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It is very refreshing to see some real reporting on the situation around Pavlovsk Experiment Station. National Public Radio in the US today airs a story by reporter David Greene that goes a little beyond the recycling we have seen so much of. He explains, for example, how the gardens at Pavlovsk can look abandoned …
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A report from the Russian press agency Novosti suggests that the Housing Corporation that has been granted the land occupied by the Pavlovsk collection of the N.I. Vavilov Research Institute of Plant Industry (VIR), pending a further court appeal, has banned scientists from working on the collection. According to the report, Nikita Stepanov, director of …
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How can you do Eggplant’s Rich History and not wonder why this generally huge, generally purple thing is called an eggplant? Domestication of the Gray Ghost Organ Pipe cactus; exceedingly complex. Oh and there’s a cool photo here. How berries protect the brain from age-related malfunction. Are you listening, Dmitry? Protect medicinal plants, says letter-writer. …
The Associated Press had a big round-up on the threatened Russian genebank at Pavlovsk late last week. We’re linking to the version that appeared at the National Public Radio website because they used lots of photographs, many of which give the lie to statements that the land is not being used. Kudos to AP for …
The Ethicurean digs into agretti (Salsola soda). Pavlovsk in the St Petersburg Times … … and in the Sydney Morning Herald. Conference in November: Nutrition Security in the Developing World ABD?. CIAT’s library showcases nutrition. More on turkey domestication.