To feed the population & preserve the environment, we need to produce more from less. ๐ฝ๏ธ
๐งฌ ๐พ #GeneEditing has the potential to develop high-yielding & locally-adapted crop varieties, without introducing any new DNA ๐ tinyurl.com/4sa9tnck
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#Cassava is a source of nutrition for hundreds of millions of people. ๐งโ๐คโ๐ง๐๐งโ๐คโ๐ง
#Plantbreeders are applying #geneediting to remove the cyanide content from cassava roots
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We already know that #climatechange has altered ecosystems, reducing #biodiversity & creating new niches where pests can thrive. #Plantbreeding is an important tool to help seeds grow into healthy & resistant plants.๐ฑ๐ช๐พ
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Choose one: chickpeas, beans, peas, lentils or lupins?
#Legumes might be the food of the future!๐ฅ
Thanks to their high nutritional properties & affordability, they could contribute to global #foodsecurity in the context of an increasing world population.
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such as fans, lights, or irrigation systems.
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Reducing #foodloss & #foodwaste is a very important issue addressed in the #EUFarm2Fork strategy.
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See how #plantbreeding can help with that ๐
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#Healthysoils produce healthy crops. ๐ฑ๐ฆพ๐ฉโ๐พ They are the key to feeding 9 billion people by 2050.
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Fun #FactFriday ! ๐
#CRISPR keeps revolutionising #foodsecurity ! Some researchers discovered a rice variety, high in #yields and resistant to #pathogens ๐ ๐ช ๐ฆ
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#DYK ? #Plantbreeding can help fight hunger in #EastAfrica ! ๐
Researchers developed a new variety of potato which is resistant to potato late blight, the most destructive fungal disease among potatoes.๐ฅ
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How old is the oldest wine? ๐บ๐ท๐บ๐ท
According to one study alcohol consumption may be 10 million years old, but how old is the process of #winemaking ? #Plantbreeding innovation can help accelerating the process! ๐
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We are ecstatic to welcome Morgan State University undergraduate student Iyana Gross (@iyanagross1) to our lab! Iyana will be working with us on reprogramming TAMs in lethal prostate cancer.
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Biologically, #peanuts arenโt nuts; theyโre actually legumes! ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
Unlike nuts that grow on trees, peanuts grow underground.
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๐พWithout #plantbreeding progress in the past 20 years, the #EU would have become a net importer in all major arable crops in 2020, including #wheat and other cereals.
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South C and Roysambu OPC dewormed 3200 students from Kahawa primary school and ACK St Elizabeth Kahawa Academy, promoting hygiene and discussing drug abuse.
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#FunFact Friday: The brain develops more rapidly between birth and age 5 than during any other time in life. Every time children play, explore, and learn, they're building important brain connections for the rest of their lives!
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๐Grapevine covers only 3% of agricultural area but is responsible for 60% of fungicide use.
๐งฌ #CRISPR can help develop plants resistant to diseases, thus making #wineproduction more sustainable.
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#Plantbreeding innovation practices have steadily increased #soybean yields in the past and further improvements will help this crop to face #climate instability and limited genetic diversity.
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Arable #land is limited.๐
Agricultural production should be increased without further #deforestation . Investment in innovation and better technologies is needed to ensure a more resilient #agriculture .
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โReached our old goals just to tackle some new onesโ. Thank you Morgan State University for taking me as a student and as an artist.
#NextWorldForum returns to shape the future of the industry - August 30-31.
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