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Developing criteria for breeding and
breeding itself of cereals for organic farming in Northern Germany.
Under the umbrella of the 'Association For Goetheanistic Research' in
the 'Cereal Breeding Research Station Darzau' criteria for breeding
cereals are developed under bio-dynamic farming. In particular the
focus is on the special situation of organic farming (soil fertility,
natural manure, weed competetiveness, seedborn diseases) and a
nutrition of human being as an organism with spiritual skills and
interests. Becoming aware of the importance of older or new characters
of cereals, we try to put them into action by breeding new varieties
for modern circumstances of organic farming.
On the way to new, organic bred varieties the situation of cultivation
in our area was analyzed and changed as described. Also the situation
of seed-law and seed-rights was analyzed and new
contracts were developed and described. And the available varieties
from our selection will be described in their characters, creation and
genesis..
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