How to improve organic seed production for carrots and cauliflower (Liveseed Practice abstract)

Practical recommendations Some practical measures to improve pest and disease control in organic seed production are the following: • Elite carrot seed can be produced indoors to reduce pest pressure. • For outdoor carrot seed production, netting in of multiplication area can significantly reduce pest pressure. • Further for carrots, establishing a mixed crop seed production system can reduce pest and disease pressure. • For cauliflower, organic seed multiplication can be done in greenhouses and poly-tunnels. • A further advantage can be to multiply in temperate sea climate, where temperature fluctuations are kept to a minimum.