An old time-y illustration of a Chard.
Today is Sextidi the 6th of Germinal in the year 234.
Germinal is the month of sprouting.
Today we celebrate chard. #JacobinDay
More information on chard
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In France, there's an apple variety called Canada. It's got a tough skin, great flavour. My kid described it as being half way between an apple and pear
This image illustrates how combining perennial genes with prostrate growth genes allows cultivated rice to mimic wild rice.
Wild rice is a perennial, creeping plant. The secret to its perennial growth habit lies in a developmental reversal directed by small RNAs. This image illustrates how combining perennial genes with prostrate growth genes allows cultivated rice to mimic wild rice.
Learn more: https://scim.ag/40GOjDb
One thing that AI evangelists seem to assume, particularly legal AI evangelists assume, is that the thinking and analysis is quick, and the writing is just tedious busywork that slows us down.
But the writing IS the thinking and analysis. You work out the thinking and analysis by writing it down.
I got this prof started on this project. Really cool to see how the new popcorn varieties turned out!
A chameleon, printed, on apage with other animals. The tail of the chameleon has been forgotten to draw.
When you have done all the engraving work to contribute to a famous collection in 1674, and then, after the print run, you realize that you forgot to finish the tail of the damn chameleon ...
#skystorians #bookhistory #proofreading
Just discovered this wonderful adaptation of our maize moving map (figshare.com/articles/fig...) by @andikur.bsky.social .
Meme showing hot peppers saying "evolution can you give me capsaicin to deter mammals? I want birds to spread my seeds?" Evolution, rendered as a DNA double helix, asks "to deter mammals?" and the peppers reply "yes, to deter mammals, that is precisely what I said." Then it shows two cavemen excitedly yelling "mouth hot" at some peppers, to which the peppers say "wait what the fuck?" and the final image is a bunch of hot sauces and dishes, again captioned "what the fuck?"
It's one of my favorite topics to teach in sensory physiology-- how plants likely evolved capsaicin as a deterrent to keep us from eating them and that didn't work out so great for them (or did, since we now lovingly grow and cultivate them):
More collaboration with universities is likely as Canada looks to keep research programs on pace, federal MPs are told. vist.ly/4ss6w
Wheat breeder loses faith in Canada’s system vist.ly/4s85q #cdnag #westcdnag
OPPORTUNITY: McGill Plant Science is looking for an expert in plant pathology, plant breeding, or horticulture in the context of the Canada Impact+ Research Chairs Program (senior established researcher).
Contact: www.mcgill.ca/plant/contact
Program: lnkd.in/eavfNu7e
Please re-post.
I have been having some issues registering online and have not gotten any responses to the e-mails sent to the organizers. Is there anyone I can get in touch with to help me?
An old time-y illustration of a Hemp.
Today is Primidi the 21st of Vendémiaire in the year 234.
Vendémiaire is the month of vintage.
Today we celebrate hemp. #JacobinDay
More information on hemp
Join us at the Plant Science Research Institute of the University of Montreal to develop your research group in Plant Molecular Genetics:
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
My god look at Canada
A shocking deterioration in the prairie drought, with 87 percent of agricultural land on the prairies either abnormally dry or in drought. Crops are stressed after a dry June.
www.ruralrootscanada.com/drying-out-p...
An old time-y illustration of a Oat.
Today is Duodi the 2nd of Messidor in the year 233.
Messidor is the month of harvest.
Today we celebrate oat. #JacobinDay
More information on oat
Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
CÉRÉALES 🚨 Appel à la vigilance
Des cas de rouille jaune et d’oïdium ont été rapportés dans les céréales dans plusieurs régions. On recommande de surveiller les champs.
vist.ly/3n68n99
“Chinese Nationals Charged with Conspiracy & Smuggling a Dangerous Biological Pathogen into the US for their Work at a Univ. of Michigan Laboratory”
This sounds fishy. Fusarium is a common fungus & a bane to farmers. Different strains attack different crops (blight, rust, etc.). Research is normal.
Winter wheat looking lush....
It pains me to say this, but if you are not a US citizen, you should not attend scientific conferences in the US, visit US institutions, or otherwise travel to our country.
Right now it's not worth the risk.
Hopefully that will change. If it doesn't, science in the US is sunk anyway.
Everyone thinks we grow a lot of corn & soybeans in the US "because of subsidies," & that's just... not accurate?
So I made a video about it www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlSR...
Anybody know an expert on comparative grass anatomy and/or development that can help us with identifying homologous tissues in maize and rice?
Some nice Nova Scotia liquor...!
Hi - I’m looking for roles inside and outside of academia in Canada, and would appreciate any leads or contacts y’all may have. I’m a computational and molecular biologist with a broad range of prior experience in both wet lab and dry lab work. If you or someone you know is hiring, get in touch!
ÉTAT DES CULTURES 🌦️ Départ lent pour les semis, départ prometteur pour le blé d’automne.
Détails sur La Tournée des Grandes Cultures ➡️www.lebulletin.com/etat-des-cultures/etat-des-cultures-9-mai-un-autre-depart-lent-140422
Merci à G3, Les Moulins de Soulanges et Pioneer.
