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Brainfood: Behaviour change, Banana evolution, Clonal conservation, Pea evolution, Fe fortification, Diet data, Cassava potential, Creole breeds, Water buffalo evolution, Bison and CWR

A systematic review of conservation efforts using non-monetary, non-regulatory incentives to promote voluntary behaviour change. Mix it up, and get personal. Chromosome reciprocal translocations have accompanied subspecies evolution in bananas. Some subspecies of M. acuminata were more involved in cultivar development than others. Challenges and Prospects for the Conservation of Crop Genetic Resources in Field …

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Nibbles: European bison, Eucalypts and CC, Flood prevention, Svalbard, Cute animals

What sort of sick bastard decapitates European bison re-introduced to the wild? Might have to introduce eucalypts to different places soon. No doubt that will also end in tears. Diversity helps with flooding. But it’s probably too late. USDA buys some insurance. Because life. Animal portraits are guaranteed to make your day better. Even this …

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Nibbles: Youthful ideas, IK, Variety testing, GMO philosophy, Organic GMOs, Oline disease, Cacao doctors, US wheat, Cary Fowler, Bison renaissance, UCDavis, Andean grains, Alaskan ag, Lettuce latex, Collecting strategies, Pulses racing, Huitlacoche, Ecoagriculture, Bowel movement

Australian yoofs make suggestions for a better agriculture. Not as bad as you might think. Emulate, don’t imitate, desert dwellers. Webinar on variety trialing. A philosopher tackles GMO labelling. Not many people hurt. Meanwhile, Pamela Ronald is trying to find a middle way. This Italian olive disease thing is getting worrying. Indonesians have their own …

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Nibbles: Easy Eleusine, Ethical down, Bison pix, Svalbard pix, Salinity costs, Nutrition conference, Veggies for nutrition

Finger millet is the future in Zimbabwe. Conventional down has a problem. I do prefer unconventional down myself. They had National Bison Day and nobody told us. Epic’s Excellent Svalbard Adventure. Start planning for next year’s cucurbit conference. Soil salinity sucks. On the other hand, this nutrition conference is in only a couple of weeks. …

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Nibbles: Wild veg, Cleome, Barberries, Alley-cropped wheat, Bison, Seed potatoes, Veg database, IPR of PGRFA

Wild veg are very much in the news today. Teresa Borelli and Danny Hunter are unlocking their potential. Meanwhile, Eileen Omosa actually has unlocked their potential. Here’s her take on Cleome gynandra (smoked out by Luigi’s photo of same). And then there are barberries, scourge of rust-susceptible wheat. Some trees, though, properly deployed, can be …

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