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| Messmer, Monika; Roner, Tina; Finckh, Maria R.; Forster, Dionys; Rajeev, Verma; Rajeev, Baruah; Shreekant S, Patil. |
| Organic cotton production currently takes place in 22 countries resulting in 241’697 metric tons of fibre and 1.1% of the global cotton production (Truscott et al. 2010). Up to 80% of world’s organic cotton is produced in India. However, this market is threatened due to the displacement of traditional cotton species and cultivars by genetically modified (GM) hybrids selected for high input farming. Organic cotton farmers are facing increased difficulties in finding suitable cultivars in India (Nemes, 2010). Moreover, there is a big risk of physical and genetic contamination of organic cotton with GM cotton and the loss of locally adapted genetic resources. Therefore fast action is needed to re-establish a GM-free seed chain and breeding programs for... |
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Palavras-chave: Breeding; Genetics and propagation. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/20040/1/Messmer_Cotton_breeding_ECO-PB_abstract_2011_v2.pdf |
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| Forster, Cionys; Andres, Christian; Rajeev, Verma; Zundel, Christine; Messmer, Monika M.; Mäder, Paul. |
| The debate on the relative benefits of conventional and organic farming systems is more topical than ever. The achievements of conventional high-input agriculture were largely brought about at the cost of deteriorating soil fertility; furthermore, they were based to a large extent on fossil fuels. Developing more sustainable farming practices on a large scale is of utmost importance. However, information about the performance of agricultural production systems under organic and conventional management in tropical and subtropical regions is largely lacking. This study aimed to assess agronomic and economic data from a long-term farming systems comparison trial under semi-arid conditions in central India. Four two-year crop rotations comprising... |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Crop husbandry; India. |
| Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/24781/1/Andres-etal-2013-Tropentag-poster.pdf |
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