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A New Geological Age?

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While this is a reference from last month it is, nonetheless, an interesting read (and listen to if you download the podcast). Quote from Science Magazine’s website: “We now live in the Meghalayan age—the last age of the Holocene epoch. Did you get the memo? A July decision by the International Commission on Stratigraphy, which […]
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Taking Photos in the Field

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I know that many colleagues use their mobile phone camera when taking photos of crops and diseases in the field. And that makes sense considering that you always have your phone with you!! Many colleagues are, like myself, pretty amateurish at taking photos and so all the help you can get makes a big difference. […]
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Plant Pathology Protocols

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Apologies that these protocols have been on the site for sometime but were inadvertently not publicly accessible. I’ve reposted some of them and as I repair the links the others will be available.  These include: SCREENING FOR BACTERIAL WILT TOLERANCE IN TOMATO (EGGPLANT AND PEPPER) Screening for downy mildew resistance in cucurbits Screening for Fol […]
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Remembering Randy Hautea (1956 – 2018)

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It was somewhat of a shock to hear of the passing of Randy Hautea a few weeks ago. Randy was with ISAAA for over 20 years, the latter half as the Global Coordinator and SEAsiaCenter. For many, Randy was an important figure, source of information, contact and someone to talk with. Importantly he, through ISAAA, […]
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Myanmar Vegetable Seeds Market – Open for Opportunities

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The vegetable seeds market in Myanmar has been active for many years however, since the transition to an elected government there has been a rush to access better quality varieties. Currently the market is dominated by seed traders who distribute seeds from larger seed companies. As such varieties from other countries, mainly Thailand, India and […]
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Accessing Published Scientific Papers

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I’ve avoided referring to Sci-Hub before as I, like hundred of thousands of other researchers, have time and time again run up against publishing pay walls in reviewing literature for research on projects. Sure you can pay amounts from a few dollars to $40 or more to download the PDF or access the article for a […]
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😎Conducting a Seed Business (Myanmar): An introduction and overview of best practices on segmentation and variety evaluation

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The Syngenta Foundation is running a course on Conducting a Seed Business. This course is an introduction to some of the basic mechanisms and tools used by the seed industry in the introduction and management of product lines. While the number and type of mechanisms and tools used vary, this course will introduce four of […]
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