- The myth of honeybee extinction in the wild.
- Myths about farro.
- The myth of agricultural determinism.
- The myth of landrace uselessness.
- The greatest myth of all?
Nibbles: Australian genebank, John Innes Centre genebank, Seeds at the Food Systems Summit
Nibbles: Real farming, Ancient farming, Organic farming, Open farming, Innovative farming, African maize farming
- Colin Tudge and Jeremy rethink agriculture.
- Wait, so it’s not about producing an energy surplus?
- Maybe the rethink can include Seed Ambassadors?
- Seeds4All is quite the thought.
- Who needs a rethink when there’s a whole book on how plant breeding can contribute to sustainable agriculture?
- Well, it can certainly pay off, at least money-wise. But does that need a rethink?
Plants and humans under the microscope
I may have already blogged about the Plant Humanities Lab, but almost certainly not enough. It really is very cool.
Easiest way to learn about it is to read this Twitter thread from Alex Humphreys.
These two modes of behavior drove the design of the site.
Guided tours became the site's Plant Narratives. Unguided exploration became the Plant Search. Let's take each in turn. Plant Narratives first. 6/x pic.twitter.com/qqQZWJrV1y— Alex Humphreys (@abhumphreys) April 1, 2021
Here’s the ThreadReader version if you don’t want to sully yourself on Twitter.
Nibbles: Apple conservation & breeding, Seychelles coconut, Serow, Restoration, Seeds InService, Banana collecting, Oz glasshouse, Soltis video
- Citizen science to conserve apples.
- Citizen science to breed apples.
- Citizen science to conserve the coco de mer.
- Conserving a goat-antelope in Sumatra. Maybe try citizen science?
- Sourcing seeds for reforestation is tough. Maybe try citizen science?
- Art to conserve seeds.
- Scientists get help from citizens to collect improbable bananas of PNG.
- Australian genebank gets a biosafety facility. Paid for by citizens.
- The legendary Pamela Soltis on polyploidy. She’s a citizen too.