VIR: APPLIED BOTANY OFFICE -FEDERAL RESEARCH CENTER N.I. VAVILOV INSTITuTE OF PLANT GENETIC RESOuRCES
The article presents the brief historical overview of the work of FSBSI Federal Research Center N.I. Vavilov Institute of Plant Genetic Resources. The gene pool of world plant resources, preserved in VIR, consists of 324955 samples, presented by 64 families, 376 genera and 2169 species.