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Course: Breeding, seed production and variety certification for organic systems

Penelope Bebeli
Panayiota Papastylianou
3
2
Elective
Postgraduate

Principles for organic breeding, Breeding methods, Acceptable organic plant breeding techniques, Plant Breeding Strategies for Organic farming, participatory plant breeding, functional biodiversity.

Principles and guidelines for organic seed production. Policy measures, commercial availability. Certification and specifications. Seed production for organic systems (land selection, planting techniques, weed management, biological pest control, harvesting, threshing, drying, cleaning and storage). Organic seed treatments, organic seed quality.