Nibbles

Nibbles: Chocolate, Cucurbit, Molecular genetics, CGIAR breeding

“The mysterious extract soon worked its neurotransmitter magic. We gazed enraptured into each others now-blazing eyes, and fell madly in love.”
Identifying Darwin’s gourd. Both via.
When are genetic methods useful for estimating contemporary abundance and detecting population trends?
CGIAR going to evaluate the impact of their varieties. Again.

Rebuilding Haiti’s agriculture on the back of diverse tissue-cultured banana plantlets.
Rhizowen’s hidden talets. And no, that’s not a misprint.
“The age long drink, also known as BKT, serves as a source of alcohol for those who lack the financial means to patronise refined brew like beer and other foreign or imported drinks.” Count me in.
Citrus diversity — is the genetic blueprint the only way to enjoy it?
The collapse of wild-caught fish. In brief.

Farmer? Know your rights.
If you like long unexpurgated interviews, you like this one with organic breeder John Navazio. h/t Bishop.
Cropgenebankknowledgebase’s blog seeks feedback. Let ’em have it.
What is Crop Genebank Knowledge Base? A presentation reveals all.
ICRISAT set to release three new hybrid pigeon pea varieties.
“Cheese has an almost limitless variety. Thank goodness.“

Did you know the Encyclopedia of Life does crop wild relatives?
Smallholders with mixed crop and livestock systems are the key to it all. My mother-in-law says: I agree.
Deforestation is bad for the health.
2010 Biodiversity Indicator Partnership launches National Biodiversity Indicators Portal.
Aussies trial a new, secret orange spud. Yeah I can really see that being a huge success.
The McItaly kerfuffle rumbles on. Much like your stomach after you’ve eaten one.
The “rewilding” kerfuffle rumbles on. Much like those herds of wildebeest roaming majestically across the Great Plains.
Rewilding an ancient pre-Hispanic drink. Ooops, I guess that should be reviving.