The book Seeds of Change — The Living Treasure explains that the National Seed Storage Laboratory, in Colorado, U.S.A., has “suffered multiple difficulties, including power failures, broken refrigeration equipment, and understaffing that has left enormous, chaotic piles of seeds uncatalogued. ”
Buku Seeds of Change — The Living Treasure menjelaskan bahwa Laboratorium Nasional Penyimpanan Bibit di Kolorado, AS, telah ” mengalami banyak kesulitan, termasuk padamnya listrik, rusaknya peralatan pendingin, dan kurangnya staf sehingga menyebabkan banyak berkas benih tercampur dan tidak dapat dikatalogkan ”.