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The Commonwealth Potato Collection
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The UK's potato genebank
https://germinate.hutton.ac.uk/cpc/#/home




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huttoncpc.bsky.social
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
November 17, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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rbgkew.bsky.social
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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October 29, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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planttreaty.bsky.social
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.
October 29, 2025 at 2:06 PM
huttoncpc.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
October 28, 2025 at 1:56 PM
huttoncpc.bsky.social
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
October 28, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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midfyffe.bsky.social
Great visit to the commonwealth potato collection today. Love a lab coat visit.
For people inside a greenhouse filled with potatoes grown
June 26, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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planttreaty.bsky.social
🌱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
May 28, 2025 at 8:59 AM
huttoncpc.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
May 23, 2025 at 12:06 PM
huttoncpc.bsky.social
Join me today in the Pavilion along with APHA to learn more about our collection. #potato #biodiversity #genebank
May 20, 2025 at 5:04 AM
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planttreaty.bsky.social
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
May 12, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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hutton.ac.uk
🥔 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
May 12, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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rbgkew.bsky.social
🌄 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
Panoramic view of Madagascar’s Itremo Massif showing rolling hills, patchy forest cover, and a plume of smoke rising from the valley floor.
May 12, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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pauldshaw.bsky.social
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

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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
www.findaphd.com
May 12, 2025 at 3:47 PM
huttoncpc.bsky.social
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
May 8, 2025 at 8:45 AM
huttoncpc.bsky.social
The season has kicked off with great momentum! Keep up to date with our progress through the growing season.
#CPC #Potato #Seed #Biodiversity #Horticulture
April 24, 2025 at 8:09 AM
huttoncpc.bsky.social
First signs of germination!
#seeds #potato #biodiversity
April 11, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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germinate.hutton.ac.uk
@pauldshaw.bsky.social speaks at the #BreedingValue workshop on advanced #berry breeding and the important part #Germinate plays in the data aggregation and distribution.
April 2, 2025 at 4:15 PM
huttoncpc.bsky.social
#potato #biodiversity #horticulture
April 4, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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ipbes.net
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April 1, 2025 at 8:31 AM
huttoncpc.bsky.social
March 28, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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ipbes.net
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
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March 27, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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rbgkew.bsky.social
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!
March 21, 2025 at 9:57 AM
huttoncpc.bsky.social
#potato #biodiversity
March 21, 2025 at 8:55 AM
huttoncpc.bsky.social
Follow along this season for an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the inner workings of the Commonwealth Potato Collection.
March 12, 2025 at 11:05 AM