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Category: Neglected species

Posted on September 24, 2007September 26, 2007

Giant swamp taro analyzed

More of one of our favourite leitmotifs. Lois Englberger tells me her team’s latest paper on variety-level nutritional composition has been accepted by the Journal of Food Composition and Analysis 1.  It won’t actually be out for a few months, but here’s the abstract to whet your appetite:

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Posted on September 24, 2007September 24, 2007

NTFP and poverty

Collecting wild foods an “efficient method of subsistence.”

Posted on September 23, 2007

Root crops vs grains

Do we need more vegeculture? Via Tucsonivores.

Posted on September 15, 2007September 16, 2007

Pachyrhizus power

Yam bean a major high-protein starch staple?

Posted on September 13, 2007

New Agriculturist

Latest New Agriculturist: focus on non-wood forest products.

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    1. Pearl millet is getting the hybrid treatment. And, loving it.
    2. Want to know what to grow in your garden? Yes, even pearl millet.
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    4. The latest monthly newsletter from The Botanist in the Kitchen does seeds. Pearl millet unavailable for comment.
    5. China is genotyping and phenotyping (almost) everything. Pearl millet feeling left out.
    6. If pearl millet fails, there is always pastoralism. No, wait…

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