Is it really organic? - Multi-isotopic analysis as a tool to discriminate between organic and conventional plants

Food Chemistry

Volumn 141, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 2812-2820

  Laursen, K H ^a   Mihailova, A ^b   Kelly, S D ^c   Epov, V N ^d   Berail, S ^d   Schjoerring, J K ^a   Donard, O F X ^d   Larsen, E H ^e   Pedentchouk, N ^b   Marca Bell, A D ^b   Halekoh, U ^f   Olesen, J E ^f   Husted, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE PAU ET DES PAYS DE L'ADOUR   (France)

^e TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^f AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Authenticity testing; Compound specific; Denitrifier method; Fertilisers; Organic agriculture; Plants; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; AUTHENTICATION; CARBON; FERTILIZERS; MANURES; NITRATES; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; NITROGEN FIXATION; OXYGEN; PLANTS (BOTANY);

AUTHENTICITY TESTING; COMPOUND-SPECIFIC; DENITRIFIER METHODS; ORGANIC AGRICULTURE; PLANTS; STABLE ISOTOPES;

ISOTOPES;

CARBON; GREEN MANURE; HYDROGEN; MAGNESIUM; NITRATE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; STABLE ISOTOPE; SULFUR;

ARTICLE; BARLEY; CONVENTIONAL TILLAGE; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; LEGUME; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC FARMING; PLANT GROWTH; POTATO; SOIL FERTILIZATION; VICIA FABA; WHEAT;

ANIMALIA; HORDEUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VICIA FABA;

EID: 84879206224     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: 18737072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2013.05.068     Document Type: Article

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