{Tool} How to produce organic heterogeneous material for sweet corn (Liveseed Practice Abstract). Creator(s): Petcu, Victor. Issuing Organisation(s): NARDI - National Agricultural Research and Development Institute. Liveseed Practice Abstract, no. 47. (2020)
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Liveseed Practice Abstract 47
Target audience: breeders, researchers, farmers
| EPrint Type: | Practice tool |
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| Teaser: | Save seeds from Open Pollinated Varieties (OPV) and make new Heterogeneous Material |
| What problem does the tool address?: | Organic certified sweet corn crops are produced usually with untreated seed from conventional agriculture. The period for seed production is longer, compared to crop production, in the case of sweet corn. |
| What solution does the tool offer?: | Save seeds from Open Pollinated Varieties (OPV) and make new Heterogeneous Material The easiest way to start organic seed production is to keep old varieties isolated and save ears from them for the next years. It is very important to select only the kernels that have a translucent appearance, because the common opaque ones show a higher starch level, typical for non-sweet corn varieties. This can be done in a field, where different populations are pollinating themselves, or through controlled hand pollination. At least 5 cycles are required to obtain a stable composite cross population. For better performance, constant maintenance and improvement is needed. |
| Country: | Hungary, Romania |
| Type of Practice Tool: | Practice abstracts |
| Agrovoc keywords: | Language Value URI English seed production http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6937 |
| Subjects: | Crop husbandry > Breeding, genetics and propagation |
| Research affiliation: | European Union > Horizon 2020 > Liveseed European Union > Horizon 2020 > Liveseed > Liveseed tools Hungary > Hungarian Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Romania > Other organizations Romania European Union > Organic Farm Knowledge |
| Horizon Europe or H2020 Grant Agreement Number: | 727230 |
| Related Links: | https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/39844 |
| Project ID: | ofk |
| Deposited By: | Ortolani, Dr. Livia |
| ID Code: | 39844 |
| Deposited On: | 09 May 2021 07:59 |
| Last Modified: | 02 May 2024 10:32 |
| Document Language: | English |
| Status: | Published |
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