A method for obtaining flexible broccoli varieties for sustainable agriculture.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The use of high inputs in agriculture resulted in few varieties (hybrids and pure lines) used in all agricultural systems. Also varieties of vegetables, including broccoli, for organic and low-input agriculture, are almost exclusively hybrids, since there are very few specific breeding programs and varieties for sustainable agriculture systems. A strategy to overcome this issue is the adoption of specific breeding programs for developing heterogeneous varieties (i.e. synthetics, open pollinated varieties, composite cross populations and mixtures). In fact, heterogeneous varieties are able to evolve and adapt to specific agro-climatic conditions. The aim of this study was to develop a method (an Evolutionary Breeding Program, EBP) for obtaining heterogeneous varieties of

SUBMITTER: Ciancaleoni S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7203864 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature