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#DYK that there are more than 500 different types of #pecans, but the majority of pecans grown in the U.S. are focused on a few dozen varieties, including Western, Desirable, Stuart, Burkett, Wichita and native pecans.
📌Source: americanpecan.com
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Winged seeds are usually collected from the tree when they are still slightly green. They need to be dry before they are stored, especially if they are collected when damp from the morning dew or rain! #SeedGatheringSeason
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Blue Java bananas are also known as blue bananas, ice cream bananas, Hawaiian bananas, and dozen names more depending where they are growing. It’s a triploid AAB banana cultivar
Are they really blue? What do you think?
#bluebanana #icecreambanana #bluejava
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#Breeding new plant varieties not only ensures there is enough food for the world, but it also helps towards:
🌱 #Improving #quality
🌱 Increasing #yield
🌱 Increasing tolerance of environmental pressures
🌱 Resistance to #viruses, #fungi, and #bacteria
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@futurefarming_
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#DYK consumer choices shape our ecosystem?🌍
By choosing sustainable options we can protect and preserve our precious resources.
Check out this insightful article on 5 ways you can use your buying power to protect biodiversity.👉 bit.ly/3rPPXnC
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@UNCTAD
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Fascinating day at the US department of Agriculture! Learned about cutting edge crops in action. Dr. Chad Hayes shared insights about sorghum breeding, waxy sorghum and the remarkable stay-green trait. Dr. Junping Chen dove into the intricate world of sorghum genetics.@DrSorghum – at Lubbock, TX
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From yesterday's @NAPlantBreeders annual general meeting — Hannah Senior of @PBSInt passes the president's gavel to Thomas Lubberstedt of @IowaStateU. #napb2023
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With a successful increase in melon shelf life, a recent study indicates that #geneediting #plantbreeding can contribute to food loss reduction and improve food security.
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“Science is there, of course, to investigate, to understand nature, but also to help us protect the planet and improve our quality of life."
Get to know Dr. Mauricio Diazgranados—NYBG's new chief scientist—in the latest from the @nytimes. fal.cn/3AkHa
ALT A person in a white dress shirt and brown tie examines red flowers on a trailing green stem amid a collection of green foliage.
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About 50 000 wild species are used for food, energy, medicine, material & other purposes.
This includes many plants.
But often these plants are not sourced or used sustainably, which threatens #biodiversity.
🌱How @FAO is protecting them: fao.org/documents/card/en/c/…
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Loblolly pine is the most significant tree species in the state’s $6B forest economy. Foresters & researchers have been trying to find what’s behind ailing loblollies. New lab results tell part of the story, but more work remains. @UAM_CFANR @AginArk aaes.uada.edu/news/pine-decl…
ALT Stand of pine trees with brown pine needles
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There will be the opportunity to learn a lot more about the breeding, production and value of carrots in the UK and internationally @CarrotSymposium in the first week of October in York. More details and registration here: carrotsymposium.com/
What a 100-gram serving of carrot contains indianexpress.com/article/li…
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You may have seen Chef B.J. Dennis on Netflix. He talked to us this week at the @NAPlantBreeders meeting in Greenville, SC, about what plant breeders can do to really cater to chefs. HINT: Creating exotic new varieties isn't it. seedworld.com/function-over-…
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This year's @NAPlantBreeders meeting attendees! A great time being had by all. #napb2023
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Field trip day at #NAPB2023. Here we are at Musser Fruit Research Center @ClemsonUniv
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Agricultural innovation has decoupled land use from agricultural production. We passed peak farmland more than 20 years ago!
A remarkable win for the environment & human welfare!
ourworldindata.org/peak-agri…
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Keynote speech completed!
Had fun interviewing food critic @hannaraskin at the @NAPlantBreeders meeting tonight! I promised her I'd blot out her face as anonymity is very important when you're a food critic. 😉 #NAPB2023
