How to keep your snap bean varieties? (Bresov Practice Abstract)

{Tool} How to keep your snap bean varieties? (Bresov Practice Abstract). Creator(s): Juan Jose, Ferreira; Ana, Campa and Carmen, García-Fernández. Issuing Organisation(s): Serida - Regional Agrifood Research and Development Service. Bresov practice abstracts, no. 12. (2022)

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We present methods to help maintain snap bean varieties. Essentially, maintaining a variety means:
i) to maintain its genetic identity, group of characteristics that distinguish it as well as good health status
ii) to preserve the seed viability, its ability to germinate in the short and medium term

EPrint Type:	Practice tool
Teaser:	Learn about methods to help maintain snap bean varieties
What problem does the tool address?:	How to store your snap bean varieties?
What solution does the tool offer?:	Help maintain snap bean varieties such as - To prevent sporadic out-pollinations, grow each variety isolated from other varieties in separated plots. - Identify and label the best plants in the garden. Select healthy plants that maintain the specific traits of the variety. Pay particular attention to the immature pod characteristics in the selection. process: shape, size, colour, cross-section, and edibility. - Harvest those labelled plants separately to complete drying. - Thresh and verify if the seed traits correspond to the variety (shape, size and colour). - Select healthy and whole seeds. - Label the seed package including the name of the cultivar and date.
Country:	Spain
Type of Practice Tool:	Practice abstracts
Keywords:	legumes, genetic control, seed production
Agrovoc keywords:	Language Value URI English legumes http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4255 English genetic control http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3216 English seed production http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6937
Subjects:	Crop husbandry > Breeding, genetics and propagation Crop husbandry > Crop health, quality, protection
Research affiliation:	European Union > Horizon 2020 > BRESOV European Union > Organic Farm Knowledge
Horizon Europe or H2020 Grant Agreement Number:	774244
Related Links:	https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/44760, https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/40262, https://twitter.com/farm_knowledge/status/1654140647849312258, https://www.facebook.com/organicfarmknowledge/posts/pfbid02RmoXwsibFm4uXBxod4ya9qSUgC7qHb3FAWT5A28vyTyLbmXUgpinzReFAh5pfCB1l
Project ID:	ofk
Deposited By:	schippa, giulia
ID Code:	44760
Deposited On:	30 Mar 2023 08:14
Last Modified:	02 May 2024 10:32
Document Language:	English
Status:	Published

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