Abstract
Plant breeding and seed issues are of growing importance in organic farming, but more regionally specific information is needed. In 2012, we surveyed Wisconsin organic vegetable growers regarding: a) general characteristics and farm practices; b) challenges in accessing organic seed; c) plant breeding priorities; and d) improving access to appropriate plant breeding and seed systems. Results suggest that growers had more difficulty accessing satisfactory genetics than seed quality, and that seed access was more problematic for growers with larger farming operations. Diverse plant breeding priorities, combined with prevalent variety trialing and seed saving, suggest a good fit with participatory plant breeding.
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Growers had more difficulty accessing satisfactory genetics than seed quality.
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e0“Results suggest that growers had more difficulty accessing satisfactory genetics than seed quality”
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Seed access was more problematic for growers with larger farming operations.
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e0“seed access was more problematic for growers with larger farming operations”
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Growers reported diverse plant breeding priorities, prevalent variety trialing and seed saving.
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- Diverse plant breeding priorities, combined with prevalent variety trialing and seed savinge0
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e0“Diverse plant breeding priorities, combined with prevalent variety trialing and seed saving”
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The authors suggest participatory plant breeding fits the reported grower practices.
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- participatory plant breedinge0
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e0“suggest a good fit with participatory plant breeding”