Comparative evaluation of low-cost natural farming, organic farming and conventional farming in major crops of South Saurashtra region at Junagadh, Gujarat, India

Conventional and Organic Farming — Does Organic Farming Benefit Plant Composition, Phenolic Diversity and Antioxidant Properties?

The growing demanding from consumers for healthier foods, produced using environmentally friendly farming practices has resulted in the rapid expansion of organic farming. There are numerous studies about the importance of organic farming but the majority of the results are sometimes contradictory, inconsistent and show no clear link between organic farming practices and enhancement of the nutr...

N leaching losses for organic and conventional farming Estimated N leaching losses for organic and conventional farming in Denmark

20 MARIE TRYDEMAN KNUDSEN, IB SILLEBAK KRISTENSEN, JØRGEN BERNTSEN, BJØRN MOLT PETERSEN & ERIK STEEN KRISTENSEN Adresses: Danish Research Centre for Organic Farming (DARCOF), P.O. Box 50, DK-8830 Tjele, Denmark Research Centre Foulum, Department of Agroecology, P.O. Box 50, DK-8830 Tjele, Denmark Short title: N leaching losses for organic and conventional farming

Food Micro-nutrients & Organic (Natural) Farming

The Activities of the wide range of organisms in soil play an important role in natural ecosystems. Their processes contribute to the soil’s health, ability to retain nutrients and make them available for plant. Soil biological, physical and chemical processes are interrelated and all contribute to plant health & productivity. The chemical and physical environment in soil will influence the bio...

Farming in South Africa

To what extent does organic farming rely on nutrient inflows from conventional farming?

Organic farming is increasingly recognized as a prototype for sustainable agriculture. Its guidelines ban the use of artificial fertilizers. However, organic farms may import nutrients from conventional farming through material exchanges. In this study, we aimed at estimating the magnitude of these flows through the quantification of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium inflows from conventional ...