The Commonwealth Potato Collection

Come and discover the mysterious world of wild potatoes! Find out why this plant is so hairy and the secrets it contains! Find us at British Potato 2025 at stand 189 in hall 1.
#Potato#BP2025#biodiversity#genebank

I am pretty sure that the inflorescence is that of a potato. ☺️

An extra special seed collecting trip! 🌱

Join Cate Blanchett, Kew's Ambassador for Wakehurst, on a seed collecting mission in the latest episode of our podcast series, Unearthed: The need for seeds 🎧

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Hidden in the Arctic lies one of the world's greatest treasures: seeds! 🫘❄️

The Global Seed Vault safeguards over 1.3 million crop #seeds from around the world, operating under the framework of the @fao.org and Plant Treaty, with support from Norway, @nordgen.bsky.social & @croptrust.bsky.social.

Learn a bit more about the UK's only potato genebank and how this resource is being used to create better, more resilient varieties! Join us at the V & A Dundee this Saturday at 2:45pm for an introduction to our collection #cpc #genebank #potatoes

Join us at the V&A Dundee from 2pm onwards to discover the secrets of the Commonwealth Potato Collection with our pop-up roadshow! #cpc #genebank

For people inside a greenhouse filled with potatoes grown

Great visit to the commonwealth potato collection today. Love a lab coat visit.

🌱Seeds are tiny.
🌱Seeds are mighty.
🌱Seeds feed the world.
🌱No seeds, no food.
🌱No seeds, no future.

#ItAllStartsWithTheSeed #FoodSecurity

@fao.org @unbiodiversity.bsky.social @croptrust.bsky.social @cgiar.org @bioversityciat.bsky.social @ifpri.org @irriofficial.bsky.social @seedfed.bsky.social

Congratulations and a big thanks to Paul and Lucy from APHA for allowing me to showcase the CPC on their gold winning display at RHS Chelsea! #potato #biodiversity #seeds #genebank

Join me today in the Pavilion along with APHA to learn more about our collection. #potato #biodiversity #genebank

Plant Genetic Resources (PGRFA) are vital for food security!

They help us adapt to climate change, resist pests, conserve #biodiversity, & improve livelihoods. 🌍

Join our mission👉🏼 bit.ly/4dkk2PO

@fao.org @seedfed.bsky.social @croptrust.bsky.social @ipbes.net @cgiar.org @unbiodiversity.bsky.social

🥔 Potato: The path to a brighter future 🌍

Join the National Potato Innovation Centre (#NPIC) for a special #InternationalDayOfPotato webinar. Discover the key opportunities and challenges in UK #potato production.

📅 30 May | 🕘 9.00am

🎟️ Register: ow.ly/9HZv50VQYke

Panoramic view of Madagascar’s Itremo Massif showing rolling hills, patchy forest cover, and a plume of smoke rising from the valley floor.

🌄 Ten years. 749 species. One extraordinary mountain range.

Our new checklist for Madagascar’s Itremo Massif reveals over 500 endemic plants - including 70 found nowhere else on Earth 🌍

#Conservation #Madagascar

BARIToNE: AI for Pedigree Insight: Advancing Climate-Resilient Barley Breeding (Project code 25L) at University of Dundee on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - BARIToNE: AI for Pedigree Insight: Advancing Climate-Resilient Barley Breeding (Project code 25L) at University of Dundee, listed on FindAPhD.com

We have 2 PhD oppertunities coming up working with @intbarleyhub.bsky.social and the University of Dundee. The first one is looking at plant pedigrees and is supported by the Global Crop Diversity Trust under the BOLD project bold.croptrust.org

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A busy week for us! From the planting of our pollination parents to the testing of our CPC seedlings. Thanks to Alison and her team for preparing the beds for planting 😀
#potato #biodiversity #seeds #horticulture #genebank

The season has kicked off with great momentum! Keep up to date with our progress through the growing season.
#CPC #Potato #Seed #Biodiversity #Horticulture

First signs of germination!
#seeds #potato #biodiversity

@pauldshaw.bsky.social speaks at the #BreedingValue workshop on advanced #berry breeding and the important part #Germinate plays in the data aggregation and distribution.

#potato #biodiversity #horticulture

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Find world-class footage to tell your stories about #biodiversity & nature ⤵️🌿

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An announcement image for Biodiversity Media Grants 2025 featuring a vibrant close-up photo of a multicolored chameleon on a branch against a blurred green background. The text describes EJN's grant program offering €10,000-12,000 to organizations for biodiversity reporting projects. The deadline "APPLY BY MARCH 30, 2025" appears in white text on a green banner. The Earth Journalism Network logo is visible at the bottom. The image combines professional typography with nature photography, using a green color scheme that complements the biodiversity theme.

Biodiversity Media Grants 2025 – approaching deadline! 🌍🧪

@earthjournalism.bsky.social is offering grants (up to €12k) to media organizations from low- or middle-income countries to boost #biodiversity reporting.

Deadline: 📅 March 30, 2025

🔗Apply 👉 loom.ly/oll1WRE

It's been busy in Madagascar on our 2025 Herbarium Techniques course!

Participants from the University of Antananarivo, Tsimbazaza Zoo & Botanical Gardens, and Kew Madagascar have gotten hands on with best practices for creating high-quality collections and effectively managing herbarium specimens!

#potato #biodiversity

Follow along this season for an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the inner workings of the Commonwealth Potato Collection.