Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations  

International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

The Grower’s Guide to Conducting On-farm Variety Trials

This guide provides farmers fundamental skills to conduct on-farm variety trials that reflect their particular goals and farming operations. Readers will find scientific principles presented in an accessible way and will be walked through the process of planning, implementing, evaluating, and interpreting a variety trial. This tool is useful for farmers, as well as for research, extension, and non-profit programs looking to train farmers as co-researchers when conducting on-farm trials.
ThemeTechnical Resources
SubjectPlant breeding techniques and approaches
PublisherOrganic Seed Alliance
Publication year2018
RegionsGlobal
LanguagesEnglish
Resource typeLearning materials
Resource linkhttps://seedalliance.org/publications/growers-guide-conducting-farm-variety-trials/
KeywordsTraining, Capacity Building; Plant breeding