Organic propagation of seed and planting material: An overview of problems and challenges for research

NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 263-277

  Van Bueren, E T Lammerts ^a   Struik, P C ^b   Jacobsen, E ^b  

^a LOUIS BOLK INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Crop ideotypes; EU regulations; Organic agriculture; Organic plant breeding; Seed health; Seed borne diseases; Variety testing

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; PLANT BREEDING; SEED PRODUCTION;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; WORLD;

EID: 84876510089     PISSN: 15735214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1573-5214(03)80019-2     Document Type: Article

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