Priekuli Plant Breeding Institute

To carry out research on the suitability of plant varieties to organic farming conditions. Tests have been performed on rye, wheat, triticale, barley, oat and potato varieties;

To determine the efficiency of plant protection activities, as well as, to do research on plant protection with different methods;

To evaluate the triticale, barley and potato breeding material under organic farming conditions; to determine the most significant features to estimate selection criteria for creation of varieties suitable for organic farming;

To carry out the record keeping and analysis of weed growth dynamics; estimating the means to decrease the amount of weeds in organic farming fields;

To conduct research on preserving the soil fertility levels in crop rotation fields;

To propagate the seed material of rye, barley, oat, clover and potato varieties.