Abstract
Abstract Consumers have become more aware of healthy and safe food produced with low environmental impact. Organic agriculture is of particular interest in this respect, as manifested by 5.768 million hectares managed pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) 2092/91 in Europe. However, there can be a considerable risk that the avoidance of chemical inputs in organic farming will result in poor food quality. Here the results of a study on the quality of wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.) grown in a 21 year agrosystem comparison between organic and conventional farming in central Europe are reported. Wheat was grown in a ley (grass/clover) rotation. The 71% lower addition of plant‐available nitrogen and the reduced input of other means of production to the organic field plots led to 14% lower wheat yields. However, nutritional value (protein content, amino acid composition and mineral and trace element contents) and baking quality were not affected by the farming systems. Despite exclusion of fungicides from the organic production systems, the quantities of mycotoxins detected in wheat grains were low in all systems and did not differ. In food preference tests, as an integrative method, rats significantly preferred organically over conventionally produced wheat. The findings indicate that high wheat quality in organic farming is achievable by lower inputs, thereby safeguarding natural resources. Copyright © 2007 Society of Chemical Industry
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Organic plots yielded 14% less wheat with 71% less plant-available nitrogen.
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- wheat
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- wheat yieldse0
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- lowere0
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- 71% lower addition of plant‐available nitrogene0
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e0“The 71% lower addition of plant‐available nitrogen and the reduced input of other means of production to the organic field plots led to 14% lower wheat yields”
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Wheat nutritional value did not differ between farming systems.
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- WheatTriticum aestivumt0
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- farming systemse0
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- nutritional value (protein content, amino acid composition and mineral and trace element contents)e0
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- not affectede0
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e0“nutritional value (protein content, amino acid composition and mineral and trace element contents) and baking quality were not affected by the farming systems”
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Wheat baking quality did not differ between farming systems.
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- WheatTriticum aestivumt0
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- farming systemse0
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- baking qualitye0
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- not affectede0
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e0“nutritional value (protein content, amino acid composition and mineral and trace element contents) and baking quality were not affected by the farming systems”
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Wheat grain mycotoxin quantities were low and did not differ among systems.
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- wheatTriticum aestivume0
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- all systemse0
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- quantities of mycotoxins detected in wheat grainse0
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- did not differe0
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- lowe0
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e0“the quantities of mycotoxins detected in wheat grains were low in all systems and did not differ”
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Rats significantly preferred organically produced wheat over conventionally produced wheat.
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- wheatTriticum aestivume0
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- organicallye0
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- preferrede0
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- preferrede0
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- conventionally produced wheate0
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e0“rats significantly preferred organically over conventionally produced wheat”
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The authors conclude that high wheat quality can be achieved in organic farming with lower inputs.
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- wheatTriticum aestivume0
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- high wheat quality in organic farming is achievable by lower inputse0
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e0“high wheat quality in organic farming is achievable by lower inputs”
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