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Senior scientist at FiBL for organic plant breeding, breeding for mixed cropping systems, microbiome mediated breeding at holobiont level, participatory breeding and resilient seed systems in global south, focus in legumes, cotton, medicinal plants
👤 Joined on 18 June 2025
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@monikamessmer.bsky.socialHappy #WorldWildlifeDay2026! This year, the theme is Medicinal and Aromatic Plants – so we’re highlighting Namibia’s incredible #flora! As we celebrate, we’re reminded that protecting #wildlife also means safeguarding the #ecosystems we all depend on. ➡️Read more: cheetah.org/uk/2026/03/0...
Show PostOn #WorldWildlifeDay, we highlight medicinal and aromatic plants that sustain billions through healthcare, culture and livelihoods. As pressures grow, implementing the KMGBF and supporting the DSI mechanism and Cali Fund are practical steps to conserve them. 🔗 www.cbd.int/califund
Show PostElizabeth Blackwell (1699–c. 1758) was penniless, her husband in a London debtor’s prison. A talented artist, she created an illustrated guide to medicinal plants entitled 𝘊𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘣𝘢𝘭 (published ~1738). It was hailed for its usefulness to doctors & apothecaries. #WorldWildlifeDay #art #botany
Show PostDiscover the science behind medicinal plants! Scientific Session: Pharmacognosy & Phytochemistry of Medicinal Plants 📅 July 20-21, 2026 📍 Tokyo, Japan Submit your research today traditionalmedicine.inovineconferences.com/submit-abstr... #MedicinalPlants #Pharmacognosy #Phytochemistry #HerbalMedicine
Show PostThis in #ArunachalPradesh "Three-Day Sowa-Rigpa Workshop on Traditional Medicine and Medicinal Plants Opens in #Tawang" མོན་ཡུལ་རྟ་དབང་དུ་གསོ་བ་རིག་པའི་ཐོག་ཚོགས་འདུ། www.sentinelassam.com/north-east-i...
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