Nibbles

Nibbles: CBD COP, Biofortification, Foodie potatoes, Dates date, Reintroductions, Quercus, Nomenclature, Maize, P, Agroforestry, Weeds, VIR, Lactose intolerance, Yersinia

Bioversity DG “jubilant” at Nagoya Protocol.
A video plug for the biofortification conference.
Native potatoes on foodie agenda.
A date palm festival. In the US.
The success of species introductions.
Italian acorn cakes deconstructed. I’m told the people able to recognize these sweet acorns are few and old.
Calling times on biological names. Whoa!
Saving heirloom mielies.
What the heck is happening with phosphorus anyway?
Panamanian farmers don’t like to grow (some) native trees on their farms because of slow growth rates.
Eating medieval weeds.
Latest from Pavlovsk. I have no idea what’s going on anymore.
Lactase persistence due to cold.
Genetics says plague came from China.

African data centre planned.
“…genetic variability and phenotypic plasticity of plant anti-herbivore defences allow plant populations to rapidly respond to changing environmental conditions.” In a crop wild relative, no less.
The genetics of chicken domestication. I’d like to see the results of those crosses.
Do you have these heirloom tomatoes?
Getting increased heat tolerance from a wild relative into wheat.

Ethical Considerations in Agro-biodiversity Research, Collecting, and Use. In case you were thinking of doing some.
Seed control ceded?
“Scores of women from the rural households brought in finest homemade recipes on coconut.” My kind of conference.
“Unique plant bank threatened,” says Google Translate of Nordic genebanks. Thanks Britta.