Seed Hunter / Looking Glass International.

[Place of publication not identified] : Looking Glass International, [2008]

New York, N.Y. : Distributed by Infobase, 2017.

©2008

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Our planet is heating up, and one of the first casualties will be the crops that supply our food. Scientists are working overtime to find solutions including going back to the ancestral origins of our staple foods. Seed Hunter will take you on a remarkable journey from the drought-ravaged farms of Australia, to the heart of the Middle East, to the mountains of Tajikistan, where charismatic Australian scientist Dr. Ken Street—a real-life version of Indiana Jones—and his team of "gene detectives" hunt for plant genes that will help our food withstand the impact of 21st-century global warming. Along the way we meet farmers around the world who are struggling to grow crops in a climate that’s gone haywire, as well as scientists working at the front line of gene technology to save tomorrow’s food. At journey’s end, deep in the Arctic Circle, Ken deposits his bounty of seed in the seed bank known as the "doomsday vault."

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May 20, 2019

9 - 12, Academic/AP

Seed Hunter: Dr. Ken Street (2:16); Searching for Ancient Farms (5:36); Adaptation of Wheat (4:53); Researching Agriculture in Tajikistan (2:15); Modern and Ancient Crops (1:21); Developing Better Seeds and Crops (2:54); Adapting Plants for High Salinity (2:08); Altering the Seed Search Route (7:44); Creating Seeds for the Future (3:50); Cutting the Agricultural Mission Short (7:05); An Agricultural Success (7:17); Creating the Future of Farming (2:07); Credits: Seed Hunter (0:48); Sample121_01 (33:01);

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