Practical guide on experimental designs, analytical methods and tools (including R package PPBstats) for decentralized on‑farm selection and participatory plant breeding.
Plant Breeding & Genetic Resources
A guide to participatory experimentation with underutilised genetic resources. Booklet #2
Practical guide (DIVERSIFOOD Booklet #2, 2019) for participatory evaluation, multiplication and on‑farm testing of underutilised genetic resources, covering seed sourcing, phenotypic assessment, performance, quality and trial organisation.
Methods and tools for decentralized on-farm breeding
Technical booklet describing experimental designs, statistical methods and the PPBstats R tools for decentralized on‑farm breeding and participatory plant breeding.
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LiveSeeding seeds4organic stakeholder meeting
What? Save the date for the upcoming online event: "Presentation of New seeds4organic Features & Stakeholder Panel Discussion" showcasing the new www.seeds4organic.eu features developed within the LiveSeeding project. The session will include a short overview of...
Practice Abstract No.4 – Enhancing organic variety development with SeedLinked: a collaborative digital approach
Practice abstract on SeedLinked: a multilingual, GDPR-compliant web and mobile platform for participatory on-farm variety evaluation, with recommendations for trial management, training and user feedback.
LiveSeeding Summer School 2026 – Register now!
LiveSeeding Summer School 2026 will take place over 5 days in July in València. It’s a great opportunity for people studying or working in seed diversity. Pre-registration is open until the 8th of May – sign up now!
Toolkit to foster multi-actor research on agrobiodiversity
Practical toolkit from Diversifood with building blocks, case examples and methods to run multi-actor participatory plant breeding projects that boost on-farm agrobiodiversity.
European Patent Office tries to knock out European patent law
New rule was intended to prevent patents on traditional plant breeding 19 February 2026 / The European Patent Office has granted patent EP3720272 claiming traditionally-bred tomatoes with resistance to a plant virus (TBRFV) to the Dutch company Rijk Zwaan. The gene...
Governance and Financing Models for Organic Plant Breeding in Europe
A two-part webinar on the topic of Governance and Financing Models for Organic Plant Breeding in Europe will be held within the Liveseeding project in March. When? 10 March 2026 | 9h30–13h00 CET 11 March 2026 | 9h30–12h30 CET What to expect? • Governance and financing...
