Healthy seed

At the Danish Seed Health Centre for Developing Countries, our research is focused on seed health problems that are of immediate concern to poor farmers in developing countries. In partnership with a large number of public and private organisations across Asia and Africa, we focus on the enhancement of analytical and diagnostic capacity and upon the development of preventive and therapeutic technologies that are relevant and within reach of small-holder farmers to improve seed health.

 

Over the years, we have developed a unique global competence within the areas of seed bacteriology, mycology and virology in close cooperation with third world countries.

 

For example have farmers in Cameroon traditionally used certain dried leaf and roots when storing seed to protect against diseases. The Centre is currently cooperating with a scientist from Cameroon, who, by means of plant extracts, tries to identify the specific active substances in the leafs and roots that inhibit the fungus attack.

 

More info: contact Associate Professor Jan Torp, Associate Professor Carmen Nieves Mortensen, Assistant Professor Ednar Wulff, and Associate Professor Ole Søgaard Lund