Great to start the day with genebank stories. First, from Africa, two separate articles about the Ugandan genebank, one focusing on what’s going in and the other what’s coming out. And then, from India, a heart-warming story about saving the jackfruit.
Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog
Crops, animals, wild relatives ...
Fresh Nibbles: February 12, 2012
: <- click to comment- The Tatar Information Agency announces a conference to celebrate NI Vavilov’s 125th birthday, neglects to include date: 25 November 2012?
- Rice and ritual expresses the “intangible cultural heritage of agriculture and food”.
- Canadian scores four new old tomatoes from their genebank.
- The agave fight goes on.
Nibbles Archive: All that condensed goodness.
And easy access to the Brainfood Archive.
Featured Comment: February 11, 2012
SLNRao regrets the mistakes of the past, but sees a bright future ahead for grasspea, and its relatives:
Looking at the likely benefits of Homoarginine on the cardiovasculature and emerging concepts on ODAP itself I am of the firm belief that grass pea in coming years will turn into a rich man’s pulse.
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- February 6, 2012: Dave Wood commented on Consolidation in the seed industry
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- CGIAR research on Cassava Brown Streak Disease
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