Hodowla odmian roslin dla upraw ekologicznych

Nowadays, the organic farmers use untreated seeds, which are produced under organic farm conditions. However the varieties originating from conventional breeding programmes are not quite suitable for organic production systems. They require high level of agrochemical input for successful growth and high yielding. Therefore, the special breeding programmes should be developed for organic farming. Such breeding programmes have to include new germplasm resources, new selection criteria and approved methods of breeding and reproduction. Farmers should be involved in the breeding process through identification of desirable traits and variety testing in organic farms. Paper presents a review of literature on organic plant breeding.