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Hessisches Ministerium für Umwelt, Klimaschutz, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz
Hesse
Mainzer Straße 80
65189 Wiesbaden
Website: External link to the authority
Screening of site-adapted new edible poppy varieties in Hesse and Thuringia
Although poppy is an old crop with a long tradition, it is currently only cultivated to a limited extent. Poppy cultivation is subject to strict legal regulations that only permit the cultivation of low-morphine varieties. Of over 55 varieties listed throughout Europe, only three are currently authorised for domestic cultivation. As a result, no poppy breeding has been carried out to date, as the small area under cultivation is not worth the high cost of breeding work. Obstacles to the stabilisation and expansion of poppy cultivation are the availability of high-performance, site-adapted varieties and the provision of key data on the agronomic characteristics of available varieties. The aims of the project are to expand the range of low-morphine poppy varieties, to provide site-adapted variety material for the different climatic regions in Hesse and Thuringia and to stabilise the seed supply in Germany. In addition, a stable supply structure for certified poppy seed from organic cultivation is to be established in Hesse in order to provide a sustainable supply of seed for German cultivation and to open up diversification and new sources of income.
Results and the Final report will be found here, as soon as the project is completed.
Rural development 2023-2027 for Operational Groups (in the sense of Art 127 of Reg. 2021/2115)
Universität Kassel, Fachgebiet Ökologischer Land- und Pflanzenbau
Nordbahnhofstraße 1a
37213 Witzenhausen
Phone: 05542 98-1587
Email: m.athmann@uni-kassel.de
2023
ongoing
582,589
DE737