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Graeme Beale @midfyffe.bsky.social · Jun 26

Great visit to the commonwealth potato collection today. Love a lab coat visit.

For people inside a greenhouse filled with potatoes grown

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Plant Treaty @planttreaty.bsky.social · May 28

🌱Seeds are tiny.
🌱Seeds are mighty.
🌱Seeds feed the world.
🌱No seeds, no food.
🌱No seeds, no future.

#ItAllStartsWithTheSeed #FoodSecurity

@fao.org @unbiodiversity.bsky.social @croptrust.bsky.social @cgiar.org @bioversityciat.bsky.social @ifpri.org @irriofficial.bsky.social @seedfed.bsky.social

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The Commonwealth Potato Collection @huttoncpc.bsky.social · May 23

Congratulations and a big thanks to Paul and Lucy from APHA for allowing me to showcase the CPC on their gold winning display at RHS Chelsea! #potato #biodiversity #seeds #genebank

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The Commonwealth Potato Collection @huttoncpc.bsky.social · May 20

Join me today in the Pavilion along with APHA to learn more about our collection. #potato #biodiversity #genebank

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Plant Treaty @planttreaty.bsky.social · May 12

Plant Genetic Resources (PGRFA) are vital for food security!

They help us adapt to climate change, resist pests, conserve #biodiversity, & improve livelihoods. 🌍

Join our mission👉🏼 bit.ly/4dkk2PO

@fao.org @seedfed.bsky.social @croptrust.bsky.social @ipbes.net @cgiar.org @unbiodiversity.bsky.social

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The James Hutton Institute @hutton.ac.uk · May 12

🥔 Potato: The path to a brighter future 🌍

Join the National Potato Innovation Centre (#NPIC) for a special #InternationalDayOfPotato webinar. Discover the key opportunities and challenges in UK #potato production.

📅 30 May | 🕘 9.00am

🎟️ Register: ow.ly/9HZv50VQYke

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Kew Gardens @rbgkew.bsky.social · May 12

🌄 Ten years. 749 species. One extraordinary mountain range.

Our new checklist for Madagascar’s Itremo Massif reveals over 500 endemic plants - including 70 found nowhere else on Earth 🌍

#Conservation #Madagascar

Panoramic view of Madagascar’s Itremo Massif showing rolling hills, patchy forest cover, and a plume of smoke rising from the valley floor.

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Paul Shaw @pauldshaw.bsky.social · May 12

We have 2 PhD oppertunities coming up working with @intbarleyhub.bsky.social and the University of Dundee. The first one is looking at plant pedigrees and is supported by the Global Crop Diversity Trust under the BOLD project bold.croptrust.org

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

BARIToNE: AI for Pedigree Insight: Advancing Climate-Resilient Barley Breeding (Project code 25L) at University of Dundee on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - BARIToNE: AI for Pedigree Insight: Advancing Climate-Resilient Barley Breeding (Project code 25L) at University of Dundee, listed on FindAPhD.com

www.findaphd.com

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The Commonwealth Potato Collection @huttoncpc.bsky.social · May 8

A busy week for us! From the planting of our pollination parents to the testing of our CPC seedlings. Thanks to Alison and her team for preparing the beds for planting 😀
#potato #biodiversity #seeds #horticulture #genebank

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The Commonwealth Potato Collection @huttoncpc.bsky.social · Apr 24

The season has kicked off with great momentum! Keep up to date with our progress through the growing season.
#CPC #Potato #Seed #Biodiversity #Horticulture

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The Commonwealth Potato Collection @huttoncpc.bsky.social · Apr 11

First signs of germination!
#seeds #potato #biodiversity

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Germinate Hub @germinate.hutton.ac.uk · Apr 2

@pauldshaw.bsky.social speaks at the #BreedingValue workshop on advanced #berry breeding and the important part #Germinate plays in the data aggregation and distribution.

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The Commonwealth Potato Collection @huttoncpc.bsky.social · Apr 4

#potato #biodiversity #horticulture

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IPBES @ipbes.net · Apr 1

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The Commonwealth Potato Collection @huttoncpc.bsky.social · Mar 28

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IPBES @ipbes.net · Mar 27

Biodiversity Media Grants 2025 – approaching deadline! 🌍🧪

@earthjournalism.bsky.social is offering grants (up to €12k) to media organizations from low- or middle-income countries to boost #biodiversity reporting.

Deadline: 📅 March 30, 2025

🔗Apply 👉 loom.ly/oll1WRE

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Kew Gardens @rbgkew.bsky.social · Mar 21

It's been busy in Madagascar on our 2025 Herbarium Techniques course!

Participants from the University of Antananarivo, Tsimbazaza Zoo & Botanical Gardens, and Kew Madagascar have gotten hands on with best practices for creating high-quality collections and effectively managing herbarium specimens!

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The Commonwealth Potato Collection @huttoncpc.bsky.social · Mar 21

#potato #biodiversity

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The Commonwealth Potato Collection @huttoncpc.bsky.social · Mar 12

Follow along this season for an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the inner workings of the Commonwealth Potato Collection.

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