Interesting food chemistry story. Also implicitly a story about plant breeding. Many crops have different cultivars not just for different climates, but for different uses. #PlantBreeding#Chemistry#Food
Not letting my righteous anger at academic ableism keep me from passing opportunities on to others..."5 PhD Fully Funded Positions in Agrobiosciences [Genomics and Crop Production, Agriculture Environment] at Sant’Anna di Pisa in Italy" @plantscijobs@plantscience
Too bad potato breeder Dr. Anna Levina isn't on Mastodon. I'd love to see if I'm right in thinking that what's sold as russet potatoes in the US have been optimized for french fries (the big McDonalds, etc market). When I try to make home fries with them now, they just crumble apart at the edges so much more readily than they used to. #PlantBreeding#Food@plantscience
Blueberry Breeding Position at USDA with faculty appt at Oregon State. Closes 12/26/2023
Salary range: $88,860 - $137,363 per year
Pay scale & grade: GS 12 - 13
“We are not having normal seasons any more”, said Lane Selman, an agricultural researcher at Oregon State University and founder of a seed-producer community called the Culinary Breeding Network.
The 'super soup' that's the equivalent of eating 1kg of raw broccoli (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Biofortified foods are creating a buzz worldwide, with one broccoli soup holding promise of reducing disease and lowering blood sugar