Sam Wuest
@samwuest.bsky.social
breeding research, passionate about science, plants, crop ecology and modern breeding technologies; views are my own
Finished just at sunset
October 16, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Finished just at sunset
Extremely excited me on the sowing machine, for our collaborative project on wheat variety mixtures PreDiMix. With ETH, UZH, IPK Gatersleben and Agroscope.
October 16, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Extremely excited me on the sowing machine, for our collaborative project on wheat variety mixtures PreDiMix. With ETH, UZH, IPK Gatersleben and Agroscope.
Something I would recommend to every plant biologist: attending a tree pruning course
March 23, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Something I would recommend to every plant biologist: attending a tree pruning course
Early morning surprise.... too much Gluehwein? Looks like a painting of stars on a winter sky, though.
December 6, 2024 at 5:39 AM
Early morning surprise.... too much Gluehwein? Looks like a painting of stars on a winter sky, though.
What a wakeup. Walking through snow on the way to work
November 22, 2024 at 7:34 AM
What a wakeup. Walking through snow on the way to work
First flower buds at 3 week after sowing.
November 19, 2024 at 7:42 PM
First flower buds at 3 week after sowing.
What has really resonated greatly with me is the depiction of N fluxes on a medieval farm, in the book "crop ecology" by Connor, Loomis, Cassman
November 18, 2024 at 6:41 PM
What has really resonated greatly with me is the depiction of N fluxes on a medieval farm, in the book "crop ecology" by Connor, Loomis, Cassman
PiqaBoo. A very nice part of working in AG research is to encounter the latest kids on the (fruit) bloc
November 14, 2024 at 6:40 PM
PiqaBoo. A very nice part of working in AG research is to encounter the latest kids on the (fruit) bloc
A field visit back in summer. What a great sight, and lots of interesting discussions around the first GE barley in a Swiss field trial. www.protectedsite.ch
November 12, 2024 at 4:28 PM
A field visit back in summer. What a great sight, and lots of interesting discussions around the first GE barley in a Swiss field trial. www.protectedsite.ch
Escaped the fog for a few hours this WE to the Talalpsee, Kt. Glarus
November 5, 2024 at 3:56 PM
Escaped the fog for a few hours this WE to the Talalpsee, Kt. Glarus
New speed breeding setup unveilled. I have the best colleagues in the world!!! Hope to have my first soybean RIL Population early 2026 🤩
November 1, 2024 at 6:17 PM
New speed breeding setup unveilled. I have the best colleagues in the world!!! Hope to have my first soybean RIL Population early 2026 🤩
On the run to a meeting at ETH Zürich, I still managed to make a picture and make a mental note that the city is nice indeed
October 30, 2024 at 3:52 PM
On the run to a meeting at ETH Zürich, I still managed to make a picture and make a mental note that the city is nice indeed
This fall, I was introduced to the science and art of Ampelography, the description and identification of grapevine varieties through plant shapes and colours. What an interesting endeavour!
October 26, 2024 at 7:57 AM
This fall, I was introduced to the science and art of Ampelography, the description and identification of grapevine varieties through plant shapes and colours. What an interesting endeavour!
A rare sight: no fungicide treatment in grapevine (left) often results in no harvest, and severe damage to the plants. The problem: pathogens introduced to Europe 150 yrs ago. How little has been achieved since then in terms of genetic progress. People prefer Pinot or Cabernet, not Divico or Divona.
October 15, 2024 at 2:40 PM
A rare sight: no fungicide treatment in grapevine (left) often results in no harvest, and severe damage to the plants. The problem: pathogens introduced to Europe 150 yrs ago. How little has been achieved since then in terms of genetic progress. People prefer Pinot or Cabernet, not Divico or Divona.
Cycling to work this morning
October 15, 2024 at 2:33 PM
Cycling to work this morning
A very close encounter, on my way home
October 2, 2024 at 5:06 PM
A very close encounter, on my way home
The once mighty Morteratsch glacier, rapidly melting away...
July 31, 2024 at 6:12 AM
The once mighty Morteratsch glacier, rapidly melting away...
Or: Chance encounter with Agroscope colleagues doing field work 😄
July 30, 2024 at 10:11 AM
Or: Chance encounter with Agroscope colleagues doing field work 😄
Or: Hybrid wheat field right next to a field of Ribelmais, a landrace grown locally for several hundred years. ~100 years of breeding progress in a single picture
July 30, 2024 at 10:08 AM
Or: Hybrid wheat field right next to a field of Ribelmais, a landrace grown locally for several hundred years. ~100 years of breeding progress in a single picture