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Nature’s Answer to Eggplant Angst
S. Aarayiammal (45) of Irumputhipatty near here, who has been yearning for a good spell of rain, feels so relaxed now thanks to the unseasonal rain in different parts of the district.
Ever since the intermittent rains lashed...
3 Jul 2015
3 Jul 2015
ENSIA: Genebanks; the Future of Agriculture
As climate change makes crop diversity even more important, gene banks struggle to stay afloat. Freelance science journalist Virginia Gewin reports in Ensia, a magazine showcasing environmental solutions in action.
During the...
22 May 2015
22 May 2015
SciDev.Net: Global Network of Seed Information Takes Root
Efforts to preserve and protect plant information are accelerating — but not without risks, reports Claire Provost in SciDev.Net.
As an increasingly bloody civil war raged around them, a team of scientists in the Syrian capital...
20 May 2015
20 May 2015
Picking Up Where We Left Off
Marie Haga | Marie's Corner
Picking up where we left off: my previous post was published from Lima, Peru, during our last Executive Board meeting. I would like to publicly thank our Board members for their time and support....
28 Apr 2015
28 Apr 2015
Brazil to Play Key Role in Global Food Security
23 March 2015, Brasilia: Landmark meeting with Global Crop Diversity Trust hosted by Embrapa takes place in Brasilia to discuss the key role that Brazil must play in food security.
Key figures from four government ministries will...
23 Mar 2015
23 Mar 2015
A Busy Month North and South
Marie Haga | Marie's Corner
The 17th meeting of the Executive Board is taking place right now in Lima, Peru where we will discuss how we envisage the complete global system for conservation and availability of crop diversity, but...
16 Mar 2015
16 Mar 2015
International Workshop on Pre-Breeding
International workshop on the promotion of Public-Private Partnerships for Pre-Breeding
2-4 February 2015 Agropolis, Montpellier, France
Introduction
The role of pre-breeding, through the collective action of germplasm curators...
25 Jan 2015
25 Jan 2015 - 25 Jan 2015
No Such Flavor as Strawberry
This year your strawberries could be as white as the cream poured over them, after a new variety went on sale today.
The pineberry is said to combine the shape and texture of a strawberry with a flavour and smell closer to that...
2 Dec 2014
2 Dec 2014
Threatened Wild Sunflowers
The line of cars was so thick that Hill County farmer Rodney Schronk couldn’t get into his field of sunflowers. Hordes of rubber-neckers stopped along Interstate 35W near Hillsboro were taking photographs and walking through...
2 Dec 2014
2 Dec 2014
Yam: Feast and Forest
Yet again, citizens of the region of Mahi yesterday celebrated the Feast of Yams. It was held at the Royal Palace of Savalon in the presence of a huge crowd and a group of dignitaries.
On the special day, King Tossoh Gbaguidi...
2 Dec 2014
2 Dec 2014
The Eggplant CWR Pre-Breeding Project
Valencia, Spain (15-16 May 2014) – Why eggplants? Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) is an important vegetable crop, especially in tropical and subtropical areas of the world. According to FAO statistics, eggplant ranks 6th, after...
5 May 2014
5 May 2014
Potatoes, the Underground Heroes
The potato is the world's number three food, feeding more than a billion people. But potato late blight may be the world's number one plant disease threat.
The fungus-like organism known as late blight is probably the worst...
16 Dec 2013
16 Dec 2013