09/08/2018 / By Ellaine Castillo
Researchers have found that the treatment of soil for organic farming increases its biochemical quality and makes it more sustainable in the long run. In this study, published in the Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science, organic and conventional means of farming were compared based on onion yield, biochemical quality, soil organic carbon (SOC), and microbial population after their sixth cropping cycle.
The results of the study highlighted the different advantages that would be experienced from organic farming. Although organic farming produced lower yield compared to conventional farming, the advantages it offers means farmers can sell their produce at a much higher price, according to the researchers.
Find the full text of the study at this link.
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Journal Reference:
Thangasamy A, Gorrepati K, Ahammed TPS, Savalekar RK, Banerjee K, Sankar V, Chavan MK. COMPARISON OF ORGANIC AND CONVENTIONAL FARMING FOR ONION YIELD, BIOCHEMICAL QUALITY, SOIL ORGANIC CARBON, AND MICROBIAL POPULATION. Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science. 19 June 2017;64(2). DOI:10.1080/03650340.2017.1341045
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