Nibbles: African data, Wild beans, Wild chickens, Heirloom tomatoes, Wild wheat

African data centre planned.
“…genetic variability and phenotypic plasticity of plant anti-herbivore defences allow plant populations to rapidly respond to changing environmental conditions.” In a crop wild relative, no less.
The genetics of chicken domestication. I’d like to see the results of those crosses.
Do you have these heirloom tomatoes?
Getting increased heat tolerance from a wild relative into wheat.

One Reply to “Nibbles: African data, Wild beans, Wild chickens, Heirloom tomatoes, Wild wheat”

MikeH says:

November 2, 2010 at 11:48 pm

You said: Do you have these heirloom tomatoes?

I said: Nope, not this year but I’ll bet I know where they are.

Which led to http://idigmygarden.com/forums/showthread.php?t=38009

Which led to carolyn137 who is Dr. Carolyn J. Male, Ph.D., a retired professor of microbiology from the College of Saint Rose in Albany, New York. She is a major voice on several internet tomato forums and message boards. Her articles have appeared in Kitchen Gardening, The American Cottage Gardener, and The Historical Gardener. She is the author of the book entitled, “100 Heirloom Tomatoes for the American Garden”. Dr. Male scientifically — and lovingly — has raised more than a thousand different varieties of tomatoes in her zone 5 garden in upstate New York.

Her name and contact info has been passed on to the researcher.

Ain’t it great when A gets connected to F quickly and seamlessly through B, C, D, and E who are only intermediaries?

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