- Mathilda on domestication of the vine and donkey.
- New software for species mapping is out: Croziat.
- Another day, another tuber.
- Using Diversity as a Pest Management Tool. There’s a thought.
- Pix of West African plants, including cultivated, with lots of assorted link goodness.
Yes, there’s a thought indeed and of course farmers have been thinking about how on farm diversity contributes to pest and disease management for a long time. David Thurston’s publication on the sustainable disease management practices in traditional farming practices provides an excellent historical overview.