Overview on the Current Organizational Models for Cultivar Testing for Organic Agriculture Over Some EU Countries
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Boosting organic seed and plant breeding across Europe 2017 – 2021 Deliverable 2.1 Overview on the current organizational models for cultivar testing for Organic Agriculture over some EU countries Due date: M24 Actual submission date: 27 May 2019 Project start date: June 2017 Duration: 48 months Work Package concerned: WP2 Concerned work package leader: Frédéric Rey Authors: Tina Kovács, Tove Mariegaard Pedersen Project ID: 727230 LIVESEED-D2.1 Overview on the current organizational models for cultivar testing for Organic Agriculture TABLE OF CONTENTS SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................................... 4 Acknowledgment ................................................................................................................................ 4 I. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................... 5 II. METHODOLOGY .................................................................................................................................. 6 III. OVERVIEW OF DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONAL MODELS AND ORGANIC VCU IN EUROPE.................. 7 ARABLE CROPS .................................................................................................................................... 8 VEGETABLE CROPS ............................................................................................................................ 18 FRUIT TREES ...................................................................................................................................... 22 IV. COUNTRY REPORTS ON ORGANIC VARIETY TRIALS ......................................................................... 25 ARABLE CROPS ...................................................................................................................................... 25 AUSTRIA ............................................................................................................................................ 25 DENMARK.......................................................................................................................................... 29 FRANCE ............................................................................................................................................. 32 GERMANY .......................................................................................................................................... 35 GREECE .............................................................................................................................................. 40 HUNGARY .......................................................................................................................................... 41 ITALY .................................................................................................................................................. 43 LATVIA ............................................................................................................................................... 45 NETHERLANDS................................................................................................................................... 47 POLAND ............................................................................................................................................. 49 ROMANIA .......................................................................................................................................... 50 SWITZERLAND ................................................................................................................................... 52 UNITED KINGDOM ............................................................................................................................ 53 VEGETABLES CROPS .............................................................................................................................. 56 AUSTRIA ............................................................................................................................................ 56 DENMARK.......................................................................................................................................... 59 FRANCE ............................................................................................................................................. 60 GERMANY .......................................................................................................................................... 61 GREECE .............................................................................................................................................. 62 HUNGARY .......................................................................................................................................... 63 ITALY .................................................................................................................................................. 63 LATVIA ............................................................................................................................................... 64 NETHERLAND .................................................................................................................................... 64 POLAND ............................................................................................................................................. 65 2 LIVESEED-D2.1 Overview on the current organizational models for cultivar testing for Organic Agriculture PORTUGAL ......................................................................................................................................... 65 ROMANIA .......................................................................................................................................... 67 SPAIN ................................................................................................................................................. 68 SWITZERLAND ................................................................................................................................... 69 UNITED KINGDOM ............................................................................................................................ 70 FRUIT TREES .......................................................................................................................................... 71 DENMARK.......................................................................................................................................... 71 FRANCE ............................................................................................................................................. 72 GREECE .............................................................................................................................................. 73 POLAND ............................................................................................................................................. 74 SWITZERLAND ................................................................................................................................... 75 V. CONCLUSION..................................................................................................................................... 76 VI. REFERENCES ..................................................................................................................................... 77 VII. LIST OF TABLES AND GRAPHS ......................................................................................................... 78 3 LIVESEED-D2.1 Overview on the current organizational models for cultivar testing for Organic Agriculture SUMMARY Cultivar trials are an important way to evaluate the suitability of existing cultivar (conventional, organic, landraces, heirloom, etc.) for organic farming, and are a necessary step in plant breeding and variety registration. However, it is essential that beside on-stations trials, cultivars are also tested on- farm in different climatic regions as this gives more accurate and realistic cultivar performance assessment (Lyon et. al. 2019). Cultivars of different crop species are in service to various stakeholders. Thus, their involvement may play an important role in cultivar trials. They could contribute, with knowledge, seed material in kind or financial support, to build cost-effective cultivar testing models also for crops that are not grown on a large scale and have small market share. In the report evaluation of different organic cultivar trials for pre- and post-registration as well as VCU (Value for Cultivation and Use) across 15 EU countries (for arable incl. forage, vegetable and fruit crops) is presented through 4 main criteria (trial setup, organizational model, dissemination of results and financial model). Through the range of organizational models of cultivar trials there were some that were mainly governmentally supported and involving researchers, others that have strong engagement of breeders and seed companies, or are done within seed companies, and some that are running just if project financing is available or some that are mainly established by farmers and done on voluntary basis. Organizational models of cultivar trials have quite complex nature and therefore, it is not possible to give a general recipe for establishing successful cultivar trials network.