{"id":3372,"date":"2021-05-14T08:56:43","date_gmt":"2021-05-14T08:56:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iplantprotect.pt\/?p=3372"},"modified":"2025-05-08T13:41:17","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T13:41:17","slug":"the-plants-we-eat-actually-come-from-nature","status":"publish","type":"eventos","link":"https:\/\/iplantprotect.pt\/en\/eventos\/as-plantas-que-comemos-vem-mesmo-da-natureza\/","title":{"rendered":"Do the plants we eat really come from nature?"},"content":{"rendered":"

What is natural about the plants we eat? If it weren't for man's intervention in nature, would we have the variability we have today? Would bananas, avocados, carrots and grapes have anything to eat or were they just seeds? These and many other questions will be answered in the debate \u201cDo the plants we eat really come from nature?\u201d, which will take place online on May 18 at 6pm to celebrate Plant Fascination Day.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDo the plants we eat really come from nature?\u201d is the theme of the online debate that ITQB NOVA<\/a>, CiB<\/a>,\u00a0Anseme<\/a>,\u00a0iBET<\/a>,\u00a0GREEN-IT<\/a>\u00a0e\u00a0InnovPlantProtect<\/a> will take place on May 18, International Day for the Fascination of Plants, at 6 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether they're edible, ornamental or have medicinal properties, plants are always fascinating. But have the plants we know always been like this? Or has our intervention in nature led to the diversity we have today? And, after all, do we have more or less biodiversity to celebrate today?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The truth is that the plants we eat are a positive construction of the human species. If the plants that nature has given us hadn't been actively manipulated by man over the millennia, they wouldn't be enough to feed us. Instead of ears full of corn kernels, we'd have teosinto. Instead of full-bodied orange carrots rich in beta-carotenes, we'd have thin, whitish roots. Watermelons, bananas, grapes and avocados would have more seeds than pulp. And the tomato wouldn't have the variability of colors, flavors and properties that it has today. It was the activity of the human species that led to what we eat today. And we did so in order to develop plant varieties that would produce seeds or fruit suitable for our diet and that would guarantee us food security and diversity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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With the aim of uncovering what is, after all, \u201cnatural\u201d about the plants we eat, the event will feature an initial presentation by plant biology researcher Pedro Fevereiro, which will include comparative images of \u2018Before\u2019 & \u2019Now\u2019 plants, followed by a debate moderated by Lu\u00eds Ribeiro, a journalist from the magazine Vision<\/em> specializing in the environment and sustainability, with the participation of Pedro Fevereiro, farmer Gabriela Cruz, nutritionist Concei\u00e7\u00e3o Calhau, and chef and gastronome Jos\u00e9 Maria Moreira.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyone who wants to celebrate the fascinating world of the plants we eat should join the live event<\/a>, from 6pm (GMT+1). No prior registration is required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fascination of Plants Day takes place every two years on May 18th. In addition to this event, there are other activities<\/a>An online workshop, a virtual exhibition and a guided tour are some of the activities to celebrate the fascinating world of plants.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fascination of Plants Day is an initiative coordinated at national level by the Portuguese Society of Plant Physiology and ITQB NOVA, with activities taking place throughout the country<\/p>\n\n\n\n


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O que h\u00e1 de natural nas plantas que comemos? Se n\u00e3o fosse a interven\u00e7\u00e3o do Homem na natureza, ter\u00edamos a variabilidade que temos hoje? A banana, o abacate, a cenoura e a uva teriam alguma coisa para comer ou eram s\u00f3 sementes? Estas e muitas outras perguntas ter\u00e3o resposta no debate \u201cAs plantas que comemos […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3373,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3372","eventos","type-eventos","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iplantprotect.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/eventos\/3372","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iplantprotect.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/eventos"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iplantprotect.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/eventos"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iplantprotect.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/iplantprotect.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/eventos\/3372\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15097,"href":"https:\/\/iplantprotect.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/eventos\/3372\/revisions\/15097"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iplantprotect.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3373"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iplantprotect.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3372"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iplantprotect.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3372"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iplantprotect.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}