Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog
Agrobiodiversity is crops, livestock, foodways, microbes, pollinators, wild relatives …
Dirk Enneking takes Luigi to task: What is wrong with repatriating germplasm? Isn’t your argument questioning the role of national genebanks and genetic sovereignty? Is Rome reviving its old rivalry with Carthage? Let the games begin!
Thanks to Dirk Enneking for this great tip: One of my favourite museums and, apparently one of its kind, has just re-opened in Adelaide, South Australia, the Museum of Economic Botany, a former promotion facility for underutilised crops. Looks great. If anyone goes, let us know about it. Thanks, Dirk.
Dirk on the pragmatics of learning to use fertilizers: Excessive use of nitrogen fertilisers hurts the hip pocket nerve, particularly if it does not translate into expected yield increases. It looks like some Chinese farmers are “learning by doing” about modern fertilisers. That is a valid learning strategy, highly valued in the adult learning field. …
As a contribution to the ongoing discussion of genebank database hell, we’re pleased to provide a platform for Michael Mackay, the person responsible for the bioinformatics projects at Bioversity International. At least until he gets a platform of his own … Many thanks to Dirk van Enneking (and others) for providing some constructive input into …