Organically versus conventionally grown produce: Common production inputs, nutritional quality, and nitrogen delivery between the two systems

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 59, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 10401-10406

  Lester, Gene E ^a   Saftner, Robert A ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

phytonutrients; sensory quality; soil nitrogen availability

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACIDS; CONVENTIONAL SYSTEMS; CROP MATURITY; DRY MATTERS; NUTRITIONAL QUALITIES; PHYTONUTRIENTS; POSTHARVEST; POSTHARVEST PROCESSING; PRODUCTION VARIABLES; PROTEIN CONTENTS; RESEARCH STUDIES; SENSORY QUALITIES; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL NITROGEN AVAILABILITY; STORAGE STUDIES;

CROPS; HARVESTING; KETONES; ORGANIC ACIDS; PHENOLS; SOILS; SUGARS;

NITROGEN;

NITRATE; NITROGEN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSUMER; CROP; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD PRESERVATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; ORGANIC FARMING; ORGANIC FOOD; QUILLAJA; REVIEW; SENSATION; SOIL;

CONSUMER SATISFACTION; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD PRESERVATION; FOOD, ORGANIC; HUMANS; NITRATES; NITROGEN; NUTRITIVE VALUE; ORGANIC AGRICULTURE; PLANT PROTEINS; QUILLAJA; SENSATION; SOIL;

EID: 80053473944     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf202385x     Document Type: Review

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