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| Fontaine, Laurence; Rolland, Bernard; Bernicot, Marie-Hélène. |
| Bread winter wheat is one of the most important cash crops for French organic farmers. Nevertheless, most of varieties available on the market were bred for conventional farming systems (with high inputs of mineral fertilizers and chemicals for crop defense). In order to obtain correct levels of yield and quality, it is important i) to screen current varieties to find the best suited for organic conditions, and ii) to rapidly obtain suitable varieties that are specifically bred for organic farming conditions. Bread wheat variety trials under organic conditions have been coordinated since the year 2001, to centralize and evaluate results at national level. The ringtest not only aims to compare varieties, but also to support organic breeding, as it provides... |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Breeding; Genetics and propagation. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/12262/1/Fontaine_12262_ed.doc |
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