Hi Mark,
I wish I could attend this interesting meeting!
So you are back from a - ?holiday? Hopefully refreshed?
Finally, Niclas started school recently, and surprise, surprise, he
likes it (now).
We almost finished archiving the first box (grasses) of your gift, and
I wondered whether I could use some few grains of the cereals as
comparative measurements. I recently started a little sub-project with
Frank Hole on del 13C and del 15N values in modern cereals to tackle
some methodological issues (e.g. effects on isotope values during
carbonization). He sent me some modern cereals from Syria, and it
would be good to also include other locations.
Therefore I wanted to ask you whether you would be willing to
participate in this study. There is not much to do for you. You just
need to agree to enable me taking some of the grains from some of the
specimens. I already chose some, where there is lot of material.
What do you think?
In case you agree, it would be important to have some more information
on the specimens, such as exact location and growing conditions
(irrigated or non-irrigated), which we have for the Syrian objects.
Do you have such information? Would this be feasible, if I send you
the collection numbers?
Did you have a chance to check the db? No pressure, just for knowing.
All the best,
Simone
Zitat von Mark Nesbitt <[log in to unmask]>:
> This one-day meeting in London might be of interest to some. Further details
> and booking: http://www.linnean.org/fileadmin/events2/events.php?detail=126
>
> DARWIN AND DOMESTICATION
> 16th October 2008
> At The Linnean Society of London, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, W1J 0BF
> Of Charles Darwin’s three major books, ‘The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication’ is probably the least well known. However, the subject of the book has had a profound effect on the resources derived from the domesticated species with which mankind shres a daily existence. The presentations in this day meeting will cover many aspects of our understanding of domesticated varieties, including how breeds and varieties have been established over the centuries, their history, conservation and current strategies for their management and utilisation.
>
> Programme
> The origins of breeds: from domestication to diversity
> Prof Stephen Hall, University of Lincoln
>
> Livestock and the American experience
> Prof Phillip Sponenberg, Virginia Blackwater College
>
> Managing the genetic variation in livestock today
> Prof Geoffrey Simm, Scottish Agricultural College
>
> Plant domestication
> Barbara Pickersgill
>
> The origins of wheat: domestication, diversity and Darwin
> Dr Mark Nesbitt, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
>
> Darwin & variations: where are they now?
> Andrew Sheppy FLS, The Cobthorn Trust
>
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