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The Wild Chickpea Only Grew in Turkey and It’s a Fussy Plant, Refusing to Thrive Elsewhere. So How Did Its Descendants Reach the Rest of the World? And Who Begat the Ethiopian Variant?
Branch of global Jane Goodall Institute will focus on ecological corridors, wetland restoration and use of Bedouin knowledge to replant native species
438 shares In 2005, Elaine Solowey made history when she managed to germinate a 1,900-year-old date palm seed, bringing an ancient species back to life. Now, the California-born Solowey has set her sights on rescuing dozens of other threatened or endangered types of plants, with hopes of rehabilitating habitats and finding ways to help farmers and others cope with a warming climate in an already arid region. Revered by plant geeks like a rock star, Solowey, 68, works out of an office crammed with books, old coffee and spice jars filled with seeds, and little vials with different shapes ...