Nibbles – Page 450 – Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog

October 15, 2007October 15, 2007

Know your small grain aphids

Speaking of aphids … a rogues gallery. So much pest diversity!

October 14, 2007

Cattle genetic diversity

“Genetic endemism” is northern Eurasian cattle.

October 13, 2007

Cigarette?

The case against growing tobacco. So let’s ban it, right?

October 13, 2007

Undermining colonialism

Australian Aborigines “not nomadic.”

October 12, 2007

Magic mushrooms banned

Bad news for Dutch agrobiodiversity. Castaneda unavailable for comment.

1. The COUSIN project aims to conserve (trans situ, no less) and use crop wild relatives in Europe.
2. That “use” part can be tough.
3. But that doesn’t stop the fine people at Aardaia. At least where aardaker (Lathyrus tuberosus) is concerned.
4. From alternative potatoes in the Netherlands to alternative beans in Indonesia. All in the cause of diversification.
5. No need to find an alternative to amaranth in the American SW. Not with devoted chefs on the job.
6. The Iraqi Seed Collective is taking seeds from American genebanks to that country’s diaspora in the US, and eventually back to Iraq itself. Maybe chefs will help.
7. Good thing there are genebank backups, eh?
Published on July 9, 2025