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The project hypothesis is that elucidating the potential of recently developed knowledge-based technologies on the exploitation of genetic diversity, the production in crop mixtures, the improvement of seed quality by utilising new integrated methods in seed technology will improve the supply of high quality organic seed for organic farming to remain independent and viable.
Due to the logistic nature of seed production, seed movements across borders and the future introduction of GM-crops in European farming systems, the project aims at establishing a platform for international scientific collaboration in order to maintain the integrity in organic farming – by the production of high quality, GMO-free seed.
Participants:
Risø BIO, AU-DJF Flakkebjerg, KU-Life
Role:
Risø’s contributions are on gene flow and on meta-analyses of crop mixtures The work packages in which Risø are involved are:
o WP3: Enhancing yield and seed quality in variety and species mixtures of cereals and grain legume : Meta-analyses
WP4: Developing strategies for the production of high quality, GMO free organic seed: Gene flow.
Resources:
The funding of the project is from The Danish Research Center for Organic Farming (DARCOF III))
Duration: 2006-2009
Web:
For further information see http://www.darcof.dk/research/darcofiii/seed.html
Employees involved:
Senior Scientist Rikke Bagger Jørgensen, WP leader, Biosystems (Wp4)
Professor, Hanne Østergård, Biosystems (WP4)
PhD student, Lars Kiær, Biosystems (WP4)
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