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Nibbles: Native American seeds, Peasant’s Struggle, IWYP, Taxonomy booklet, Phylogenetics booklet, Lost apples, Yak threat, Online mapping, Sampling strategy

Native Americans are coping with a coronavirus-caused food shortage by seed saving. Among other things.
On the International Day of Peasant’s Struggle, even.
IWYP science brief on using wheat wild relatives in breeding.
Really nice Meise Botanic Garden publication on botanical nomenclature.
And to complement the above: Phylogenetics in the Genomic Era.
More old apples found. I’m beginning to think the whole lost apples thing is a scam.
But losing yaks is a definite possibility.
Nature Map Explorer is online. Rejoice.
Sean Hoban on calculating how much to collect and conserve. Without using the above.

Some prominent Indian seed savers. With video goodness.
CIMMYT builds teosinte greenhouse. No video yet, but I’m sure we’ll get one eventually.
Modern wheats keep you regular.
You too can live the Paleolithic life. Regularity not discussed.
But you won’t need to, because yes we can build an inclusive food system. It says here.
And no doubt it will include carrots. Lots of carrots. Yes, it was International Carrot Day.

IFPRI reflects on COVID-19.
CGIAR reflects on COVID-19.
GAIN reflects on COVID-19.
Masks made out of medicinal fungi from all over the world. Nothing to do with the above.
We need better dope genomes. Do we ever.
Cool high definition coconut posters to take your mind off the above.
Course materials for evidence-based conservation. Because science.