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The costs of genebank operations have also increased as a result of additional international requirements for phytosanitary permits as well as the need to manage material transfer agreements and declarations on the presence of GMOs. Additional safety backups at other locations, including the recently constructed Svalbard Global Seed Vault (SGSV), have also increased costs.
Seed regeneration is one of the most significant factors affecting the overall cost of maintaining an accession.
Seed quality is affected by a number of factors including the presence of diseases and insects in the sample (see above) as well as inherent viability as a result of harvesting and seed handling procedures.
Seed health-testing is included as a recurring cost as well as an one-off cost to allow for the processing of 90% of the collection that still requires health testing.