Nutrition – Page 301 – Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog

November 15, 2007

Breadfruit proceedings

Great news from Diane Ragone. The proceedings of the I International Symposium on Breadfruit Research and Development are out!

November 14, 2007November 13, 2007

Phytochemicals in yams

Yoruba twins due to yams?

November 13, 2007

Caribbean food and health

Lubin finds nutritional info on Caribbean foods.

November 13, 2007November 13, 2007

Garlic; cooking and diversity

How to cook garlic. Oh, and also how to identify duplicates in garlic germplasm collections by DNA fingerprinting.

November 8, 2007November 8, 2007

Watermelon vine decline culprit identified

Watermelon vine decline: new virus to blame.

1. Collecting tree seeds properly and respectfully is not easy.
2. No word on how easy it is to collect tepary beans respectfully.
3. Helping the USDA with their germplasm evaluations, on the other hand, is a breeze. Any tepary beans?
4. Seed Savers Exchange makes conserving seeds look easy. Spoiler alert: it isn’t.
5. It seems to be very easy to open new national genebanks in China.
6. Farming is easier in Nepal with indigenous crops.
7. Giant yams don’t look very easy to grow, but that’s not stopping some dedicated Indian women.
8. It’s pretty easy — and fun — to visit the United Kingdom’s National Fruit Collection.
9. Someone mention apples? Loammi Baldwin knew a thing or two about them.
10. It’s going to get easier to identify plants. It says here.
11. If you’re looking for interventions or policies to shift diets towards being healthier and more sustainable, your job just got a little easier.
12. Likewise if you think the crises of biodiversity loss, water and food insecurity, health risks and climate change should be tackled together.
13. Yes, even if you’re a business trying to manage your biodiversity risk you have a right to have it easier. Start by being respectful when climbing trees?
Published on January 10, 2025