Training material on the production of healthy, high-quality organic seed

Deliverable 3.2 Funded by the European Union (grant no. 101059872), the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (Contract no. 22.0412) and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or REA, nor SERI or UKRI. Training material on the production of healthy, high-quality organic seed Authors: Stephanie Klaedtke (ITAB), Stéphanie Mothes (ITAB), Maike Bender (Dottenfelderhof), Valentin Gfeller (FiBL-CH), Diego Guidotti (Aedit SRL), Steven Groot (WUR & International Seed Academy), Kis Gyöngyi Györéné (ÖMKi), , Jan Kodde (WUR), Mária Megyeri (OMKI), Monika Messmer (FiBL-CH), Baćanović-Šišić (Bingenheimer Saatgut AG), Gaspard de Tournemire (ITAB), Carl Vollenweider (Dottenfelderhof), Mariano Iossa (FIBL-Europe) Deliverable Number D3.2 Work Package WP3 Deliverable type DEC Dissemination level Public Deliverable Lead partner ITAB Due date 30 September 2025 Submission date 28 October 2025 Version V2 Reviewers Mariano Iossa Contact [email protected] D3.2 Training on high-quality organic seed 1 History of changes Version Date Author Comments V1 17/10/2025 Stephanie Mothes & Stephanie Klaedtke Deliverable writing and revision V2 21/10/2025 Mariano Iossa Final quality check and reporting D3.2 Training on high-quality organic seed 2 LiveSeeding - Organic seed and plant breeding to accelerate sustainable and diverse food systems in Europe is a 4-year Innovation Action funded by the European Union, the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). The project started in October 2022 and brings together 37 organisations operating in 16 European countries. LiveSeeding provides science-based evidence and best practice solutions to help achieve 100 % organic seed. LiveSeeding contributes to the transition towards environmentally-friendly, climateneutral, healthy and fair food systems through a PUSH-PULL-ENABLE strategy to enhance the availability and adequacy of organic seeds of cultivars appropriate to organic farming (PUSH), increase and stabilise the market demand for organic seeds of cultivars appropriate to organic farming (PULL), foster an enabling policy and regulatory environment where both demand and supply can harmoniously and productively negotiate without irrelevant constraints due to legal restrictions and/or regulatory fragmentation (ENABLE). LiveSeeding addresses the topics in a holistic multi-actor, multi-stakeholder, participatory approach involving stakeholders along the value chain in 17 local Living Labs (LLs) and 3 established networks of organic breeders (ECO-PB), seed savers (ECLLD) and Milan Urban Food Policy Pact (MUFPP). 15 European countries cover the different pedoclimatic zones and socio-economic contexts, including countries with a low level of development in organic seed and breeding in East and South Europe. D3.2 Training on high-quality organic seed 2 Table of Contents SUMMARY .............................................................................................................. 4 1. LEARNING NEEDS ASSESSMENT ..................................................................... 7 1.1 GENERAL OBJECTIVES ............................................................................................................. 7 1.2 UNDERSTANDING THE TARGET AUDIENCE .............................................................................. 8 1.3 CARRYING OUT A TASK ANALYSIS ......................................................................................... 11 1.3.1 General approach ..................................................................................................... 11 1.3.2 Results of the task analysis .................................................................................... 14 2. MAPPING AND ANALYSIS OF THE EXISTING TRAINING OFFER ................... 17 2.1 GENERAL APPROACH ............................................................................................................ 17 2.2 RESULTS ................................................................................................................................ 18 2.2.1 Existing training courses ......................................................................................... 18 2.2.2 Conclusion on the offer of existing training courses ....................................... 20 2.2.3 Learning resources available on knowledge portals and other websites .... 20 3. OFFERING METHODOLOGICAL SUPPORT TO TRAINING DESIGNERS ........... 22 3.1 TRAINING ENGINEERING ....................................................................................................... 22 3.2 TRAINERS’ TRAINING ON SEED HARVEST, DRYING AND STORAGE FOR ORGANIC SEED PRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................... 23 4. DEVELOPMENT OF THE LIVESEEDING TRAINING MATERIAL ....................... 25 4.1 THE CHOICE OF SELF-PACED LEARNING ................................................................................ 25 4.1.1 Definition ................................................................................................................... 25 4.1.2 Why self-paced learning? ....................................................................................... 26 4.2 BASIC PEDAGOGICAL STRUCTURE OF OUR E-LEARNING COURSES ........................................ 27 4.3 HOSTING THE E-MODULES AND PROVIDING A USER INTERFACE .......................................... 29 5. PRESENTATION OF THE E-LEARNING SPACE AND ASSOCIATED RESOURCES 29 5.1 INTRODUCTION & LINK TO THE TASK REFERENCE FRAMEWORK ........................................... 29 5.2 PRESENTATION OF LEARNING PATHS AND E-LEARNING MODULES ....................................... 30 5.2.1 Learning paths .......................................................................................................... 30 5.2.2 The modules .............................................................................................................. 33 5.3 APPROPRIATION OF RESOURCES AND FRAMING OF RULES OF USE: CHOICE OF CC LICENCE 34 BIBLIOGRAPHY..................................................................................................... 35 ANNEXES ................................................................................................................ 2 ANNEX 1: MIND MAP OF KEY TASKS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HIGH-QUALITY, HEALTHY ORGANIC SEED .............................................................................................................................................. 2 D3.2 Training on high-quality organic seed 3 ANNEX 2: TASK REFERENCE FRAMEWORK WITH PRIORITY VOTE ................................................... 2 ANNEX 3: LIST AND DESCRIPTION OF EXISTING TRAINING COURSES, OUTCOME OF THE BENCHMARKING PROCESS ............................................................................................................. 8 ANNEX 4: LIBRARY OF LEARNING RESOURCES - OUTCOME OF THE BENCHMARKING PROCESS... 14 ANNEX 5: TOOLS DESIGNED FOR TASK 3.5 ................................................................................. 22 ANNEX 6: PROGRAMME OF THE TRAINERS’ TRAINING IN WAGENINGEN 4-5 APRIL 2023 : SEED MATURITY, DRYING & STORAGE .................................................................................................. 32 D3.2 Training on high-quality organic seed 4 Summary The use of organic seeds is one of the pillars of organic agriculture. This requirement was stated in the first European regulation on Organic farming (EEC No 2092/91) and reinforced in subsequent regulations (EC No 834/2007). However, the supply of organic seeds remains largely insufficient in terms of quantity, quality and diversity, leaving the sector dependent on the use of ‘untreated’ seeds from conventional propagation through the use of derogation. Deliverable D3.2 identifies key skills for the production of high quality organic seed, and provides exhaustive compilation of training materials in organic seed production based on a training needs assessment. Seeds are currently one of the strategic domains for the future of organic farming, facing a double challenge: • the European ‘Farm2Fork’ strategy, which aims to achieve 25% of certified organic agricultural land by 2030, i.e. more than double the current area. • the new European Organic Regulation (EU) 848/2018, which aims to phase out derogations for the use of untreated conventional seeds and achieve 100% certified organic seeds by 2035. This dual challenge requires a strong increase in organic seed production: an ambitious goal that highlights the need for qualified seed producers to increase the quantities of organic seed of many crop species, but also to ensure seed quality. Organic farming needs access to high-quality organic seeds representing a wide and varied range of varieties suited to a diversity of environments and uses. In the absence or stringent limitation of synthetic inputs, organic farming favours preventive methods for disease and pest control. Having healthy, vigorous seeds is one of the cornerstones of this prophylactic approach. Scientific studies and practical experience show that vigorous seeds and young seedlings are more resistant to abiotic stresses (e.g. crusted soil or water stress) and biotic stresses (e.g. weeds and diseases, particularly soil-borne diseases). Ensuring seedling vigour through good physiological seed quality therefore contributes to crop health and performance. In addition, controlling seed-borne diseases requires monitoring and appropriate measures. In organic seed production, attention is focused not only on the health status of seeds and processes for curative sanitation, but also on all interactions between plants, soil and practices during seed multiplication and germination. The LiveSeeding project aims at enhancing the availability and adequacy of organic seeds of cultivars appropriate to organic farming. Training in organic seed production key concepts, practices, strategies and tools available represents a key approach to involve new actors and changeing practices of established ones to improve both the availability and the quality of organic seed . D3.2 Training on high-quality organic seed 5 Deliverable 3.2 describes the process by which key skills for the production of high quality organic seed were listed, available training ressources were collected and priority training needs identified. It also consists of an exhaustive compilation of training materials in organic seed production. The deliverable is structured in five chapters. Chapter 1 analyses learning needs, defining training objectives and target audiences while identifying key skills and tasks in organic seed production. Chapter 2 reviews existing training offers and resources, highlighting gaps in organic seed quality management that the project addresses. Chapter 3 presents methodological support provided to partners, including training design tools and a trainers’ course on seed harvest, drying and storage. Chapter 4 describes the development of the LiveSeeding e-learning material, explaining the choice of self-paced learning and the structure of the online modules. Chapter 5 introduces the e-learning space, its learning paths and modules, and the open Creative Commons licensing that allows their broad use and adaptation. Training materials are divided into eight thematic modules, structured in 3-7 units each, covering general principles of seed health and quality in organic production, up to more specific aspects, such as the propagation of organic heterogeneous material or requirements when propagating or cultivating common bunt resistant wheat varieties. Modules are: Module 11: General introduction to organic seed quality & health Module 12: Seed maturity and harvest Module 13: Seed drying and storage Module 14: An introduction to seed microbiota Module 15: Hot water treatments for the sanitation of vegetable seeds Module 16: OHM, General introduction, seed production and traceability Module 17: Tracking OHM, a digital tool for the notification, traceability of OHM seed Module 18: Growing and propagating bunt resistant wheat varieties Links to modules and learning materials repositories are available in section 5.2.2 . The modules numbering is a continuum from other modules developed under other Work Packages. Together, the modules developed across all project training tasks form a comprehensive and complementary training offer, allowing trainers to combine and adapt different modules or individual units to design tailored learning paths and training packages.Each training module has a training outline that clearly identifies the scope of the training, the learning objectives and target audience, the learning modalities, methodology and materials, as well as the learning assessment method. The training outline has been developed as a common approach for all training D3.2 Training on high-quality organic seed 6 materials and training-related deliverables in the project. The supporting materials include i) PowerPoint presentations prepared by the lecturers; ii) the recorded presentations; iii) other support learning materials such as videos, exercises, case studies etc. & iv) the training outline for each Module. D3.2 Training on high-quality organic seed 7 1. Learning needs assessment 1.1 General objectives To define the general objective of the training programme to be designed, we started with the general objective of task 3.5: "Training on the production of high-quality organic seed". As its title suggests, the general objective of the training is to enable those involved in organic seed production to improve or maintain the quality of their organic seeds. Seed germination and seedling establishment are the main factors for a successful start of a crop, determining crop health, weed suppression and overall crop performance. They are critical, but sensitive phases in crop production. Beyond mere germination rates, providing organic seeds that are vigorous is an important contribution to organic cropping systems. Providing your network or clients with seed of high physiological quality will contribute to their success in growing crops. Seed production practices, seed harvest and seed storage are important factors behind seed quality and vigour. Seeds harbour microbial communities also called “seed microbiota”. Together, they form an entity also called the “holobiont”. Scientific research has shown that microbial species in the seed microbiota can play beneficial or detrimental roles in seed germination and seedling health for example. Many have neutral or yet unknown effects. Although yet unharnessed, this opens promising perspectives for organic seed production and cultivation. Sometimes, seed microbiota also comprise seed-borne pathogens, which can infect seedlings and jeopardise the following crop’s health. When seed-transmitted diseases occur during seed propagation or in a seed lot, it is crucial to handle the situation with approaches and tools that are appropriate for organic farming. Organic breeding and seed systems also hold innovative diversification strategies of crops and cultivars, such as heterogeneous population varieties, which are regulated under the legal term of Organic Heterogeneous Material (OHM). For some crops, such as cereals, organic breeding programmes also pioneer in breeding disease-resistant cultivars. This breeding innovations also come with special considerations and sometimes precautions for cultivation and propagation. The training modules created in the frame of work package 3 of the Liveseeding project address all of these aspects of organic seed production, in the aim of supporting actors of organic seed production, in particular seed growers, farmers’ seed networks, community seed banks and seed companies in their efforts to provide high quality, healthy seed as a basis for successful organic cropping systems. These are the main actors managing seed quality and health. Of course, other, perhaps more specialised actors focussing on specific steps in the seed system – handling, D3.2 Training on high-quality organic seed 14 Figure 5 : Screenshot showing the votes of the participants at the online workshop in April 2024. This prioritisation work was reported into a table 1.3.2 Results of the task analysis The task reference framework is structured around five main task categories Five main categories of tasks were identified regarding producers who are aiming to improve or maintain the quality of their organic seeds: • Plan and establish the seed crop • Monitoring and managing the health of a seed crop • Define an optimal harvesting and threshing or extraction strategy • Define a sorting (cleaning), drying and storage strategy • Define a strategy to obtain (and maintain) homogeneous seed lots of good quality in terms of germination and health: evaluate and correct The figure below shows these five categories and the respective associated sub-tasks. Within each of these sub-tasks, lower-level tasks have been identified. The complete mind map is included in the annex 1. D3.2 Training on high-quality organic seed 15 Figure 6: Task reference framework in the form of a mind map, reduced format The figure below shows all the subtasks belonging to the category "define a strategy to obtain (and maintain) homogeneous seed lots of good quality in terms of germination and health: evaluate and correct". Figure 7: For the category "define a strategy to obtain (and maintain) homogeneous seed lots of good quality in terms of germination and health: evaluate and correct", list of sub-tasks. Setting priorities among tasks according to their criticality and the existing offer in terms of available knowledge and training D3.2 Training on high-quality organic seed 16 At the end of the workshop on 16 April 2024, the group had identified the tasks for which it was a priority for the LIVESEEDING project to design training programmes, because they are critical for the production of high-quality organic seeds and because there are few or no cognitive resources available to learn how to master the task. Table 2: Priorities sedt among the tasks and sub-tasks of the task reference framework. For the first set of tasks, "Plan and establish the seed crop", two sub-tasks were identified as priorities: • List the factors that can have an effect on seed quality and health throughout the crop cycle • Identify the characteristics and needs of the species and the cultivar (whether it was chosen by the seed producer or prescribed by the seed company) D3.2 Training on high-quality organic seed 17 For the second group of tasks, "Monitor and manage the health of a seed crop", three sub-tasks were defined as priorities, and two were added by the 3.5 task leader: • Know and implement general preventive measures against plant diseases • Know which weeds are particularly problematic in a seed crop and control them • Identify and describe (diagnosis) a crop health problem • Evaluate possible consequences of a plant health issue and possible corrective measures • Implement measures to counter the problem Regarding the third set of tasks, "Define an optimal strategy to harvest and thresh or extract seed", only one task was selected: Decide when and how to harvest With regard to the fourth group of tasks, "Define a sorting and cleaning, drying and storing strategy in order to ensure the conservability of the seeds", two tasks were identified as priorities: • Identify the state of a seed lot that is necessary for its conservation (accordingly, define the objective of seed cleaning and drying) • Choose the method and equipment to sort, dry and store seeds in order to ensure their conservation Finally, concerning the fifth task group, "Define a strategy to obtain (and maintain) homogeneous seed lots of good quality in terms of germination and health", three sub-tasks were defined as priorities, and one was added by the 3.5 task leader. • Finely sort and clean a seed lot to optimise quality (based on seed size, density, shape, colour) • Evaluate seed health and/or have it analysed by a lab • Know and implement seed treatments to prevent/control seed transmitted diseases • Define a shortor longer-term strategy to sanitise a seed lot according to issue(s) identified It was based on this material, in particular, that the LIVESEEDING training programme began taking shape. 2. Mapping and analysis of the existing training offer 2.1 General approach As specified in the previous chapter, analysing the existing training offer is an integral part of training design. The choice of tasks to be explored in terms of training was guided not only by the task analysis described above, but also by the analysis of the D3.2 Training on high-quality organic seed 18 existing offer of available training courses and resources. The analysis of the existing offer concerns available "cognitive resources", which are either resources that can be downloaded (freed of charge or not) from knowledge portals (video brief; replay of virtual class, webinar, slideshow - presentation used in virtual class, webinar, various events, text documents - practice abstract, booklet, leaflet, guidelines - websites; books and reports, tools, databases, training support - quizzes, case studies, survey questionnaires and other exercises), or training courses. Analysing the offer also makes it possible to build a library of resources for designing training modules. As we will see later, this library has been used in the design of e-learning modules. It also helps to promote the LIVESEEDING training offer by highlighting the added value of programmes designed by the project compared to existing offerings. The benchmarking work began on 14 March 2023, once the task reference framework had been validated for post-harvest tasks. It was then updated on an ongoing basis. Figure 8 : instructions given to task 3.5 partners to carry out the benchmarking of available training courses and resources. Although the benchmarking work continued after April 2024, an analysis of this benchmarking work was presented in a workshop on 16 April 2024. The results are presented in the following two paragraphs. 2.2 Results 2.2.1 Existing training courses Although the benchmark we conducted is not exhaustive (it mainly covers Poland, the Netherlands and France), we identified no less than 39 training programmes in these three countries relating to seed production, storage and sorting. These training D3.2 Training on high-quality organic seed 19 courses do not exclusively concern organic seeds but are relevant for organic seed production. • Five academic courses for students or researchers, lasting from one semester to two years: two in Poland, two in France and one in the Netherlands. These long courses cover a wide range of topics: "Plant breeding and seed production" in Poland, "Seeds and seedlings" in France and "Seed Science and Technology" in the Netherlands. • Two independent e-learning courses, non-certifying: one is offered by the Organic Seed Alliance 1 in the United States and focuses exclusively on organic seed production. It aims to provide useful knowledge for professional seed growers, as does the LIVESEEDING training programme. The other training programme is a MOOC (Massive Online Open Course) offered by the "AgroRennesAngers" higher education school of agronomy. This training programme covers seeds in general 2 and is aimed at people who have no previous knowledge in the field of seeds. The aim is to understand the issues and scopes of seed production and sales around the world. Unlike the online training offered by OSA, this programme does not focus on professional skills. • Finally, the benchmarking exercise identified 33 vocational training programmes in the context of continuing education (1 in the United States, 2 in the Netherlands and 31 in France) o Three are offered by CFPPAs in France (adult vocational training centres) that train future farmers. These courses lead to a qualification and are an integral part of the BPREA ( Brevet Professionnel Responsable d'Entreprise Agricole - Professional Certificate in Agricultural Business Management). They last 70 hours. They are not specific to organic farming and cover the basics of seed production and storage. o Eight are offered by the Réseau Semences Paysannes 3 and two by organic farming groups. These training courses for independent producers last an average of 1.5 days and are non-certifying. They are short training courses for on-farm seed production (as a complement to main production: arable crops or vegetables). They cover the basics of producing and storing farmsaved or organic seeds and are aimed at active producers who have never produced seeds before. o Sixteen training courses are offered by SEMAE 4 , the French Interprofessional Organisation for Seeds and Plants, or GEVES 5 - the French Variety and Seed Study and Control Group. These training courses are mainly aimed at small, medium and large seed companies and more specifically at certain professions: crop manager, crop protection 1 Organic Seed Alliance - Putting the power of seed into the hands of growers 2 Plant seeds: what are the challenges for our future? - Course - FUN MOOC 3 Réseau Semences Paysannes - Accueil 4 https://www.semae.fr/en/ and https://formation.semae.fr/asfis-training-programs 5 https://www.geves.fr/training-at-geves/ D3.2 Training on high-quality organic seed 20 manager, seed treatment manager, laboratory manager, company manager, etc. These are advanced training courses in sorting, cleaning and seed analysis, but not in organic farming. The only module on organic farming deals with regulation. Seed production is touched upon briefly in a module on agroecological production. These courses do not lead to certification and last approximately two days. o Four professional training programmes are offered by ITAB, ITAB-WUR, and Sorbonne University. These training programmes are aimed at advisors, trainers, seed company technicians, and researchers. They last an average of 2.5 days. These are advanced training courses in seed biology and quality for trainers and researchers. Only the Liveseeding training is specific to organic agriculture. There is also an ITAB training course on the management pf common bunt in wheat in organic farming. For the detailed results of this benchmarking exercise, see the annexes 3 and 4. It should be noted that it is difficult to carry out a benchmark when the structure of the training provision in a country is unknown. Indeed, no website lists all the training courses available. It is necessary to visit the websites of each training organisation "known to have expertise in seeds" to check the existence of continuing education programmes. While a detailed search of the training offer was carried in France by an expert in training design, task partners collected training courses in their respective countries, as well as they could according to their level of skill. This resulted in a longer list of available training courses in France than in other partner countries. However, when results were presented, task 3.5 partners not surprised by the findings, as France is one of the European countries where the Agricultural Knowledge Innovation System (AKIS) for seeds is most developed. 2.2.2 Conclusion on the offer of existing training courses The short vocational training courses we identified cover preand post-harvest stages, but not much on overall quality management. We did not find anything specifically related to quality management in organic farming. We therefore conclude that there is room for training aimed at expert audiences (growers or technicians in small-scale companies) focusing on seed quality management, in the field and after harvest, specific to organic farming. 2.2.3 Learning resources available on knowledge portals and other websites The resource benchmark identified a total of 82 resources: freely accessible text documents, chargeable text documents such as books, showcases and kits, videos and webinar replays, and digital tools. The majority of these resources are available in D3.2 Training on high-quality organic seed 21 English (50 out of 82). Twenty-five are only available in French, one in Hungarian, one in Polish and five in German. It should be noted that the two organisations providing the most learning resources are: Organic Seed Alliance (USA) - 18 resources identified - and SEMAE (FR) - 12 resources identified. The Liveseed project also appears to be an important source of knowledge on organic seed production (7 resources identified), as does the FNAMS 6 , (French National Federation of Seed Multipliers) with 5 resources identified. These 4 organisations or projects (OSU, SEMAE, Liveseeding, FNAMS) account for more than 50% of the resources identified. After identifying all these resources, we began sorting and prioritising them on 16 April 2024. Participating task 3.5 partners gave their opinion on the relevance of each of these resources. An analysis of the resources based on the task reference framework was also carried out. Following this two-way analysis, a list of 11 priority resources was drawn up. They are listed in the table below. Resource title Source Language Infographics: Alveolar sorter, cleaner-separator, densimetric table, optical sorter, sorting & treating line SEMAE FR Climatic Considerations for Seed Crops: Guidelines and Field Trainings for Organic and Specialty Vegetable Seed Producers OSA EN Crop specific leaflets and videos on the seed production of many crops; including specific leaflets on organic seed production for: lentils, onions, squash (zucchini), carrot, coriander, cabbages, lettuce, bean, chickpea FNAMS, ITAB FR General principles of organic seed production FNAMS, ITAB FR Meadow plants: sorting seeds of forage crops (Plantes pairiales : triage des semences fourragères) SEMAE FR Practical guide: Organic cereal seed production (Guide pratique - Produire des semences de céréales en agriculture biologique) FNAMS FR Practical guide: Seed harvest (Guide pratique - La récolte des semences) FNAMS FR Seed Quality: Best Practices for Vegetable Seed Handling in Montana OSA EN 6 Fédération Nationale des Agriculteurs Multiplicateurs de Semences - Fnams D3.2 Training on high-quality organic seed 22 Organic Seed Resource Guide eOrganic EN Guidelines for testing the quality of farm-saved vegetable seed / Leitfaden zur Qualitätsprüfung von On-farm erzeugtem Saatgut von Gemüsearten Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, VERN DE Infographic: Seed and Plant Health: A continuum / Qualité des semences et Santé des Plantes : un continuum / Saatgut-und Pflanzengesundheit : ein Kontinuum Itab, WUR / Liveseeding EN, FR, DE Table 3: resources identified as priorities for organic high-quality seed production by task 3.5 partners This benchmarking work has been an important resource for the design of the training modules. It also constitutes a library that will be shared directly in the LIVESEEDING project with all project target groups. 3. Offering methodological support to training designers In order to support task 3.5 and all project partners in developing high-quality training programmes, the task leader (ITAB) implemented a dual approach. 3.1 Training engineering At regular task 3.5 meetings, the task leaders explained the training engineering approach used to design the training programmes. Several tools were also developed to assist training programme designers in their work, including a reflexivity grid to support trainer training (see next chapter), an evaluation grid for training prototypes that 4 partners developed and implemented, and a tool to assist in the design of learning activities for a workshop held during the project annual meeting in September 2024. Resources were also shared, including the FAO Guide to Designing Online Training Modules, second edition. This support was made available to all LIVESEEDING project stakeholders through the organisation of a webinar in 2023 on the design of a teaching scenario, and to all project partners at the 2024 annual meeting on the design of training modules. Tools The reflection grid on training trainers in organic seed production, training tool evaluation survey, and learning situation design tool for task 3.5 - are available in the annex 5. D3.2 Training on high-quality organic seed 23 3.2 Trainers’ training on seed harvest, drying and storage for organic seed production To support project partners in designing training programmes on the management of physiological seed quality in organic seed production and to ensure to provide the same level of basic knowledge of the subject, a training course was organised in April 2023 in Wageningen. Reserved for project partners, particularly those involved in Task 3.5, it aimed to draw on the renowned expertise of Steven Groot, Professor in Seed Physiology, before his retirement. Figure 9: Steven Groot (WUR), speaker at the training of trainers course held in Wageningen on 4 and 5 April 2023 (photo credit: Stephanie Klaedtke) D3.2 Training on high-quality organic seed 30 (i) relevant and unique resources recommended for translation into other languages as a training resource. For example, a French practical guide on organic cereal seed production by FNAMS 8 was recommended for translation to Polish and Hungarian. (ii) Learning resources which can feed into training modules as reading material or additional resource. For example, a booklet on Organic Heterogeneous Material published by Seeds4All 9 is a suggested additional resource for Module 16, as is a presentation given by Rete Semi Rurali in the frame of a past project, LIVESEED. (iii) Topics and target audiences of Training Modules to be produced by the Liveseeding project. For the training modules, many of the topics identified as priority were covered by the expertise and competencies of project partners involved in Work Package 3. Project partners, existing learning resources and novel project publications were this combined in 8 new training modules. These training modules were combined to form “learning paths” with specific learning objectives and target audiences. 5.2 Presentation of learning paths and e-learning modules 5.2.1 Learning paths Learning paths have been designed to link the specific objectives of each training module with the task reference framework. Three learning paths have been created: [Learning Path #1] Ensuring seed quality when propagating and storing seed Scope Seed germination and seedling establishment are the main factors for a successful start of a crop, determining crop health, weed suppression and overall crop performance. They are critical, but sensitive phases in crop production. Beyond mere germination rates, providing organic seeds that are vigorous is an important contribution to organic cropping systems. Providing your network or clients with seed of high physiological quality will contribute to their success in growing crops. Seed production practices, seed harvest and seed storage are important factors behind seed quality and vigour. Seeds are also associated with microbial communities called the seed microbiota. Scientific research has shown that microbial species in the seed microbiota can play beneficial or detrimental roles in seed germination and seedling health for example. Many have neutral or yet unknown effects. Although yet unharnessed, this opens 8 https://fnams.fr/produire-des-semences-de-cereales-en-agriculture-biologique/ 9 https://liberatediversity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/OHM_Booklet_S4A.pdf D3.2 Training on high-quality organic seed 31 promising perspectives for organic seed production and cultivation. An optional module offers an introduction into this fascinating topic, as an outlook into another aspect of seed quality. Target audience: • Seed producers, seed networks and community seed banks, who want to train their staff or members to ensure the physiological quality of the seed they produce and distribute and to optimise the conservation of their seeds through seed drying and storage conditions. • Beginning small-scale organic seed enterprises, willing to market high quality, reliable organic seed right from the start • Advisors of organic seed producing farms willing to support their clients in ensuring optimal quality of the seed produced. Associated modules : 11, 12, 13 et 14 Link : https://itab.bio/en/elearningseedproduction/LearningPath1 [Learning Path #2] Ensuring organic seed health : tools to understand and manage Scope Seeds harbour microbial communities also called “seed microbiota”. Together, they form an entity also called the “holobiont”. Scientific research has shown that microbial species in the seed microbiota can play beneficial or detrimental roles in seed germination and seedling health for example. Many have neutral or yet unknown effects. Although yet unharnessed, this opens promising perspectives for organic seed production and cultivation. Sometimes, seed microbiota also comprise seed-borne pathogens, which can infect seedlings and jeopardise the following crop’s health. When seed-transmitted diseases occur during seed propagation or in a seed lot, it is crucial to handle the situation with approaches and tools that are appropriate for organic farming. This training course gives and overview of seed quality and health and how they are intertwined. It provides a general understanding of seed microbiota, how they assemble and how they are studied for research purposes. It also presents specific approaches to ensure seed health in vegetable and wheat seed production. Target audience: D3.2 Training on high-quality organic seed 32 • Seed producers, seed networks and community seed banks, who want to train their staff or members to ensure the health of the seed they produce and distribute and who want to gain a better understanding and confidence in the field of seed health. • Beginning small-scale organic seed enterprises, who need to get familiar with the management of seed health in organic farming systems • Advisors of organic seed producing farms willing to support their clients in seed health. Associated modules: 11, 14, 15, 18 Link : https://itab.bio/en/elearningseedproduction/LearningPath2 [Learning Path #3] Getting to know and tracking Organic heterogenous material Scope Organic heterogeneous material (OHM) is a new legal category created in the framework of the EU organic regulation (EU) 2018/848) to enable the marketing of seed of heterogeneous populations. Heterogeneous crops in general, and OHM in particular, has several advantages for organic cropping systems, as compared to homogeneous varieties. It requires some specific considerations in seed propagation. From an administrative perspective, putting OHM seed on the market follows a specific notification procedure and requires tracking seed lots. This training course gives insights into OHM, its advantages and seed propagation, as well as a practical introduction to OHMTrack, a digital tool for notifying and tracking OHM. Another training module offered by the Liveseeding project deals in more detail with the notification of OHM, it is available. Target audience: • Organic plant breeders or plant breeders with an interest in organic breeding, willing to get acquainted with the topic of OHM • Seed companies propagating and marketing OHM • Organic plant breeders or staff of national authorities managing OHM who need to be trained to use the OHMTrack tool. Associated modules: 16 et 17 Link: https://itab.bio/en/elearningseedproduction/LearningPath3 D3.2 Training on high-quality organic seed 33 5.2.2 The modules Eight modules have been designed, according to the structure specified above. The links to the training material are listed in the table 7 below. The ITAB link provides full materials and guidance for self-paced learners as well as some extra exercises and further reading, while on Organic E-Print there are the training materials (powerpoints, quiz, etc). Table 7: Links to module webpages hosted on the ITAB website Module Link to the module webpage on ITAB website and Organic eprints Learning path Module 11: General introduction to organic seed quality & health https://itab.bio/en/elearningseedpro duction/Module11 1, 2 Module 12: Seed maturity and harvest https://itab.bio/en/elearningseedpro duction/Module12 1 Module 13: Seed drying and storage https://itab.bio/en/elearningseedpro duction/Module13 1 Module 14: An introduction to seed microbiota https://itab.bio/en/elearningseedpro duction/Module14 1, 2 Module 15: Hot water treatments for the sanitation of vegetable seeds https://itab.bio/en/elearningseedpro duction/Module15 2 Module 16: OHM, General introduction, seed production and traceability https://itab.bio/en/elearningseedpro duction/Module16 3 Module 17: Tracking OHM, a digital tool for the notification, traceability of OHM seed https://itab.bio/en/elearningseedpro duction/Module17 3 D3.2 Training on high-quality organic seed 34 Module 18: Growing and propagating bunt resistant wheat varieties https://itab.bio/en/elearningseedpro duction/Module18 2 5.3 Appropriation of resources and framing of rules of use: choice of CC licence In order to facilitate the appropriation of our training modules, particularly for trainers or facilitators who would like to integrate them into training courses or farmers’ support programmes, we have chosen to use a Creative Commons licence. These licences allow us to specify what users can do with the resource without having to systematically seek permission from the author. For our e-learning course on quality seed production, we have chosen a CC BY-NC-SA licence. This licence allows users to transform the material into another resource but prohibits doing so for commercial purposes and requires the new resource to be licensed under the same licence. The only use prohibited by this licence is commercial use, except a collective authorisation for all the module authors, of course. The entire set of e-learning modules belongs to all the authors of this deliverable. The author consortium is defined as the author and therefore the owner of these e-learning modules. Definition of the CC BY-NC-SA Licence This license enables reusers to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format for noncommercial purposes only, and only so long as attribution is given to the creator. If you remix, adapt, or build upon the material, you must license the modified material under identical terms. CC BY-NC-SA includes the following elements: BY: credit must be given to the creator. NC: Only non-commercial uses of the work are permitted. SA: Adaptations must be shared under the same terms. D3.2 Training on high-quality organic seed 35 Bibliography FAO. 2021. E-learning methodologies and good practices: A guide for designing and delivering e-learning solutions from the FAO elearning Academy, second edition. Rome. D3.2 Training on high-quality organic seed 2 Annexes Annex 1: Mind map of key tasks for the production of high-quality, healthy organic seed D3.2 Training on high-quality organic seed 2 Annex 2: Task reference framework with priority vote Skill or field of compete ncy Sub-skill level 1 Vote Sub-skill level 2 Introduction Distinguish and define the components of quality of organic seed Define and characterise physiological seed quality (germination rate and seed vigour) Definine and characterise seed health Define and characterise genetic quality aspects of seed lots (specific and varietal purity) 1 >> Plan and establish the seed crop 1.1_Identify the regulatory framework for your seed production 4 Identify the constraints on seed production in European and national regulations Identify the constraints on seed production in multiplication contracts with a seed company 1.2_List the factors that can have an effect on seed quality and health throughout the crop cycle 8 1.3_Identify the characteristics and needs of the species and the cultivar (whether it was chosen by the seed producer or prescribed by the seed company) 6 List the pieces of information to gather on the species and the cultivar before sowing 1.4_Choose sowing or planting density 1 Know the effect that sowing or planting density may have on the risk of plant disease outbreaks Know the effect that sowing or planting density may have on physiological seed quality D3.2 Training on high-quality organic seed 3 1.5_Choose sowing or planting date 1 Idendify the different requirements in terms of sowing time in relation to plant growth and physiology for vegetable versus seed production (e.g. carrot, cabbages) Decide when to sow or plant a seed crop depending on the context 1.6_Choose a plot to avoid cross-breeding 3 List the 3 aspects by which to evaluate a plot as regards the risk of crossbreeding: Minimal distance to others plots with the interfertile species, preceding crops and volunteers, wild plants (carrot) Evaluate the risk of cross-breeding for a given crop in a given plot. 1.7_Choose and prepare a plot to ensure plant nutrition 2 List the 3 main aspects to take into account to optimise plant nutrition of the crop: Preceeding crop and fertilisation, irrigation, soil fertility Evaluate the nutritional potential of a given plot for a given seed crop 1.8_Evaluate the risk of infection of the basic seed lot with seed transmitted diseases befor sowing 2 1.8.a - List and know how to evaluate criteria to evaluate this risk : species (susceptibility to different diseases), seed source (reliability) 1.9_Treat seed before sowing to prevent the risk of seed transmitted disease 4 1.9.a - Know how to conduct treatments 2 >> Monitor and manage the health of a seed crop 2.0_Know and implement general preventive measures against plant diseases Know the general agronomic practices that favour plant health in organic farming Implement agronomic practices that favour general plant health in organic farming 2.1_Identify and describe (diagnosis) a crop health problem 9 List available sources of information available to diagnose a crop health problem (lab analysis, technical consultants, web databases, etc.) Know how to distinguish plant disease symptoms from a nutrient deficiency Know how to observe the seed crop: According to species, when and where (plant parts) to observe? D3.2 Training on high-quality organic seed 4 Recognise a plant disease issue based on symptoms and other sources of information 2.2_Evaluate possible consequences of a plant health issue and possible corrective measures 6 Describe the propagation potential (mechanism and speed) of a plant disease and the possible affect on the crop Evaluate the growth stage/season at which the disease/pest occurs and establish a prognosis at plot level Situate your personal disease acceptability (threshold), taking into account legal requirements and the severity of plant disease in the plot. List possible interventions or treatments to correct un plant health problem in the seed crop Know if a diagnosed plant diseases it seed transmitted List the different seed treatments available against a given disease to sanitise seed 2.3_Plan and decide on a strategy to counter the problem 3 Evalue the risk-benefit ratio of a treatment or intervention in the field, if available Evalue the risk-benefit ratio of a seed treatment after harvest, if available Evalue the risk-benefit ratio of pursuing a long term strategy of seed sanitation, and maybe improving resistance/tolerance through selection Decide which measures to implement to counter a plant health issue in a given seed crop. 2.4_Implement measure to counter the problem 6 Know how to implement a culling strategy in a seed crop Know how to implement a seed treatment after harvest, and/or how to report on the disease issue. Know of to implement a long term strategy for sanitation (or a strategy to select for greater tolerance/resistance to the disease) D3.2 Training on high-quality organic seed 11 Organic seed production in arable crops two days 21/1 1/20 23 NO SEMAE, France https://formation.semae.fr/la-productionsemences-biologiques Vocational training (adult and profesional development) Managers and technicians in seed production Plant managers Laboratory managers OSA’s Asynchronous Seed Production Course selfpaced, based on 1 intro + 6 modules 2023 NO Organic Seed Alliance, USA https://seedalliance.org/osasasynchronous-seed-production-course/ Vocational training seed students who are not working on a seed farm or being mentored OSA’s Organic Seed Production Online Course 6 months 2022 , agai n in 2023 NO Organic Seed Alliance, USA https://seedalliance.org/2023/organicseed-production-online-course2/?emci=72a65e32-1bbd-ed11-a8e000224832e811&emdi=389d58d0-1cbded11-a8e0-00224832e811&ceid=3012983 Vocational training beginning producer working on a seed farm Phytopathology basics 2 days 2024 , octo ber NO GEVES, Semae https://formation.semae.fr/bases-dephytopathologie#informations-pratiques Vocational training Plant seeds: what's at stake for our future? 14 hours (7 weeks) Febr uary to octo ber 2024 NO Institut AgroRennesAngers https://www.agreenium.fr/u/formation/3 91 Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) Vast targget group, including the general public Practicing analysis on seed pathogology (Pratique des five days NO SEMAE https://formation.semae.fr/pratique-desanalyses-de-pathologie-survocational Any person who will conduct seed analysis D3.2 Training on high-quality organic seed 12 analyses de pathologie sur semences) semences#objectifs-public-concerneprerequis Practicing seed lot sampling in seed plants (Pratique de l'échantillonnage des lots à l'usine) two days 22/1 1/20 23 NO SEMAE https://formation.semae.fr/pratique-de-lechantillonnage-des-lots-a-lusine#objectifs-public-concerne-prerequis vocational Staff in charge of seed sampling in seed plants Practicing seed purity analyses and counts on seeds (Pratique des analyses de pureté et dénombrement sur semences) NO SEMAE https://formation.semae.fr/pratique-desanalyses-purete-denombrementsemences vocational Any person who will conduct seed analysis Production of vegetable seeds of farmers' cultivars (Produire des semences potagères issues de variétés paysannes) 10 days Marc h and April 2023 YES CFPPA https://www.cfppa-bourg-lesvalence.fr/detailformation/alias/produire-des-semencespotageres-issues-de-varietespaysannes.html Vocational training (future) farmers planning to produce vegetable seeds Saving vegetable seeds 1 day 22/1 1/20 21 NO Bio HautsDe-France https://www.biohautsdefrance.org/formation/liste-desformations/autoproduire-ses-semencespotageres/ Short vocational training Farmers (organic and conventional Seed biology: Main principles, Level 1 (Biologie des semences : les grands principes - niveau 1) 1 day NO SEMAE https://formation.semae.fr/biologie-dessemences-grands-principes vocational Staff integrating a seed production environment wanting to better understand their working environment Seed collection and multiplication of herbaceous 5 days 2024 , may NO VEGEPOLYS https://www.vegepolysvalley.eu/actualites/14209-formation-surla-collecte-de-graines-et-la-multiplicationVocational training seed collectors, seed multipliers and future collectors and/or D3.2 Training on high-quality organic seed 13 seeds as part of the Végétal local brand to june de-semences-herbacees-dans-le-cadre-dela-marque-vegetal-local-3-modules-demai-a-juin-2024.html producers of herbaceous plant seeds, seedling producers Seed multiplication Intensive course (SamenbauIntensivkurs) 4 days 2024 , Marc h to Sept emb er NO Pro Specie Rara https://www.prospecierara.ch/de/erleben /veranstaltungen/veranstaltungendetail/events/samenbau-intensivkurs.html Vocational / amateur training Experienced home gardeners, technical staff in the "green sector" Beginners' course seed multiplication 3hours 16.8. 2024 NO Pro Specie Rara https://www.prospecierara.ch/erleben/ve ranstaltungen/veranstaltungendetail/events/samenbaukurs-fuereinsteigerinnen-zuerich.html amateur training everyone (who wants to try multiplication of easy to multiply crops in a home garden or balcony) Micro-farm training module XI "Seed and seedling production" 2 days 8-9 sept 2023 NO u-farming https://www.u-farming.ch/laformation vocational Anyone who has a project and the motivation to start a farming enterprise on a small piece of land (without prerequisite) D3.2 Training on high-quality organic seed 14 Annex 4: Library of learning resources - outcome of the benchmarking process The library of learning resources was divided into several sub-groups, according to type of resource. (i) Text documents (ii) Commercial resources, mostly books (iii) Digital tools and references (iv) Showcases and teaching kits (v) Videos, webinars and presentations D3.2 Training on high-quality organic seed 15 A seed saving guide Organic Seed Alliance EN, ES 2010 https://seedalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/seed_saving_guide.pdf Booklet free 0 Micaela Colley, Organic Seed Alliance Dr. John Navazio, Organic Seed Alliance Lisa DiPietro, Organic Seed Alliance Bean Seed Treatment: a simple approach without specific laboratory equipment (BRESOV Practice Abstract) Organic Farm Knowledge platofrm EN 2019 https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/40262 Sheet free 0 Joelle Herforth-Rahmé DOSSIER Cereal seed station: A demanding process Dossier with articles, infographics, videos. Infographics: Alveolar sorter, cleaner-separator, densimetric table, optical sorter, sorting & treating line SEMAE FR https://www.semae-pedagogie.org/sujet/station-semences-principe-triage/ Infographic s Free Semae, use authorised for teaching only? Climatic Considerations for Seed Crops: Guidelines and Field Trainings for Organic and Specialty Vegetable Seed Producers OSA EN 2013 http://seedalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/woocommerce_uploads/2016/08/climatic_considerations_for_seed_crops_guide_final_12-11-13.pdf Book free, online (upon giving email address) OSA Crop specific leaflets and videos on the seed production of many crops; including specific leaflets on organic seed production for: lentils, onions, squash (zucchini), carrot, coriander, cabbages, lettuce, bean, chickpea FNAMS, ITAB FR 2021 https://www.fnams.fr/ressources/potageres/ https://www.fnams.fr/ressources/semences-bio/ For direct access on project Sharepoint : https://fibl.sharepoint.com/:f:/r/sites/eu-prj-liveseeding-000131/WP3%20Seed%20production%20sourcing%20quality%20and%20health/Task%203.5%20%20Training%20on%20the%20production%20of%20high-quality%20organic%20seed/2023_LIVESEEDING_T3.5_Benchmark/Relevant%20resources%20made%20available/FNAMS_FR?csf=1&web=1&e=mmpmry Leaflets and videos free, online upon creating and account FNAMS General principles of organic seed production FNAMS, ITAB FR 2021 https://www.fnams.fr/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/2021-03-fichebio-princ-tech.pdf For direct access on project Sharepoint : https://fibl.sharepoint.com/sites/eu-prj-liveseeding-000131/WP3%20Seed%20production%20sourcing%20quality%20and%20health/Forms/AllItems.aspx?id=%2Fsites%2Feu%2Dprj%2Dliveseeding%2D000131%2FWP3%20Seed%20production%20sourcing%20quality%20and%20health%2FTask%203%2E5%20%20Training%20on%20the%20production%20of%20high%2Dquality%20organic%20seed%2F2023%5FLIVESEEDING%5FT3%2E5%5FBenchmark%5FTrainingCourses%26Resources%2FRelevant%20resources%20made%20available%2FFNAMS%5FFR%2FOrganic%20Seed%20Production%2F2021%2D03%2Dfichebio%2Dprinc%2Dtech%5FGENERAL%2DTECHNIQUES%2Epdf&parent=%2Fsites%2Feu%2Dprj%2Dliveseeding%2D000131%2FWP3%20Seed%20production%20sourcing%20quality%20and%20health%2FTask%203%2E5%20%20Training%20on%20the%20production%20of%20high%2Dquality%20organic%20seed%2F2023%5FLIVESEEDING%5FT3%2E5%5FBenchmark%5FTrainingCourses%26Resources%2FRelevant%20resources%20made%20available%2FFNAMS%5FFR%2FOrga Leaflet (4pages) free, online upon creating and account FNAMS CSB Manual #1 Establishment, management and governance DYNAVERSITY EN,FR,IT,ES,HU 2020 https://liberatediversity.org/knowledge/readings/ Text (Manuals series) free 0 ECLLD Members Deliverable 2.8: Proposal for a toolbox for identification and description of organic heterogeneous material LIVESEED EN 2020 https://www.liveseed.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/LIVESEED_D2.8_heterogeneous_material_toolbox.pdf Document free 0 Task 3.5 : benchmark : Text documents Informations about those materials Title Source Language Year Link Type of resource Access Cost Resource owner (Name of the autor, of the structure) D3.2 Training on high-quality organic seed 16 Ekologiczna produkcja nasienna - Organic seed production Centrum Doradztwa Rolniczego w Brwinowie PL 2017 https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjJ4ZWmmdv9AhUci8MKHXyYC-sQFnoECA0QAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdr.gov.pl%2Fimages%2FRadom%2F2017%2F08-12%2Fbrosz.PDF&usg=AOvVaw1isCjqb_zaHpgH8pzKJ_X4 booklet free 0 Barbara Sazońska, Centrum Doradztwa Rolniczego w Brwinowie Oddział w Radomiu Infographic on Incentives for farmers to use organic seed LIVESEED EN, HU 2022? https://www.liveseed.eu/tools-for-practitioners/liveseed-infographics/ Infographic free 0 Magfogási Praktikum=Seed Handling Practicum Magház HU https://maghaz.hu/doksik/magfogasi_praktikum.pdf Brochure free Renáta Bócsó, Judit Fehér, Attila Juhász, Csilla Kiss, Dr. László Kiss, Orsolya Kiss-Kovács Making your own germination tests (Faire ses tests de germination) Agrobiopérigord FR 2013 http://agrobioperigord.fr/upload/biodiv/fiche-germination.pdf Leaflet free Agrobiopérigord Managing Diseases of Tomato in the Midwest Using Organic Methods eorganic EN 2017 https://eorganic.org/node/33835 Leaflet free Meadow plants: field checks SEMAE FR https://www.semae-pedagogie.org/mediatheque/ Infographic Free Semae, use authorised for teaching only? Meadow plants: seed multiplication (Plantes prairiales : multiplication de semences) SEMAE FR https://www.semae-pedagogie.org/mediatheque/ Infographic Free Semae, use authorised for teaching only? Meadow plants: sorting seeds of forage crops (Plantes pairiales : triage des semences fourragères) SEMAE FR https://www.semae-pedagogie.org/mediatheque/ Infographic free uploaded on project Sharepoint Semae, use authorised for teaching only Organic Heterogeneous Material LLD EN 2022 https://liberatediversity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/OHM_Booklet_S4A.pdf Booklet free 0 Seed4All Organic cultivar trials and seed health LIVESEED EN 2020 https://www.liveseed.eu/tools-for-practitioners/liveseed-infographics/ Infographic free 0 Organic seeds: what do the regulations say? (Semences biologiques : que dit la réglementation ?), article SEMAE FR https://www.semencemag.fr/semences-biologiques-reglementation.html Article free Semae Practical guide: Organic cereal seed production (Guide pratique - Produire des semences de céréales en agriculture biologique) FNAMS FR 2021 https://www.fnams.fr/ressources/semences-bio/semences-de-cereales-en-agriculture-biologique/ Booklet free (on line) / chargeable 0 - 15 euros FNAMS Practical guide: Seed drying (Guide pratique - Le séchage des semences) FNAMS FR 2020 https://www.fnams.fr/ressources/guides-pratiques/guide-pratique-sechage/ Booklet free (on line) / chargeable 0-20€ FNAMS Practical guide: Seed harvest (Guide pratique - La récolte des semences) FNAMS FR 2020 https://www.fnams.fr/ressources/guides-pratiques/guide-pratique-recolte/ Booklet free (on line) / chargeable 0-20€ FNAMS Principles and Practices of Organic Bean Seed Production in the Pacific Northwest OSA EN 2007 https://projects.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/1622bean_seed_manual.pdf Leaflet Free OSA Principles and Practices of Organic Spinach Seed Production in the Pacific Northwest OSA EN 2007 https://projects.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/1626spinach_seed_manual.pdf Leaflet Free Proper seed storage LIVESEED EN 2020 https://www.liveseed.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/PA25_Proper-seed-storage.pdf Leaflet Free 0 Steven P.C. Groot (Wageningen University & Research) ; [email protected] ; ÖMKi Hungarian Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Recueil de savoir-faire paysans : produire des semences potagères bio GABB Anjou FR 2022 https://www.gabbanjou.com/espace-producteurs/semences/potag%C3%A8res/ Booklet open access, online 0€ digital version GABB Anjou Seed Cleaning Toolkit OSA EN https://seedalliance.org/resources/seed-cleaning-toolkit/?emci=8f520568-9be8-ee11-aaf0-002248223794&emdi=982805a6-48ed-ee11-aaf0-002248223794&ceid=10022679 Seed Quality: Best Practices for Vegetable Seed Handling in Montana OSA EN 2018 https://seedalliance.org/publications/seed-quality-best-practices-for-vegetable-seed-handling-in-montana/ Handbook free Seed Science and Technology. Biology, Production, Quality Springer EN https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-19-5888-5 Book open access, online Springer Seed Storage - Don't Waste Your Efforts Prophyta EN 2017 Starting from page 32: https://www.prophyta.org/focus/ProphytaEuropa2017.pdf Short article (3p) Free Steven G. Groot / WUR D3.2 Training on high-quality organic seed 17 Seed treatments allowed in organic farming in certain countries (Input list) LIVESEED EN 2020 https://orgprints.org/id/eprint/38783/1/PA15_Seed-treatments-allowed-in-organic-farming....pdf Booklet Free 0 Xenia Gatzert, Jochen Leopold, Rolf Mäder, Freya Schäfer (FiBL) ; contact: [email protected] ; ÖMKi Hungarian Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Species-specifif leaflets on seed saving for Apiaceae, Alliaceae, Cucurbitaceae, Asteraceae, Fabaceae, Solanaceae, Brassicas Agrobiopérigord FR http://agrobioperigord.fr/produire-bio/biodiversite-cultivee (scroll down to "Semence Paysanne" Leaflet free Agrobiopérigord Vetőmagkezelésre alkalmas anyagok és eljárások vizsgálata az ökológiai gazdálkodásban = Examination of materials and methods potential for organic seed treatment Corvinus University of Budapest HU, thesis book in EN 2010 Draft EN: http://phd.lib.uni-corvinus.hu/444/3/tobias_andrea_ten.pdf HU: http://phd.lib.uni-corvinus.hu/444/1/tobias_andrea.pdf Ph.D. dsissertati on free Andrea Tóbiás Organic Seed Resource Guide eOrganic EN 2009 https://eorganic.org/node/378 Extension free Organic Seed Alliance, Oregon State University, Organic Materials Research Institute Guidelines for testing the quality of farm-saved vegetable seed / Leitfaden zur Qualitätsprüfung von On-farm erzeugtem Saatgut von Gemüsearten Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, VERN DE 2014 https://www.agrar.hu-berlin.de/de/institut/departments/dntw/oekophysiologie/links/SaatQual Extension Free, online Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, VERN Pflanzenmikrobiome: verborgene Netzwerke für die Gesundheit Rundgespräche Forum Ökologie, Bd. 47 »Die unbekannte Welt der Mikrobiome«, S. 71-78. DE 2019 https://publikationen.badw.de/de/045424636/pdf/CC%20BY-ND/06%20Berg%20%28Pflanzenmikrobiome%20%E2%80%A6%29 Outreach Free, online TU Graz Le microbiote des plantes, de son rôle dans la survie végétale à son ingénierie pour une agriculture durable Planet Vie - Ressources en sciences de la vie pour les enseignants et enseignantes FR 2022 https://planet-vie.ens.fr/thematiques/microbiologie/le-microbiote-des-plantes-de-son-role-dans-la-survie-vegetale-a-son Outreach / schooling Free, online Planet Vie - Ressources en sciences de la vie pour les enseignants et enseignantes International rules of seed testing (evaluate seed quality) ISTA EN (also FR, DE; ES) https://www.seed test.org/en/public ations/internatio Documents Free (seed health), Membership Some free (seed testing), some >200 CHF International seed Testing Society Leitfaden Saatgutgesundheit im Ökologischen Landbau - Ackerkulturen FiBL shop DE 2007 https://www.fibl.org/fileadmin/documents/shop/1480-saatgesundheit-ackerkulturen.pdf Document Free 0 Leitfaden Saatgutgesundheit im Ökologischen Landbau - Gemüsekulturen FiBL shop DE 2007 https://www.fibl.org/fileadmin/documents/shop/1481-saatgesundheit-gemuese.pdf Document Free 0 Bresov Practice Abstracts 5 and 13 on germinatino testing (cauliflower and broccoli) Bresov Project EN https://bresov.eu/results/practice-abstracts Free Semences de céréales : technologie du triage selon les caractéristiques du grain (Cereal seeds : sorting technologies according to seed caracteristics Semae / GNIS FR https://www.semae.fr/uploads/Gnis_PAN0124_technologie_triage_semences.pdf Free D3.2 Training on high-quality organic seed 18 Internal technical instructions for organic vegetable seed production DE, ?? Internal technical instructions could be made available by BSAG Organic Seed Production and Saving, The Wisdom of Plant Heritage Chelsea Green EN 2011 https://www.chelseagreen .com/product/organicseed-production-andsaving/ Book Chargeable 15,95 $ Bryan Connolly, Chelsea Green Saving organic seeds (Produire ses graines Bio) Editions Terre Vivante FR 2021 https://www.terrevivante. org/boutique/livres/perma culture-jardinbio/techniques-deBook chargeable 25 euros Christian Boué Seed Savers Handbook (Handbuch Samengartnerei) Arche Noah, Pro Specie Rara, ÖMKi DE, EN, HU, FR 20042022 https://www.loewenzahn. at/produkt/2352/handbu ch-samengaertnerei/ https://www.biokutatas.h u/hu/webshop/item/105/ magtermesztokkezikonyve https://www.lerouergue.c om/catalogue/semencespotageres https://www.andreaheistinger.at/manual-seedsaving/ Book chargeable 35-40 euro Andrea Heistinger, Zsofia Hoch Seed to seed, Seed Saving and Growing Techniques for Vegetable Gardeners, 2nd Edition Chelsea Green EN 2002 https://www.chelseagreen .com/product/seed-toseed/ Book Chargeable 24,95 $ Suzanne Ashworth The Organic Seed Grower, A Farmer’s Guide to Vegetable Seed Production Chelsea Green EN 2021 https://www.chelseagreen .com/product/the-organicseed-grower-paperback/ Book Chargeable 39,95 $ John Navazio, Chelsea Green Task 3.5 : benchmark : Commercial resources (books) Informations about those materials Title Source Lang uage Year Link Type of resources Access Cost Resource owner (Name of the autor, of the structure) D3.2 Training on high-quality organic seed 19 Diagnostic guide INRAE FR https://ephytia.inra.fr/fr/C/23266/Veg-Di-g-Etapes-d-un-diagnostic-du-terrain-au-laboratoire Digital application Free RMT Végédiag E-phytia https://ephytia.inra.fr/fr/Home/index A portal of resources and applications for identifying diseases and pests, applying biological protection methods and carrying out epidemiological surveillance. Free Main diagnostic and detection methods used by plant health organizations. RFSV FR http://www.rfsv.fr/moodle/course/view.php?id=33 Website Free RFSV Moisture content calculator Rhino Research drying beads website EN http://www.dryingbeads.org/?page_id=84 Calculation tool to calculate seed moisture content from temperature and RH free Rhino Research ? Organic Seed Production Tutorials (Beets, Brassicas, Carrots, Lettuce, Onions, Swiss Chard, Wet-seeded crops) OSA EN https://seedalliance.org/publications/7281/ self-directed online course open account on website OSA Photo bank SEMAE FR https://www.semae-pedagogie.org/mediatheque/ Pictures Free Semae, use authorised for teaching only? Quick reference and how-to guides for organic seed production of a large number of crops OSA EN, partly ES https://seedalliance.org/all-publications/?fwp_publication_category=how-to-guides Reference and how-to guides (leaflets) free, upon informing email address OSA Seed Crop Record and Harvest and Handling Seed Record OSA EN http://seedalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/seed_crop_record.pdf http://seedalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Harvest-and-Handling-Seed-Record-final.pdf Record sheets free, upon informing email address OSA Seed economics toolkit, including Labour tracking and production planning tools for seed growers, as well as a calculation tool for planning stock and foundation seed. OSA EN https://seedalliance.org/publications/seed-economics-toolkit/ Calculation tools and webinar free, upon informing email address OSA Seed Watch (vigisemences) INRAE FR https://ephytia.inra.fr/fr/P/141/Vigi_Semences Digital application Free EPPO Standards on phytosanitary measures EPPO EN (usual name of species in several languages) https://gd.eppo.int/standards/PM3/ Documents; database Free, online; other features require membership Task 3.5 : benchmark : Digital tools and references Informations about the materials Title Source Language Year Link Type of resources Access Cost Resource owner (Name of the autor, of the structure) D3.2 Training on high-quality organic seed 20 Seed station : an optimized industrial process at the service of farmers SEMAE FR 2020 https://www.semaepedagogie.org/publication/sta tion-semences-un-processindustriel-optimise-au-servicedes-agriculteurs/ Pedagogical toolkit with seed samples from each sorting step (cereals) Free Semae, use authorised for teaching only? Service intermediate crops : the agro-écological transition toolbox (réglette « Cultures intermédiaires de service : la boîte à outils de la transition agroécologique ») SEMAE FR https://www.semaepedagogie.org/publication/reg lette-cultures-intermediairesde-service/ Fiel tool Free Semae Task 3.5 : benchmark : showcases and teaching kits Informations about the materials Title Source Language Year Link Type of resources Access Cost Resource owner (Name of the autor, of the structure) D3.2 Training on high-quality organic seed 27 D3.2 Training on high-quality organic seed 28 • Tool to assist in designing learning situations for task 3.5 In task 3.5, we aimed — not at producing a full educational scenario corresponding to the entire task reference framework developed, which would probably be too cumbersome to be usable — but tools for trainers (or training organizations) that would enable them to use the resources produced in Liveseeding to build an ad hoc training program based on the reference framework. To advance this w ork, at the annual meeting in September 2024, the Task 3.5 leaders led a workshop to design innovative and motivating teaching sequences based on the concept of “learning situations.” A grid was provided to help them design these situations, in addition to a ple nary presentation of an overview of learning activities. D3.2 Training on high-quality organic seed 29 D3.2 Training on high-quality organic seed 30 D3.2 Training on high-quality organic seed 31 D3.2 Training on high-quality organic seed 32 Annex 6: Programme of the trainers’ training in Wageningen 4-5 April 2023 : Seed maturity, drying & storage Tuesday, April 4th 8h00 Meeting at the reception of Hotel Wageningsche Berg for departure 8h30 Meeting at the reception of the Forum building of Wageningen University, Introduction to the trainers’ training (Stephanie Klaedtke), Participants’ introduction, Introduction to the course (Steven Groot), (in room B0629) 9h35 Coffee Break 9h50 Lecture 1 and group discussions: Seed development and maturation 10h40 Coffee Break 10h55 Lecture 2 and group discussions: Seed Drying 11h45 Sandwich lunch provided 12h50 Assemble at Radix Building reception, Practical exercises 1: Drying systems, equilibrium RH and moisture content analysis 15h00 Walk to room B0629; Coffee break 15h20 Lecture 3 and group discussions: Seed Storage 16h10 Visit of the gene bank (in 2 groups), Group discussions on applications 17h00 Practical exercices continued: Determine weight of drying samples 17h15 Departure to hotel 18h30 Group dinner (optional) Wednesday, April 5th 8h10 Departure from Hotel Wageningsche Berg 8h40 Assemble at Radix building reception, Practical exercises 2: Drying systems, Equilibrium RH, Moisture content experiment, (in room B0629) 10h00 Walk to room B0629 and Coffee Break 10h25 Demonstration of storage containers 10h50 Group and plenary discussions: Application of the theory in practice 11h50 Sandwich lunch provided 12h30 Assemble at Radix Building reception, Practical exercises 3: Drying systems, equilibrium RH and moisture content analysis 13h40 Walk to Forum Building room B0629; Coffee break 14h00 Experimental results reports and discussion; Personal action plans D3.2 Training on high-quality organic seed 2