Organic Research - Ecology, Energy and Environment

• Biodiversity
• Energy Use
• Gereral Environmental Impacts
• Greenhouse Gases
• Soil and Water Quality
• Sustainability
  

• NEW!! Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and organic farming
• NEW!! Impact of long-term conventional and organic farming on the diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
• NEW!! Molecular diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in onion roots from organic and conventional farming systems in the Netherlands
• NEW!! Soil Fertility and Biodiversity in Organic Farming
• Agroecology of Birds in Organic and Nonorganic Farmland (USA)
• Bird communities of prairie uplands and wetlands
• Birds, plants thrive on UK organic farms
• Does Organic Farming Benefit Biodiversity?
• Organic Farming Boosts Biodiversity
• Plant diversity in crop fields of organic and conventional farms
• Relationship of Soybean Aphid to Soybean Plant Nutrients, Landscape Structure, and Natural Enemies
• Soil Fertility and Biodiversity in Organic Farming

Energy Use

• Comparing energy use and GHG mitigation potentials in organic vs. conventional farming systems
• Energy and Environmental Issues in Organic and Conventional Agriculture
• Energy use and efficiency in organic and conventional systems
• Scenario Modeling Potential Eco-efficiency Gains from a Transition to Organic Agriculture: Life Cycle Perspectives on Canadian Canola, Corn, Soy and Wheat Production

Gereral Environmental Impacts

• Determining environmental burdens and resource use in agriculture
• Ecological services of faba bean
• Environmental and Economic Comparisons of Organic and Conventional Farming Systems
• Environmental impacts of organic agriculture: a Canadian perspective
• Measuring the Environmental Benefits of Organic Food Production (USA)

Greenhouse Gases

• NEW!! Emissions of nitrous oxide from arable organic and conventional cropping systems on two soil types
• Comparing energy use and GHG mitigation potentials in organic vs. conventional farming systems
• Legume-based cropping systems have reduced carbon and nitrogen losses
• Legumes touted as emission fighters
• Organic farming and climate change (FiBL 2008) (PDF, 1.3 MB)
• Quantifying reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from composting
• Regenerative Farming:A Solution to Global Warming (PDF, 1.9 MB)
• Scenario Modeling Potential Eco-efficiency Gains from a Transition to Organic Agriculture: Life Cycle Perspectives on Canadian Canola, Corn, Soy and Wheat Production

Soil and Water Quality

• Antibiotic Losses in Leaching and Surface Runoff from Manure-Amended Agricultural Land
• Organic Farming: Good Practice for Soil Quality Preservation
• Organic Farming Practices Improve Water Quality in Minnesota
• Plant and Environment Interactions - The Myth of Nitrogen Fertilization

Sustainability

• Agronomy for Sustainable Agriculture: A Review 2009
• European Union Integrated Project "Quality Low Input Food"
  • Horizontal activities such as environmental and sustainability audits, cost-benefit analyses and socio-economic impact assessments
• Indicators to Assess the Sustainability of Farms Converting to Organic
• Organic Agriculture: The challenge of sustaining food production (FAO)

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