breeding research, passionate about science, plants, crop ecology and modern breeding technologies; views are my own
Sam Wuest
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‘The worst time for wheat’: US farmers face losses to extreme heat and drought
What a relief, the buggers we were waiting for have arrived! #varietymixtures #diversification #wheat
Our study on the evolution of shade avoidance, a "selfish trait" in plants, over 80 years of soybean breeding history. Led by @lukecoevo.bsky.social and Emanuel Kopp, and published here: doi.org/10.1111/eva..... Great stuff!
Das EU-Parlament hat gerade die Verordnung zur Regulierung von Neuen Genomischen Techniken bei Pflanzen beschlossen. In zwei Jahren treten die neuen Regeln in Kraft.
Heute Vormittag habe ich mich @uedio.bsky.social darüber gesprochen, was das für Forschung, Züchtung und Verbraucher*innen bedeutet.
Vaccines are humanity's greatest scientific achievement.
‚Do killer acquisitions by large pesticide producers hold back innovative pest control technologies?‘
ICYMI: New paper in Q Open led by Maximlian Koppenberg and with Ayoub Barissoul, Stefan Hirsch and @tobidal.bsky.social
Open Access: academic.oup.com/qopen/articl...
The European Parliament decided to #GiveGenesAChance! 💚🇪🇺
www.europarl.europa.eu/news/de/pres...
Next fall, Paris-Saclay will host what promises to be a major scientific event for agroecology: the Mix4Agroecology conference.
New paper out: Artificial selection for increased reproductive effort accelerates actuarial senescence and reduces lifespan in a precocial bird url: royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article... @uniexecec.bsky.social @erikpostma.bsky.social @joelpick.bsky.social y.social @oscarvedder.bsky.social
Guardian Environment
High planting densities expose field crops to competition for light, which typically induces shade avoidance responses such as stem elongation. While adaptive in natural environments, these responses...
