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Organic Plant Breeding: A Challenge for Practice and Science Reddy Venkata R Prakash1, Reddy Y. Ashoka2 1Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University, S. V. Agricultural college, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh and Email bvrpreddy@gmail.com 2Department of Agronomy, Tamil Nadu Agricultural Unoversity, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu-641 003 Online published on 31 October, 2013. Abstract To a major extent, organic farming depends currently on plant varieties that have been bred for non-organic farming and that are often not suited to organic production. This position is inconsistent with a holistic approach to organic agriculture. Organically-bred plant varieties are needed to develop both the potential of organic agriculture and its integrity. A first attempt at developing a concept for organic plant breeding methodology has been proposed. A novel approach to breeding for organic production has also been started. Further development needs a parallel approach to animal breeding for organic systems. This paper gives overview of the current practical and scientific challenges of plant breeding programmes for organic agriculture. Top Keywords Organic, breeding, challenge. Top | |
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