- Rebsie and the tasty Tewkesbury Baron.
- Rothamsted offers training opportunities for African scientists. Via.
- Hold the phone! “Food crop diversity is key to sustainability,” says Monty Jones.
Nibbles: Tangled Bank, wild boar, food miles
- It’s that time again. Tangled Bank 103. Don’t miss the comments!
- Italian cinghiale different from wild boar north of Alps, not involved in domestication.
- Book traces plate of curry, trousers back to source. Weirdly, Bangladesh in both cases.
Nibbles: Crabs, barley, IAASTD, wine, vegetables
- Why fisheries management is so often a failure.
- Climate change threatens beer. Luigi appalled. Via.
- IIED to answer questions raised by IAASTD. Chef comments, “Your alphabet soup is ready now.”
- Not enough Sangiovese in Brunello di Montalcino. Jeremy appalled.
- People in the burbs really into growing vegetables all of a sudden.
Nibbles: Barley, mangoes, erosion
- Boffins say wild barley “a treasure trove.” Lay up not your treasures on Earth.
- Boffins say Florida mangoes “unique.” As is the mother, so is her daughter.
- Boffins say rice genetic diversity being eroded in the Philippines. They have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind.
Nibbles: Irrigation, drought
- Latest Rice Today map: irrigation around the world. Thanks, Robert.
- Coincidentally, there’s a Science article on the genetics of how plants cope with drought, but it’s behind a paywall.