In the long term, our goal is to foster understanding of native plant seeds and encourage native seed conservation and research. This helps seed-based restoration of degraded forests. Advance national and international collaboration to develop schemes and standards for seed collection, testing and storing for native tree and shrub species Identify &lsquo;plus trees&rsquo;. Plus trees are trees who have interesting or desirable morphological and physiological qualities.

THE GOAL OF SEED PROGRAM

“Plus tree” registration by species. Data collection, analyzing and mapping. <ul><li>Seed collection from proposed areas and identified plus trees.</li><li>Seed cleaning, testing and seed certification.</li><li>Seed packing – storing by regions, altitude, bio-ecological peculiarities and quality.</li></ul>