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TEAMIE TUESDAY 👋🌱 We thought we would share some of our wonderful team members who help PBS International achieve its status as the world leader in pollination control. Starting with our office manager, Briley. Talk to the team today on [email protected]

Researchers are stepping up to improve food production 🌱 To do this they are focussing on photosynthesis efficiency in crops like wheat and soybeans. The goal is to make crops more efficient at converting light into energy. More here: bbc.in/48PO1wK 📸: @UofIllinois

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! 🎃 #DYK 🎃 The average yield of pumpkins in the UK is 4,250 per acre 🎃 An average of 15 million pumpkins are grown in the UK each year 🎃 Each pumpkin has around 500 seeds

Tackle your challenges head-on Wheat breeders 💪 🌾👇 🌾 Maintain sterility 🌾 Prevent unwanted pollination 🌾 Regulate temperature & humidity 🌾 Preventing overheating 🌾 Minimise disease risks during the breeding process Talk with us today [email protected] 📩

More genetic diversity is essential to adapt to our rapidly changing climate🌱 As consumers, we could make a difference adding more sustainable foods to our plates, such as: 🫛Beans 🫘Chihuahuan desert beans 🌽 Corn 🍅 Wild tomatoes More here: bit.ly/3F3ZkDW

The solution to Wheat breeding challenges 💡 Meet duraweb® 🤝 A specialist non-woven fabric which: 🌾 Ensures sterility 🌾 Regulates temperature and humidity 🌾 Prevents overheating and disease risks Learn more about our fabric here: bit.ly/45bKeqx

Wheat breeders encounter several challenges when improving varieties 🌾 👉 Ensuring male sterility 👉 Maintaining consistent conditions in pollination bags 👉 Preventing overheating and diseases Sound familiar? Stay tuned for our next post where we help with these challenges!

#DYK there is a seed bank underground with over 2.4 billion seeds? 🌱 This mighty work is done by the Millennium Seed Bank at Wakehurst! We're delighted to discover more on their vital work for tree production in tomorrows event & you can join us too 👉 bit.ly/46niEYJ

It's #WorldFoodDay 🌱🌏 A day for making an effort to eat more whole, real foods. 🌱 Did you know, if it weren't for plant breeders: 🥕 Carrots 🍉Watermelons 🍌Bananas 🌽Corn 🥦 Broccoli (To name a few) Would not taste as delicious and look the way they do today!

#FunFactFriday Have you ever seen the Euphorbia obesa? 🌱 Also known as the baseball plant ⚾️ An endangered species originally found in South Africa's Great Karoo region Botanical gardens and nurseries now cultivate these plants to prevent extinction & avoid wild harvesting.