Biologist John Tuxill states that at least 90 percent of the millions of seeds stored in seed banks are of valuable food and commodity plants, such as wheat, rice, corn, sorghum, potatoes, onions, garlic, sugarcane, cotton, soybeans, and other beans, to name a few.
Bioloog John Tuxill teatab, et vähemalt 90 protsenti miljonitest seemnetest, mis on kogutud seemnepankadesse, on väärtuslikud toidu - ja muud tarbetaimed, nagu nisu, riis, mais, sorgo, kartul, sibul, küüslauk, suhkruroog, puuvill, sojauba ja teised oad, kui mainida vaid mõningaid.