CONTENTS

Contributors

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

Section 1 General Topics Related to Organic Plant Breeding

Chapter 1 Organic Crop Breeding: Integrating Organic Agricultural Approaches and Traditional and Modern Plant Breeding Methods

Chapter 2 Nutrient Management in Organic Farming and Consequences for Direct and Indirect Selection Strategies

Chapter 3 Pest and Disease Management in Organic Farming: Implications and Inspirations for Plant Breeding

Chapter 4 Approaches to Breed for Improved Weed Suppression in Organically Grown Cereals

Chapter 5 Breeding for Genetically Diverse Populations: Variety Mixtures and Evolutionary Populations

Chapter 6 Centralized or Decentralized Breeding: The Potentials of Participatory Approaches for Low-Input and Organic Agriculture

Chapter 7 Values and Principles in Organic Farming and Consequences for Breeding Approaches and Techniques

Chapter 8 Plant Breeding, Variety Release, and Seed Commercialization: Laws and Policies Applied to the Organic Sector

Section 2 Organic Plant Breeding in Specific Crops

Chapter 9 Wheat: Breeding for Organic Farming Systems

Chapter 10 Maize: Breeding and Field Testing for Organic Farmers

Chapter 11 Rice: Crop Breeding Using Farmer-Led Participatory Plant Breeding

Chapter 12 Soybean: Breeding for Organic Farming Systems

Chapter 13 Faba Bean: Breeding for Organic Farming Systems

Chapter 14 Potato: Perspectives to Breed for an Organic Crop Ideotype

Chapter 15 Tomato: Breeding for Improved Disease Resistance in Fresh Market and Home Garden Varieties

Chapter 16 Brassicas: Breeding Cole Crops for Organic Agriculture

Chapter 17 Onions: Breeding Onions for Low-Input and Organic Agriculture

Index