Resources Tagged: Seed Production

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  1. 2018 Cambodia Seed Saving & Soil Health Training

    Resources in this collection include presentations from theSeed Saving & Soil Health Training in Phnom Penh, Cambodia from 5-6 August 2018. This training focused on seed saving, seed production of under-utilized species, soil health and integrated pest management. This training was organized...
    Seed Saving Soil Health Integrated Pest Ma... Underutilized Crops Seed Production Asia

  2. Procedures for Handling Seeds in Genebanks

    1985-01-01 115 pages, illustrated Practical Manuals for Genebanks: no. 1
    Seed Production Genebanks Seed Storage

  3. ECHO Crop Information Sheet

    2017-05-08 ECHO reguguarly keeps track of crop porduction records especially for crops disseminated from our Global Seed Bank. This fillable form is the sheet ECHO staff (mainly interns) use when evaluating a crop for it's potential use and distribution to ECHO's Network. This form can also be used to...
    Seed Production Seed Saving Seed Selection

  4. Farmer Seed Networks Make a Limited Contribution to Agriculture? Four Common Misconceptions

    Abstract, ScienceDirect 2014 The importance of seed provisioning in food security and nutrition, agricultural development and rural livelihoods, and agrobiodiversity and germplasm conservation is well accepted by policy makers, practitioners and researchers. The role of farmer seed networks is...
    Seed Production

  5. Seed Production and Training Manual

    2012-05-05 Plant breeding activities lead to the development and release of improved crop varieties. The purpose of releasing improved crop varieties is to increase productivity and overall crop production to anchor food security. Food security is achievable through mass utilization of varieties which are...
    Seed Production

  6. FAO - Seeds

    Seeds are the primary basis for human sustenance. They are the repository of the genetic potential of crop species and their varieties resulting from the continuous improvement and selection over time. Crop improvement and the delivery of high quality seeds and planting materials of selected...
    Value Added Seed Production Crop Improvement Seeds FAO

  7. Seed Production of Uberlandia Carrots in Semi-Arid Africa

    2013-01-20 Currently, seeds of all carrot varieties grown in hot sub-Saharan Africa are imported from regions with temperate climates such as Europe and USA. It has not been easy to produce carrot seeds in hot Africa, because carrots require exposure to cold temperatures (vernalization) to induce flowering....
    Carrot Vernalization Seed Production

  8. Harvesting and Storing Soya Bean Seed - Video

    Access Agriculture Training Video Soya bean seed that is poorly harvested and poorly stored loses its ability to germinate because the moisture and heat kills the living part of the seed. Wet or moldy seeds will rot during storage. In this video, we'll talk about harvesting soya bean seed,...
    Soybeans Seed Production Seed Storage Post Harvest AccessAgriculture Soya bean

  9. Farmers' Rights to Seed - Malawi - Video

    Access Agriculture Training Video For centuries farmers all over the world have been the guardians of crop seed and the breeders of new varieties. Policy-makers often find it challenging to recognize farmer’s ancient rights to keep and grow their own seed in the face of commercial varieties. But...
    Biodiversity Conse... Seed Production AccessAgriculture Seed Saving East Africa

  10. Traditional Vegetable Seed Production & Potential to Increase Food Security of the Poor

    2013-01-20
    Seed Production Food Security East Africa