8574: Bio Suisse Bans Hybrid Cereals
(2006) Bio Suisse Bans Hybrid Cereals. Paper presented at Joint Organic Congress, Odense, May 30-31, 2006.
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Summary
On April 19th, 2006, the 100 delegates of Bio Suisse, the Swiss organic umbrella organization, voted to ban Hybrid varieties in organic cereals (except maize). This decision primarily concerns rye. Organic rye is grown on only 250 ha, about 20% of which is sown to hybrid varieties at present. About 60% of total organic demand is imported. Hybrid varieties of the other cereals are not yet being grown. The delegates decided that it is time to act now to send a signal to breeders and to the international organic community before the alternatives to hybrids vanish.
| Document Language: | English |
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| Subject Areas: | Crop husbandry > Breeding, genetics and propagation |
| Research affiliation: | Switzerland > FiBL > Soil Sciences International Conferences > Joint Organic Congress 2006 > Theme 6: Plant breeding and seed production |
| Total budget (Euro): | 0 |
| Orgprints ID Number: | 8574 |
| Contact: | Arncken, Christine |
| Deposited On: | 26 May 2006 |
| EPrint Type: | Conference paper |
| Published?: | Unpublished |
| Type of presentation: | Poster |
| Peer Review Status: | Not peer-reviewed |
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