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Organic Farming Provides a Blueprint to Improve Food Quality, Safety and Security by Leifert, Carlo

“…The increasing reliance on non-renewable resources (in particular, mineral nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium fertilizers and synthetic chemical pesticides) to…”
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Performance and milk quality parameters of Jersey crossbreds in low-input dairy systems by Ormston, Sabrina, Davis, Hannah, Butler, Gillian, Chatzidimitriou, Eleni, Gordon, Alan W., Theodoridou, Katerina, Huws, Sharon, Yan, Tianhai, Leifert, Carlo, Stergiadis, Sokratis

“…Previous work has demonstrated some benefit from alternative breeds in low-input dairying, although there has been no systematic analysis of the simultaneous…”
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Organic production enhances milk nutritional quality by shifting fatty acid composition: a United States-wide, 18-month study by Benbrook, Charles M, Butler, Gillian, Latif, Maged A, Leifert, Carlo, Davis, Donald R

“…Over the last century, intakes of omega-6 (ω-6) fatty acids in Western diets have dramatically increased, while omega-3 (ω-3) intakes have fallen. Resulting…”
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Reynoutria sachalinensis extract elicits SA-dependent defense responses in courgette genotypes against powdery mildew caused by Podosphaera xanthii by Margaritopoulou, Theoni, Toufexi, Eleftheria, Kizis, Dimosthenis, Balayiannis, George, Anagnostopoulos, Christos, Theocharis, Andreas, Rempelos, Leonidas, Troyanos, Yerasimos, Leifert, Carlo, Markellou, Emilia

“…Powdery mildew (PM) caused by Podosphaera xanthii is one of the most important courgette diseases with high yield losses and is currently controlled by…”
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Diversity and Activity of Free-Living Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria and Total Bacteria in Organic and Conventionally Managed Soils by Orr, Caroline H, James, Angela, Leifert, Carlo, Cooper, Julia M, Cummings, Stephen P

“…Agricultural soils are heterogeneous environments in which conditions affecting microbial growth and diversity fluctuate widely in space and time. In this…”
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Effect of Organic and Conventional Cereal Production Methods on Fusarium Head Blight and Mycotoxin Contamination Levels by Bernhoft, Aksel, Wang, Juan, Leifert, Carlo

“…Fusarium mycotoxins in cereals constitute major problems for animal and human health worldwide. A range of plant pathogenic Fusarium species that can infect…”
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Innovative Organic and Regenerative Agricultural Production by Rempelos, Leonidas, Kabourakis, Emmanouil, Leifert, Carlo

“…Over the last 50 years, global agricultural food production has become increasingly dependent on the use of non-renewable and/or scarce resources, and, in…”
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Effect of Production System (Organic versus Conventional) on Olive Fruit and Oil Yields and Oil Quality Parameters in the Messara Valley, Crete, Greece; Results from a 3-Year Farm Survey by Volakakis, Nikolaos, Kabourakis, Emmanouil, Kiritsakis, Apostolos, Rempelos, Leonidas, Leifert, Carlo

“…The demand for organic olive oil has increased rapidly over the last 40 years, but there is limited information on the effects of organic production methods on…”
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Impacts of organic and conventional crop management on diversity and activity of free-living nitrogen fixing bacteria and total bacteria are subsidiary to temporal effects by Orr, Caroline H, Leifert, Carlo, Cummings, Stephen P, Cooper, Julia M

“…A three year field study (2007-2009) of the diversity and numbers of the total and metabolically active free-living diazotophic bacteria and total bacterial…”
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Differing responses in milk composition from introducing rapeseed and naked oats to conventional and organic dairy diets by Butler, Gillian, Stergiadis, Sokratis, Chatzidimitriou, Eleni, Franceschin, Enrica, Davis, Hannah R., Leifert, Carlo, Steinshamn, Håvard

“…Dairy products are often considered challenging for health due to their saturated fatty acid content, yet they also provide beneficial nutrients, some unique…”
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Effect of Different Cover Crops, Mass-Trapping Systems and Environmental Factors on Invertebrate Activity in Table Olive Orchards—Results from Field Experiments in Crete, Greece by Volakakis, Nikolaos, Kabourakis, Emmanouil, Rempelos, Leonidas, Kiritsakis, Apostolos, Leifert, Carlo

“…Background: Although the negative effects of insecticides and herbicides on beneficial and non-target invertebrates are well documented, there is limited…”
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Effect of Different Cover Crops on Suppression of the Weed Oxalis pes-caprae L., Soil Nutrient Availability, and the Performance of Table Olive Trees ‘Kalamon’ cv. in Crete, Greece by Volakakis, Nikolaos, Kabourakis, Emmanouil M., Rempelos, Leonidas, Kiritsakis, Apostolos, Leifert, Carlo

“…Winter cover crops are used in organic olive production to increase N-supply and yields, and to reduce weed competition. However, there is limited information…”
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Effect of wheat species (Triticum aestivum vs T. spelta), farming system (organic vs conventional) and flour type (wholegrain vs white) on composition of wheat flour – Results of a retail survey in the UK and Germany – 2. Antioxidant activity, and phenolic and mineral content by Wang, Juan, Chatzidimitriou, Eleni, Wood, Liza, Hasanalieva, Gultakin, Markellou, Emilia, Iversen, Per Ole, Seal, Chris, Baranski, Marcin, Vigar, Vanessa, Ernst, Laura, Willson, Adam, Thapa, Manisha, Barkla, Bronwyn J., Leifert, Carlo, Rempelos, Leonidas

“…•Whole-grain flours had 2–5 times higher antioxidant and mineral levels than white flour.•Organic flour had higher antioxidant and mineral levels than…”
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Reply to "Comment on: A Systematic Review of Organic Versus Conventional Food Consumption: Is There a Measurable Benefit on Human Health? Nutrients 2020, 12, 7" by Vigar, Vanessa, Oliver, Christopher, Leifert, Carlo, Myers, Stephen P

“…We would like to thank Di Renzo et al [...]…”
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Effects of Agricultural Intensification on Mediterranean Diets: A Narrative Review by Hasanaliyeva, Gultekin, Sufar, Enas Khalid, Wang, Juan, Rempelos, Leonidas, Volakakis, Nikolaos, Iversen, Per Ole, Leifert, Carlo

“…Introduction: Mediterranean diets (MedDiets) are linked to substantial health benefits. However, there is also growing evidence that the intensification of…”
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Effect of Climate, Crop Protection, and Fertilization on Disease Severity, Growth, and Grain Yield Parameters of Faba Beans (Vicia faba L.) in Northern Britain: Results from the Long-Term NFSC Trials by Sufar, Enas Khalid, Hasanaliyeva, Gultekin, Wang, Juan, Leifert, Halima, Shotton, Peter, Bilsborrow, Paul, Rempelos, Leonidas, Volakakis, Nikolaos, Leifert, Carlo

“…Faba beans are one of the most suitable grain legume crop for colder, maritime climates. However, there is limited information on the effect of changing from…”
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Effect of Clover Sward Management on Nitrogen Fixation and Performance of Following Spring- and Winter Wheat Crops; Results of a 3-Year Pilot Study by Wilkinson, Andrew, Wilkinson, John N., Shotton, Peter, Eyre, Mick, Hasanaliyeva, Gultakin, Bilsborrow, Paul, Leifert, Carlo, Rempelos, Leonidas

“…Wheat yields in organic production are significantly lower than those achieved in conventional farming systems and in Northern Europe organic farmers also…”
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The Effect of Different Fertilization Regimes on Yield, Selected Nutrients, and Bioactive Compounds Profiles of Onion by Kazimierczak, Renata, Średnicka-Tober, Dominika, Barański, Marcin, Hallmann, Ewelina, Góralska-Walczak, Rita, Kopczyńska, Klaudia, Rembiałkowska, Ewa, Górski, Jan, Leifert, Carlo, Rempelos, Leonidas, Kaniszewski, Stanisław

“…Here we report the results of a three-year replicated field trial on the effects of novel clover- and alfalfa-based fertilizer products (Ekofert® K and…”
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Breeding Bread-Making Wheat Varieties for Organic Farming Systems: The Need to Target Productivity, Robustness, Resource Use Efficiency and Grain Quality Traits by Rempelos, Leonidas, Wang, Juan, Sufar, Enas Khalid, Almuayrifi, Mohammed Saleh Bady, Knutt, Daryl, Leifert, Halima, Leifert, Alice, Wilkinson, Andrew, Shotton, Peter, Hasanaliyeva, Gultekin, Bilsborrow, Paul, Wilcockson, Steve, Volakakis, Nikolaos, Markellou, Emilia, Zhao, Bingqiang, Jones, Stephen, Iversen, Per Ole, Leifert, Carlo

“…Agronomic protocols (rotation, tillage, fertilization and crop protection) commonly used in organic and conventional crop production differ significantly and…”
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Meeting Breeding Potential in Organic and Low-Input Dairy Farming by Davis, Hannah, Stergiadis, Sokratis, Chatzidimitriou, Eleni, Sanderson, Roy, Leifert, Carlo, Butler, Gillian

“…Low-input (LI) dairy farming, relying heavily on grazing, is increasing in popularity for perceived sustainability, welfare, and milk nutritional quality…”
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