Nibbles

Chestnuts coming back

Chestnuts roasting on open fires again. Bing Crosby unavailable for comment.

In Austraila, Fosters Wine Estates reduces pests by reducing pesticides; Sir Les Patterson unavailable for comment.

XML SOAP names are available from the Biodiversity Heritage Library: no geeks available for comment (but I suspect this could be important).

Truckers want healthy foods. Yeah, right.

Profile of the Vavilov Institute: Nikolai Ivanovich unavailable for comment.

1. Cambridge University Botanic Garden is looking for a Seed Bank Coordinator, with applications closing on 16 August.
2. Our friend Colin Khoury at the New York Botanical Garden explores the remarkable diversity, evolution and cultural significance of grapevines, highlighting why these climbing plants deserve more attention.
3. BGCI releases a major update to PlantSearch, expanding access to accession-level data from botanic garden collections worldwide.
4. India’s National Advisory Board on Management of Genetic Resources outlines a roadmap to strengthen the conservation and sustainable use of the country’s agrobiodiversity. Hopefully botanical gardens are included.
Published on August 7, 2026