Recursos Tagged: Seed Saving
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01/06/2020 Colhendo sementes evita que os fazendeiros precisam comprá-las de outros todos os anos. Colheita e o armazenamento das sementes do tomate e membros da família do repolho, ambos dos quais preferem climas temperadas e frias, é explicado. Adaptado de um Livrinho Concha publicado por SIL Moçambique...
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13/07/2023 This article summarizes ECHO research published in Experimental Agriculture by Trail et al. (2022).Many smallholder farmers in the tropics do not have electricity or access to equipment for climate-controlled seed storage. There are, however, low-cost technologies that can be used instead. The...
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06/01/2023 Spoilage of stored grain is a major obstacle for smallholder farmers around the world. This article leans on the expertise of Dr. Floyd Dowell (an Agricultural Engineer retired from USDA Center for Grain and Animal Health Research) and highlights some of the options covered in previous ECHO...
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01/01/2004 com melhoramento das variedades de cereais e de leguminosas A produção de sementes e a manutenção das cultivares da cultura levadas a cabo por pequenos produtores é um assunto que atraiu o aumento da atenção durante a década passada. O incremento da dominância de grandes companhias multinacionais...
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01/01/1986 Este relatório nota consideraçőes gerais semente colhendo, controlando, e armazenamento, e focaliza atençăo em métodos para aumente germinaçăo para sementes começadas em seedbeds. O papel é pretendida ser especialmente útil para pessoas interessou fixar para cima uma pequena empresa que produz...
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20/01/2009 This training manual is designed to provide step-by step instructions to trainers in teaching potato farmers positive selection, that is, to ‘select the best’. Positive selection can be used to improve the quality of the seed potatoes saved from the farmers own crop. The manual contains two major...
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20/01/2009 Intended as a reference for farmers trained in seed potato selection and to promote farmer-to-farmer technology transfer, this full-colour leaflet outlines the basic principles of seed potato selection and includes photographs depicting the major potato diseases. It accompanies the Picture Book...
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20/01/2009 This manual provides a training approach for teaching farmers how to increase potato yields by improving the quality of farm-saved seed potatoes. After background information on seed potato degeneration, common potato diseases, selection issues and training methodology, it is divided into eight...
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01/01/1984 A Pocket Directory of Trees and Seeds in Kenya was compiled to answer two basic tree-planting questions: which trees are the best to plant in my particular climate type? And where do I get the seeds or their seedlings? Ninety tree species are described, along with their best climate types. For...
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04/05/2015 This comprehensive book on the art and science of seed saving demystifies the time-honored tradition of collecting the seeds of more than 75 crops-from heirloom tomatoes and peppers to century-old varieties of beans and grains. InThe Seed Garden, Seed Savers Exchange and the Organic Seed Alliance...