Practice Abstract No.4, LiveSeeding (Innovation Actions 2022 – 2026)
This practice abstract describes the SeedLinked digital platform as a collaborative tool to support participatory variety evaluation and on-farm cultivar testing for organic variety development. It identifies common challenges of traditional trial methods—time requirements, inconsistent approaches, language barriers, and data protection concerns—and presents SeedLinked’s web and mobile apps as a solution for standardized data collection, analysis and sharing. The platform supports multiple languages and GDPR compliance, and offers features such as real-time mobile data entry and image tagging. Recommendations include using SeedLinked for trial management, engaging with the platform’s webinars and tutorials, providing user feedback to improve European organic variety evaluation, and leveraging mobile app functions to streamline fieldwork. The abstract references practical materials and case studies, including a Horizon case study on a salsify trial with ProSpecieRara, and lists project contacts, social media channels, and funders (European Union, SERI, UKRI).
Key topics: participatory variety evaluation, on-farm testing, digital tools, SeedLinked, plant breeding, agrobiodiversity, data management, GDPR
