Mäder, P.; Hahn, D.; Dubois, D.; Gunst, L.; Alföldi, T.;
Bergmann, H.; Oehme, M.; Amadô, R.; Schneider, H.; Graf, U.;
Velimirov, A.; Fließbach, A. and Niggli, U. (2007) Wheat quality
in organic and conventional farming: results of a 21 year field
experiment. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture (87),
pp. 1826-1835. Limited to [Depositor and staff only] Consumers
have become more aware of healthy and safe food produced with
low environmental impact. Organic agriculture is of particular
interest in this respect, as manifested by 5.768 million
hectares managed pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) 2092/91 in
Europe. However, there can be a considerable risk that the
avoidance of chemical inputs in organic farming will result in
poor food quality. Here the results of a study on the quality of
wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grown in a 21 year agrosystem
comparison between organic and conventional farming in central
Europe are reported. Wheat was grown in a ley (grass/clover)
rotation. The 71% lower addition