Animal manure consists of predominantly urine and feces, but also may contain bedding
materials, dropped feed, scurf, and other farming wastes. Manure is typically applied to soils …

Dual‐use cover/green manure (CGM) crops and animal manure are used to supply nitrogen
(N) and phosphorus (P) to organically grown field crops. A comprehensive review of …

Interest in organic foods is increasing at a moment when humanity is facing a range of
health challenges including the concern that some conventionally produced foods may pose …

The enhancement of the actual low yields is the most important challenge regarding organic
farming management. In this view, a valid tool may arise by the improvement of fertilization …

Can organic agriculture elaborate a scientifically based, resource-efficient and
agroecological approach to low-input farm management? This review examines the …

The effects of green manure, crop sequence and off-farm composts on selected soil quality
parameters were assessed in a three-year organic potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) rotation …

The increasing cost of synthetic fertilizers, combined with their associated environmental
impacts and yield instability, has promoted the use of local waste products and cover crops …

Intensive applications of farming inputs are generally associated to potato cultivation in
several Mediterranean countries for “early” potato production. Recently, the enhanced …

Organic field crop systems are characterized by complex rotations with high spatial and
temporal vegetative diversity, an enhanced use of legumes, and reduced external nutrient …

Organic agriculture, sometimes called biological or ecological agriculture, emerged as a
reaction to the industrialization of agriculture and its associated environmental and social …