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2 DAYS course

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Reproduction and conservation  seeds

THEMATIC

To know  seed production bases and being able to produce own seeds by natural methods.  

 

To know  the basics of seed production to achieve  a seed garden without hybridization (with and without material).

 

Participate in the renewal of evolving biodiversity that is more resistant to hazards and diseases.

GOALS :

  • Know the law and regulations on seeds.

  • Study and understanding of the modes of reproduction of plants: from sowing to seed.

  • The different families and classification: species and inter-fertility (pollination).

  • Selection criteria: the seed carrier, planting distances, genetic homogeneity.

  • Diseases and Parasites.

  • The equipment, the logbook, the storage.

  • Example of a typical seed garden.

  • Monitoring and assessment of individual projects.

  • Practical interventions.

  • Seed harvest: degree of maturity, drying, different seed extraction techniques, conservation.

Training program

DAY 1

  • 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m .: Theory

- Law and regulations.  

- From sowing to seed: How do plants flower?  

- The seed carrier: Selection criteria and harvesting techniques.  

- Harvesting seeds.  

  • 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m .: Practical work

- Visit of the seed production.
- Field observation.
- Presentation of sorting equipment.
- Seed harvesting workshop (depending on the season).
- Seeds workshop.

- Fermentation techniques (depending on the season).

- Practices of different sorting techniques.

  • 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m .: End of the day

- Debriefing, exchange.

DAY 2

  • 8:30 am to 12:30 pm: Practical work

- Diagram of a plot of seed carriers.  

- Biennials and reduced plants.

- Production studies by families.

  • 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m .:

- Test for germination, dormancy, diseases, storage.

- Visit of the garden.
- Practical interventions in the field.
 
- Manual pollination (depending on the season).

  • 5:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m .: End of the day

- Assessment of training, exchanges.

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