George Burton
@gegburton.bsky.social
food security and biodiversity, grasses and insects, and climate change🌱🌾🌽🍲
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First paper from the PhD published here too! an ethnobotanic study of fonio cultivation in Guinea, West Africa nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Landrace diversity and heritage of the indigenous millet crop fonio (Digitaria exilis): Socio‐cultural and climatic drivers of change in the Fouta Djallon region of Guinea
White fonio (Digitaria exilis [Kippist] Stapf) is an understudied millet crop, indigenous to West Africa and cultivated in the region largely through traditional practices. This species is climate-re...
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May 6, 2025 at 10:57 AM
First paper from the PhD published here too! an ethnobotanic study of fonio cultivation in Guinea, West Africa nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
PhD supported by @granthamicl.bsky.social and @rbgkew.bsky.social, supervised and collaboration with the amazing @vorontsovams.bsky.social, Tiziana Ulian, Colin Turnbull, @flip-ryan.bsky.social, @casparchater.bsky.social, and Rafal Gutaker 🌾🥳 #kewscience #foniomillet #sscpdtp #granthaminstitute #phd
May 6, 2025 at 10:56 AM
PhD supported by @granthamicl.bsky.social and @rbgkew.bsky.social, supervised and collaboration with the amazing @vorontsovams.bsky.social, Tiziana Ulian, Colin Turnbull, @flip-ryan.bsky.social, @casparchater.bsky.social, and Rafal Gutaker 🌾🥳 #kewscience #foniomillet #sscpdtp #granthaminstitute #phd