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Organic seed health. An inventory of issues and a report on case studies.

Groot, Steven P.C.; Klaedtke, Stephanie; Messmer, Monika and REY, Frederic (2020) Organic seed health. An inventory of issues and a report on case studies. Liveseed deliverable D2.5. .

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Summary

This report describes the state of the art and research results on the production of heathy organic seeds, as performed in the frame of the LIVESEED project, with support from the European Horizon 2020 program.
Organic seed health is based on a multitude of factors and cannot simply be managed through one-size-fits-all solutions such as curative seed treatments.
Use of seeds produced under organic conditions can also have benefits, as organic soils may have a richer and more diverse microbiome and part of this microbiome enters the seed during development. Although much more research is needed, there are indications that certain microorganisms in this seed microbiome play a role in tolerance of the emerging seedling toward biotic and abiotic stress in the field.
In the frame of the LIVESEED project, case studies have been performed on some of these issues, with the aim of providing background information and tools to tackle them.


EPrint Type:Report
Keywords:Liveseed, Abacus, FiBL20064
Agrovoc keywords:
Language
Value
URI
English
seeds
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6946
English
organic soils
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5390
English
seed health
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_fad814e9
English
organic agriculture
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_15911
English
microorganisms
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4807
English
Microbiota -> microbial flora
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_16367
Subjects: Soil > Soil quality > Soil biology
Crop husbandry
Crop husbandry > Breeding, genetics and propagation
Crop husbandry > Crop health, quality, protection
Research affiliation: Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Crops > Seeds and breeding > Seeds
European Union > Horizon 2020 > Liveseed
France > ITAB - Institut Technique en Agriculture Biologique
Netherlands > Wageningen University & Research (WUR)
Horizon Europe or H2020 Grant Agreement Number:727230
Deposited By: Flipon, Emma
ID Code:39423
Deposited On:28 Feb 2021 14:19
Last Modified:02 Mar 2021 10:06
Document Language:English
Status:Published
Refereed:Not peer-reviewed

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