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Breeding under Conventional Conditions Can Be Effective for Organic Farming
Author(s) -
John Doe
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
csa news
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2325-3584
pISSN - 1529-9163
DOI - 10.2134/csa2017.62.0205
Subject(s) - organic farming , environmental science , agricultural engineering , agriculture , agroforestry , engineering , biology , ecology
In a recent article published in Crop Science, researchers compared the results of selection under conventional management with selection under organic management for two barley progenies derived from parental combinations suitable to serve an organic breeding program. Lines were selected in parallel at both management conditions for several generations. The best lines selected in each separate environment were then compared at all four sites for yield and several agronomic traits relevant to organic farming.