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Seed quality
Organic seed multiplication requires time and specific skills to produce high quality, healthy seed. Without chemical inputs and seed treatment, organic seed health and quality start in the field through an integrated approach taking into account the whole ecosystem: soil, pathogens, genetics and seed microbiome. After the harvest, seed cleaning and selection are fundamental to choose the best quality seed with the highest germination rate and vigour. Seed testing is required.
On this page, you can find tools and resources to help you monitor and improve the quality and health of your organic seeds, including available organic treatments for seed borne pests and diseases.
Tools
| Title | Issuing organisation | Project | Year of release | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application of acetic acid as a seed treatment in organic cereal seed (Liveseed... | Agrologica | 2020 | ||
| Bean Seed Treatment: a simple approach without specific laboratory equipment... | FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture | 2019 | ||
| Bunt management (Liveseed video) | ÖMKi - Hungarian Research Institute of Organic... , Agrologica | 2020 | ||
| Bunt treatment methods (Tilletia caries) (Liveseed video) | ÖMKi - Hungarian Research Institute of Organic... , Agrologica | 2020 | ||
| Calorespirometry – A phenotyping tool to assess pea germination efficiency under... | University of Évora | 2020 | ||
| Farm saved seed: what are the rules? (Liveseed Practice abstract) | Rete Semi Rurali | Liveseed | 2020 | |
| Grain cleaning (Liveseed video) | ÖMKi - Hungarian Research Institute of Organic... | Liveseed | 2020 | |
| How to keep your snap bean varieties? (Bresov Practice Abstract) | Serida - Regional Agrifood Research and... | 2022 | ||
| How to reproduce Brassica oleracea crops in purity (BRESOV Practice abstract) | University of Catania | 2019 | ||
| Innovative techniques for seed treatments compatible with organic farming | ITAB - Institute for Organic Agriculture and Food , ACTA - Les Instituts Techniques Agricoles | Liveseed | 2009 | |
| Legal limitations for the use of organic and new genetically diverse seeds in... | SEAE - Spanish Society of Ecological Agriculture | Liveseed | 2020 | |
| Managing common bunt | ITAB - Institute for Organic Agriculture and Food | Liveseed | 2008 | |
| Managing common bunt in wheat seed lots (Liveseed Practice Abstract) | Agrologica , ITAB - Institute for Organic Agriculture and Food , AGES - Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety | 2019 | ||
| Organic pumpkin breeding (Liveseed video) | IFOAM Organics Europe | Liveseed | 2020 | |
| Producing alfalfa seeds for organic agriculture | ITAB - Institute for Organic Agriculture and Food , FNAMS - Fédération Nationale des Agriculteurs... | Liveseed | 2003 | |
| Producing cabbage seeds for organic agriculture | ITAB - Institute for Organic Agriculture and Food , FNAMS - Fédération Nationale des Agriculteurs... | Liveseed | 2006 | |
| Producing carrot seeds for organic agriculture | ITAB - Institute for Organic Agriculture and Food , FNAMS - Fédération Nationale des Agriculteurs... | Liveseed | 2005 | |
| Producing cereal seeds for organic agriculture | ITAB - Institute for Organic Agriculture and Food , FNAMS - Fédération Nationale des Agriculteurs... | Liveseed | 2002 | |
| Producing forage crop seeds for organic agriculture: evolving techniques | ITAB - Institute for Organic Agriculture and Food , FNAMS - Fédération Nationale des Agriculteurs... | Liveseed | 2008 | |
| Producing lettuce seeds for organic agriculture | ITAB - Institute for Organic Agriculture and Food , FNAMS - Fédération Nationale des Agriculteurs... | Liveseed | 2003 | |
| Producing onion seeds for organic agriculture | ITAB - Institute for Organic Agriculture and Food , FNAMS - Fédération Nationale des Agriculteurs... | Liveseed | 2004 | |
| Producing red clover seeds for organic agriculture | ITAB - Institute for Organic Agriculture and Food , FNAMS - Fédération Nationale des Agriculteurs... | Liveseed | 2005 | |
| Producing zucchini seeds for organic agriculture | ITAB - Institute for Organic Agriculture and Food , FNAMS - Fédération Nationale des Agriculteurs... | Liveseed | 2003 | |
| Production of soybean seeds (Legumes Translated video) | LTZ - Agricultural Technology Centre Augustenberg , Deutscher Sojaförderring | Legumes Translated | 2021 | |
| Saving and storing tomato seeds (Liveseed Video) | UPV - Universitat Politècnia de València | Liveseed | 2020 | |
| Seed germination protocol for small seed lots of cauliflower and broccoli... | University of Catania , Euroseeds | 2022 | ||
| Seed health in potatoes (Liveseed Practice Abstract) | LBI - Louis Bolk Institute | Liveseed | 2020 | |
| Seed vigour, keep it high! (Liveseed Practice Abstract) | WUR - Wageningen University & Research , ÖMKi - Hungarian Research Institute of Organic... | Liveseed | 2019 | |
| Soil based seed germination protocol for cauliflower and broccoli (Bresov... | Euroseeds | 22 | ||
| Storage of soybeans | Taifun-Tofu , LZ Soja | OK-Net EcoFeed | 2015 | |
| Susceptibility of winter wheat cultivars to various isolates of common bunt... | AGES - Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety | Liveseed | 2021 | |
| The proper storage of organic seeds and warehouse pest control techniques... | ÖMKi - Hungarian Research Institute of Organic... | Liveseed | 2020 | |
| Tomato: seed extraction and conservation (BRESOV Practice Abstract) | CREA - Research Centre for Vegetable and... , UPV - Universitat Politècnia de València | 2019 | ||
| Tomato: Seed treatment for organic agriculture (BRESOV Practice Abstract) | University of Catania | 2022 | ||
| Treating wheat seed with vinegar against common bunt (Liveseed Practice... | Agrologica , ITAB - Institute for Organic Agriculture and Food | Liveseed | 2021 |
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