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This manual provides the basics of how to grow seed, from choosing appropriate varieties for seed saving to harvesting, processing, and storing seed. The instructions assume that the reader has basic knowledge of vegetable growing.
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2010
Aim: To create a crop wild relative (CWR) conservation strategy for the Czech Republic: the first national CWR conservation strategy for Central and Eastern Europe. Methods: Authors generated a CWR checklist for the Czech Republic and then prioritized taxa, using widely adopted criteria modified with...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: Europe
Publication year: 2017
Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) can play an important role in addressing the interlinked challenges of food security and climate change. CSA practices aim to achieve three closely related objectives: sustainably increase agricultural productivity, adapt to climate change, and mitigate greenhouse gas...
Subject: Plant breeding techniques and approaches
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2016
This manual is intended for national programmes interested in supporting in situ conservation of agricultural biodiversity maintained on-farm by farmers. It was written to provide a range of actors, including Ministries of Agriculture and the Environment, universities, research and extension institutions,...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2000
The training manual has been prepared in response to the requests in decisions X/40, XII/12 and XIII/23 of...
Subject: Recognition schemes for farmers
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2021