Impact of organic agriculture on the environment

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 13, Issue 11 A, 2004, Pages 1072-1078

  Elmaz, Özkan ^a   Cerit, Harun ^b   Özçelik, Mahiye ^a   Ulas, Simin ^c  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Environment; Organic agriculture; Organic livestock; Organic standards

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; ORGANIC FARMING; POLLUTION INCIDENCE; STANDARD (REFERENCE);

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 11144225590     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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