GENRESProject Leafy Vegetables Chicory Group Bla Bartha director
GENRES-Project “Leafy Vegetables” Chicory - Group Béla Bartha (director Pro. Specie. Rara) Angers, 12. 2007 22. 9. 2006 Pro. Specie. Rara, Aarau www. Pro. Specie. Rara. ch
Foundation Pro. Specie. Rara founded 1982 in St. Gallen (2007 25 th anniversary ) Head office in Aarau, branch offices in Geneva and Tessin Staff 17 people, 6000 donators, 2500 seed savers and breeders Turnover 2. 3 Mio CHF. Garden- and field crops • 900 varieties – 120 beans – 80 tomatoes – 90 potatoes 22. 9. 2006 Fruits • 1800 varieties – 800 apples – 400 pears – 500 cherries – 12 olives • 400 berries Breeds • 26 races – 8 goots, – 5 sheep, – 3 cows, – 1 hors, – 2 bees, – 1 dog, – 5 poultry, – 1 pig Pro. Specie. Rara, Aarau others • 65 vine varieties • Ornamental plants 2
The system of a seed library seed savers 22. 9. 2006 contact seed catalogue seed exchange Pro. Specie. Rara, Aarau haedquarter Aarau database seed library/gene bank
The system of a seedlibrary 22. 9. 2006 Pro. Specie. Rara, Aarau
Pro. Specie. Rara is a label The label stands for: - Saving and promoting of diversity in agriculture - Promoting of products of traditional varieties and races - Reliable conservation work of qood quality 22. 9. 2006 Pro. Specie. Rara, Aarau
Key-points - Project-partners: Sativa Rheinau, AG North-East of Switzerland. Canton Zurich (description) Bio. Partner, Seengen, Center of Switzerland. Canton Aargau (marketing) - 24 Accession from 15 INRA and 9 IPK - Sawing date: 28. 6. 2007 - Planting date: 30. 07 - Harvest: 1. Sept - 15. Oct. 3 varieties no harvest until 2008 - 50 plants of each accession for seeds 22. 9. 2006 Pro. Specie. Rara, Aarau
Description Blonde de Mantova, cutting Sedan Chioggia 6168 - 18 descriptors to describe shape, colour etc. - one description of the plant with text - one description to describe the commercial value - Sedan, Blonde Imperial, Agora and Grosse Boucle have been tested one to one in a foodstore. Bio-Partner is nr. 2 of the traders for organic food. They had no problem with selling the products. They were happy with the shelf-life. But they are too similar to normal breeds! There is no special. Pro. Specie. Rara, selling-argument 22. 9. 2006 Aaraufor this varieties under the label Pro. Specie. Rara
Evaluation commercial value Cichoria variegata di Castelfranco - too inhomogenous - Not enough heads - Too late for harvest - Colour too irregular 22. 9. 2006 Cichoria rossa di Verona Cichoria Catalogna - - bolting too early - Interesting shape unusual in Switzerland too inhomogenous bolting too early Colour too variable Planting too early? Pro. Specie. Rara, Aarau
Evaluation for the market, commercial value Gloire de l’Exposition Was considered as the most interesting variety for marketing. Special shape - leaves strongly crisped, long shelf-life, good taste Testing in the supermarket or in food stores for organic vegetables. No difference between this variety and a new variety in shape. . . No unique selling 22. 9. 2006 Pro. Specie. Rara, Aarau proposal!
Thank You 22. 9. 2006 Pro. Specie. Rara, Aarau
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