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How can various cultivars influence the history of a crop?

By sustainablesecurefoodblog on December 7, 2020 • ( 3 Comments )

Not many of us see Model T cars on the road today. This 1920’s era car made car travel accessible for the middle class, but its last production was in 1927. Yet, […]

How does growing corn in perennial groundcover work?

By sustainablesecurefoodblog on October 22, 2020 • ( 1 Comment )

Using perennial groundcovers, farmers can merge high yield agriculture with natural resources conservation, while maintaining or improving profitability. How does it work? Farmers first seed their acres with a groundcover, such as […]

Coconuts: Trees that keep on giving

By sustainablesecurefoodblog on October 7, 2020 • ( 1 Comment )

Thinking about coconut, one image that comes to mind is lounging on a warm, sunny beach. Cool, sweet water from a freshly opened coconut, garnished with an orchid flower and a little […]

How can crops that are not grown from seeds be conserved in gene banks?

By sustainablesecurefoodblog on September 22, 2020 • ( 7 Comments )
test tube with tiny plant and root

Plant genebanks, such as the USDA-ARS National Plant Germplasm System (NPGS), conserve vast collections of crops. They are saved for use in breeding and research programs. These collections are primarily conserved as […]

What can the wild chile teach us about conserving crop wild relatives?

By sustainablesecurefoodblog on September 22, 2020 • ( 3 Comments )

There is a humble, wild chile pepper that grows in Arizona. Commonly called chiltepín, it is the wild relative of hundreds of domesticated pepper varieties grown (and eaten) all over the world. […]

Giving flax a perennial upgrade with crop wild relatives

By sustainablesecurefoodblog on September 22, 2020 • ( 2 Comments )

Flaxseed is one of humanity’s oldest, and most widely adopted multi-use crops. For over ten thousand years, the oil-rich seeds have been an important source of nutrition for both humans and livestock. […]

The tale of a wild tomato’s discovery

By sustainablesecurefoodblog on September 22, 2020 • ( 25 Comments )
Wild tomato full of yellow blossoms

Ripe, juicy tomatoes are one of the hallmarks of a summer picnic – and a key ingredient in salads and the classic BLT. Like many of our modern crops, today’s tomatoes have […]

How is disease affecting soybean yields?

By sustainablesecurefoodblog on August 22, 2020 • ( 2 Comments )

Soybean is one of the most important sources of vegetable protein globally. Valued as both a human and animal food source, soybeans are used to produce both soy meal and oil. The […]

How does plant disease affect my breakfast?

By sustainablesecurefoodblog on August 7, 2020 • ( 3 Comments )

Editor’s note: This year is 2020 is the International Year of Plant Health, as designated by the UN. Agronomists, crop, and plant scientists work to develop disease-resistant varieties and to track the […]

How do the various soil types in Puerto Rico support different crops?

By sustainablesecurefoodblog on July 22, 2020 • ( 4 Comments )

Puerto Rico, where I am from, is the main island of an archipelago in the Caribbean. The smaller islands are Caja de Muertos, Culebra, Desecheo, Mona, Monito, and Vieques. Our history is […]

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