Effects of organic vs. conventional farming system on yield and quality of strawberry grown as an annual or biennial crop in southern Italy

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 180, Issue , 2014, Pages 63-71

  Conti, Stefano ^a   Villari, Gerardo ^b   Faugno, Salvatore ^a   Melchionna, Giuseppe ^a   Somma, Silvano ^a   Caruso, Gianluca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b Staz Sperim Indust Conserve A   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Cold stored plants; Fragaria ananassa Duch; Fresh plants; Mineral composition; Solarization

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL PLANT; CROP YIELD; DICOTYLEDON; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FARMING SYSTEM; FOOD QUALITY; FRUIT PRODUCTION; PRICE DYNAMICS;

CAMPANIA [ITALY]; ITALY;

FRAGARIA X ANANASSA;

EID: 84908647675     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2014.10.015     Document Type: Article

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