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The Institute of Plant Industry was established in 1921. [[Nikolai Vavilov]] was the head of this institute from 1924 to 1936 and had, and still has, the world's largest collection of plant seeds. During the early 1930s, he became the target of the [[Lysenkoism|Lysenkoist]] debate and was exiled |
The Institute of Plant Industry was established in 1921. [[Nikolai Vavilov]] was the head of this institute from 1924 to 1936 and had, and still has, the world's largest collection of plant seeds. During the early 1930s, he became the target of the [[Lysenkoism|Lysenkoist]] debate and was exiled. |
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Revision as of 08:12, 25 April 2010
The Institute of Plant Industry, Vavilov Institute of Plant Industry or All-Russian Research Institute of Plant Industry (in Template:Lang-ru), as it is officially called, is a research institute of plant genetics, located in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
General
The Institute of Plant Industry was established in 1921. Nikolai Vavilov was the head of this institute from 1924 to 1936 and had, and still has, the world's largest collection of plant seeds. During the early 1930s, he became the target of the Lysenkoist debate and was exiled.
See also
- Plant genetics
- Lysenkoism
- VASKhNIL (the All-Union Academy of Agricultural Sciences of the Soviet Union)
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