Nibbles: Musa wild relative, Soil biodiversity, Wild sorghum hybrids, Millet diversity, Bees, Garlic core collection, Heirloom seed saving, Nutrition, Fungal conservation, Sacred places

New(ish) banana wild relative found in Mekong. Photo by Markku Hakkinen.
Conserving soil biodiversity.
Ecological fitness of wild-cultivated sorghum hybrids equal to wild parent.
Pattern of genetic diversity in pearl millet determined by artificial, not natural, selection.
The latest on the troubles of bees.
Garlic gets cored. Totally SFW.
Seed saving in the Hudson Valley.
West African leaders say agriculture should be about nutrition. As opposed to?
International Society for Fungal Conservation established. And that’s about it for now, but there are some ideas about what it will do.