MANILA, Philippines – The government plans to deposit additional rice seed samples in “doomsday vaults” here and abroad in a move to preserve the Philippines’ rice genetic diversity, according to the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice). “A second batch of seeds, consisting of newly collected and unique accessions, is planned for future deposit,” PhilRice said […]... Keep on reading: Philippines to deposit more rice seed samples in ‘doomsday vaults’