Centre de recherche agronomique dont le siège est à Saint-Pétersbourg, l'Institut Vavilov perpétue l'oeuvre de son fondateur, Nikolaï Vavilov, un scientifique qui avait prévu la disparition de la biodiversité végétale, avant d'être emprisonné. Ce récit photographique rend compte du travail de prospection, de sélection et de préservation des plantes alimentaires et du rôle des banques de graines. ©Electre 2025
His knowledge, tenacity and eloquence still resound in the corridors of the Institute which bears his name in Saint Petersburg and his spirit continues to inspire the hundreds of researchers pursuing his work.
He had anticipated the disappearance of plant diversity, and, within the space of a few decades, he studied and travelled throughout the world and found the means of saving it. For political and idealogical reasons, Nikolai Vavilov was condemned to death and left to starve in the dungeon of a Soviet prison. Gradually, on both sides of the iron curtain, his memory began to fade.
One hundred years after Vavilov's first expédition, the photographer Mario Del Curto retraced his footsteps. For four years he has been meeting those who, despite overwhelming obstacles, perpetuate Vavilovs seed prospection, selection, and conservation work in order to save the planet's staple food crops.
This book is the unprecedented story of his journey to the heart of the Vavilov Institute and its twelve research stations. International specialists bring light to the huge scope of the work undertaken by Vavilov and his successors.
Paru le : 02/10/2019
Thématique : Végétaux Guides et Albums
Auteur(s) : Auteur : Mario Del Curto
Éditeur(s) :
Actes Sud
Collection(s) : Non précisé.
Contributeur(s) : Traducteur : Heather Turin - Traducteur : Habib Saliou-Diallo
Série(s) : Non précisé.
ISBN : 978-2-330-12746-6
EAN13 : 9782330127466
Reliure : Relié
Pages : 319
Hauteur: 31.0 cm / Largeur 22.0 cm
Épaisseur: 3.1 cm
Poids: 1858 g
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