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Efficient seed extraction in organic tomato cultivation

Tomato is a special case among vegetables, as its seeds can only be extracted from the pulp after a fermentation step. In order to optimise this working process, various harvesting frequencies and extraction timepoints were tested at FiBL Switzerland.

The availability of organic seed has come into focus, as derogations to use conventional, untreated seeds for organic cultivation will be only possible in the EU until 2036. In order to optimise organic seed production in tomatoes and develop strategies that serve both small and large seed producers, we investigated the influence of harvest frequencies, extraction timepoints and storage of tomatoes on the yield and quality of organic tomato seeds.

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Author: Patricia Schwitter
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Organization: FiBL Switzerland
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Year: 2023
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Country/ies: Switzerland
Geographical coverage: Europe and Central Asia
Type: Practices
Content language: English
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