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| Singh, Jai Prakash; Mansata, Bharat; Nellithanam, Jacob; Kundaji, Deepika. |
| Jaiprakash Singh (aka JP) is an outstanding organic farmer breeder of several important and widely cultivated crops like rice, wheat, pigeon pea and mustard. He started this work more than 2 decades ago, and presently has 480 varieties of rice, 120 varieties of wheat, 40 varieties of pigeon pea, 3 varieties of mustard; also some chillies and tomatoes. These varieties are ‘developed’ or evolved over many crop cycles through a process of multi-generational selection for distinct features and qualities, including grain yield, pest resistance, special nutritive values, flavour, fragrance, grain size, shape, colour, etc. The varieties bred by JP are particularly useful for many farmers still following or reverting to indigenous organic system in India. JP’s 5... |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Breeding; Genetics and propagation. |
| Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/24237/2/24237.pdf |
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| Kundaji, Deepika. |
| Like all other Traditional Crops, Vegetable Diversity has been seriously endangered by modern varieties bred with market objectives, such as easy transportation over long distances, response to chemicals etc. These modern varieties make the seed and agrochemical companies rich, farmers poor and consumers sick. This talk cum slide show is on the need to conserve traditional vegetable diversity and shows how this has been and can be achieved at a home scale, providing nutritious vegetables for home use as well as generating an income from seed. |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food quality and human health. |
| Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/24244/2/24244.pdf |
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