Nibbles – Page 485 – Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog

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Earthworm genetic diversity

Earthworms are agricultural biodiversity too!

June 22, 2007June 23, 2007

Microbial resources

FAO has a paper on agricultural microbial genetic resources.

June 22, 2007June 22, 2007

EC wants a biodiversity database

The European Commission wants a Biodiversity knowledge base. I wonder whether it wants ag in there.

Garlic in the press

The beginning of a panic about the garlic deficit with China? Via Food Museum Blog.

Potholes on the Tequila Trail

Tequila vs maize in the homeland of both.

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