We’ve condensed years of farming, gardening, plant breeding, and seed-saving wisdom into one manual to guide your seed growing. This manual …
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Mejoramiento de Tomates en la Agricultura Orgánica
This manual teaches farmers how to breed tomatoes for organic production systems, including step-by-step instruction for developing breeding …
Mejoramiento de Maíz Dulce en la Agricultura Orgánica
This manual teaches farmers how to breed sweet corn for organic production systems, including step-by-step instruction for developing …
Results: California Carrot Organic Variety Trials, 2014-2017
Publication date: August 27, 2018 Author: Steve Peters, Organic Seed Alliance Funder: Gaia Fund Table of Contents Introduction …
Broccoli Seed Production: Quick Reference
Broccoli is both an annual and biennial crop depending on whether you are producing seed of a sprouting or heading type of broccoli. …
Winter Squash Seed Production: Quick Reference
Cucurbit General Information Cucurbits of the same species will intermate, even if they seem to be disparate types. Isolation distances …
Cucumber Seed Production: Quick Reference
Cucurbit General Information Cucurbits of the same species will intermate, even if they seem to be disparate types. Isolation distances …
Snap Bean Seed Production: Quick Reference
Production Snap beans are a warm season, frost tender annual that prefer fertile loams, but are tolerant of many soil types. They have a …
Tomato Seed Production: Quick Reference
General Information Tomato plant spacing is affected by the growth habit of the variety. The three main growth habits are: Plant …
Sweet Corn Seed Production: Quick Reference
Common Sweet Corn Endosperm Types Endosperm type Gene Description Sugary su1 Normal or old fashioned sweet corn, creamy …
Kale Seed Production: Quick Reference
Production Kale grows best if daytime and nighttime temperatures are moderate (60-75°F), but is more tolerant of heat than some other …
Beet Seed Production: Quick Reference
Beets are another biennial crop, taking 2 years to complete the reproductive cycle and produce seed. Production Year 1: Producing the …
