricosanthes ovigera' full size
Tricosanthes ovigera Material provided by Kunming institute of Botany, China
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View 'Pancratium maritimum' full size
Pancratium maritimum Material provided by Bulgarian academy of sciences
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Conservationists at Kew's Millennium Seed Bank X-ray a small percentage of the seeds from each collection of a species, to check that they are viable and not infested or empty.

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