Abstract
Landraces are an important cultural and economical heritage of agriculture. They have a low but stable yield and a great deal of adaptation against biotic and abiotic factors. Our aim is to test these varieties in organic farming, to see if there is a possibility for professional growing and market. In one season experiment in 2013 we tested four Hungarian tomato landraces on 17 farms. The assessment gave promising results: in some cases the landraces surpassed the conventional control in growth rate and even in yield. Keywords: landrace tomato, on-farm, participatory research, organic production, Lycopersicon esculentum L.
Highlights
Landraces present a great value due to their genetic variability and adaptation
In this paper we present results of the Central Hungarian Region form 2013
3 Results During the season farmers continuously measured the quantity of the yield for each picking, and they grouped them in two different categories of quality: a, and b
Summary
Landraces present a great value due to their genetic variability and adaptation. Since they usually do not meet the high requirements of intensive agricultural production, they have been mostly replaced by modern varieties. Due to their favourable characteristics (disease tolerance, rich taste, good fruit content and a great variability in color and shape) there is a high chance that some of these tomato landraces can earn a place for themselves, especially in the organic farming. With the network we strive to improve production technology of participating farmers, and facilitate the professional cooperation and communication among them, researchers, advisors, and market players (Cseperkálóné Mirek and Divéky-Ertsey, 2014). In this paper we present results of the Central Hungarian Region form 2013
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