Optimised cultivar trials for organic agriculture: methods, tools and guidelines

Based on the outcomes of comparative field trials on some strategic crop species in Cereals Wheat and Barley led by MTA ATK and MKi Faba Bean led by LF SEGES Carrot and Broccoli led by VITALIS and ITAB Potato led by AREI Tomato led by RSR and Apples linked with T343 AEG this report will describe methods tools and organisational models for optimised postregistration cultivar testing The report will provide guidelines to scope setup and manage networks for cultivar testing under organic conditions to the benefit of the whole organic sector as well as nonorganic low input farming Specific and relevant combination of traits will be defined with partners to assess the cultivar performances for these crops including agroecosystem productive and quality performance The design and statistical methods for field trials as well as new sociotechnical organisational models eg onfarm low budget will also be covered