Description of organic heterogeneous material
Article 4
1. The description of organic heterogeneous material shall include all of the following elements: (a) a description of its characteristics, including: (i) the phenotypic characterisation of the key characters which are common to the material, together with the description of the heterogeneity of the material by characterising the phenotypic diversity observable between individual reproductive units; (ii) documentation of its relevant characteristics, including agronomic aspects such as regards yield, yield stability, suitability for low input systems, performance, resistance to abiotic stress, disease resistance, quality parameters, taste or colour; (iii) any available results from tests concerning the characteristics referred to in point (ii); (b) a description of the type of technique used for the breeding or production method of the organic heterogeneous material; (c) a description of the parental material used to breed or produce the organic heterogeneous material and own production control programme used by the operator concerned with a reference to the practices as referred to in paragraph (2)(a) and, if applicable, in paragraph 2(c); (d) a description of the on-farm management and selection practices with a reference to paragraph 2(b) and, if applicable, of the parental material with a reference to paragraph 2(c); (e) a reference to the country of breeding or production, with information on the year of production and description of the pedo-climatic conditions; 2. The material referred to in paragraph 1 may be generated by one of the following techniques: (a) crossing of several different types of parental material, using crossing protocols to produce diverse organic heterogeneous material by bulking of the progeny, repeatedly re-sowing and exposing the stock to natural and/or human selection, provided that this material shows a high level of genetic diversity which is in accordance with Article 3(18) of Regulation (EU) 2018/848; (b) on-farm-management practices, including selection, establishing or maintaining material, which is characterized by a high level of genetic diversity in accordance with Article 3(18) of Regulation (EU) 2018/848; (c) any other technique used for breeding or production of organic heterogeneous material, taking into account particular features of propagation.