Nibbles: CAAS genebank, VACS, Opportunity crops, Ross-Ibarra, Canary sweetpotatoes, Land Institute crowdsourcing, BBC seed podcast
The Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences genebank fills some gaps. I wonder if any of those new accessions are “opportunity crops.” Because they are sorely needed, for example in Africa. Which is not to say working on staples like maize isn’t cool. Just ask Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra. Working on sweet potato can also be, well, sweet. …