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Posted on May 18, 2021

Nibbles: Western grapes, Mapping pastoralists, Difficult species

  1. Grafting the Grape Virtual Lecture Series: Missouri Vines and Wines: Then and Now. Wait, that’s today!
  2. Mapping for Pastoralists, On-line Seminar. Phew, it’s next week.
  3. APPS Special Issue Call for Papers: “Meeting the Challenge of Exceptional Plant Conservation: Technologies and Approaches.” Relax, you have until June. Wait…
Posted on May 14, 2021

Nibbles: Social science, Berry call, Oz bank, Prior art

  1. 5 suggestions for scientists on social: see & be seen, select & specialize, serve, socialize, strategize.
  2. Open call to berry breeders.
  3. Another genebank for Australia makes a splash.
  4. How to avoid a repeat of the whole Enola bean story.
Posted on May 11, 2021May 10, 2021

Nibbles: Dates, Patagonian berries, Wild edibles, Barley breeding, African grains, Tea & CC, Grapes

  1. Dates!
  2. Berries!
  3. Goosefoot!
  4. Malting barley!
  5. Ancient grains!
  6. Tea!
  7. American grapes!
Posted on May 5, 2021

Nibbles: Emissions, Anthromes, S Asian farming origins, Old seeds, Chestnut, Canadian heirlooms, ABS newsletter

  1. Food contributes 1/3 of greenhouse gas emissions.
  2. How we got to the above.
  3. And a focus on how farming started in South Asia in particular.
  4. A long-term seed experiment carries on.
  5. Another chapter in the story of the comeback of the American chestnut?
  6. Want to help a heirloom make a comeback?
  7. There’s a newsletter on the law and policy behind all this stuff.
Posted on April 30, 2021

Nibbles: Evidence, Agroecology, Iconography, Cryo

  1. Educational materials for conservation.
  2. Seminar on agroecology next week by Professor of Agroecology Steve Gliessman.
  3. Why is there a citron in Van Eyck’s Ghent altarpiece?
  4. APPS Special Issue Call for Papers: “Meeting the Challenge of Exceptional Plant Conservation: Technologies and Approaches.”

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Fresh Nibbles

    1. Cambridge University Botanic Garden is looking for a Seed Bank Coordinator, with applications closing on 16 August.
    2. Our friend Colin Khoury at the New York Botanical Garden explores the remarkable diversity, evolution and cultural significance of grapevines, highlighting why these climbing plants deserve more attention.
    3. BGCI releases a major update to PlantSearch, expanding access to accession-level data from botanic garden collections worldwide.
    4. India’s National Advisory Board on Management of Genetic Resources outlines a roadmap to strengthen the conservation and sustainable use of the country’s agrobiodiversity. Hopefully botanical gardens are included.

    Published on August 7, 2026

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