A long-term field trial, started in 2007 at the University of Maribor, focuses on food quality and the ecological footprint of conventional(CON), integrated(INT), organic (ORG) and biodynamic (BD) farming systems. Results from the first year show a significantly lower ecological footprint of both, ORG and BD, systems in production of oil pumpkins and false flax, mainly due to non-use of external production factors, like mineral fertilizers and pesticides. When yields are added to the equation, the ORG and BD systems emerge as more environmentally friendly per unit of produced crop as well. T
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COBISS.SI-ID: 3102764We examined the sensory properties of red beet, which was, in addition to the control sample, produced in conventional(CON), integrated(INT), organic(ORG) and bio-dynamic(BD) farming systems. Randomly selected evaluators scored their preference for four characteristics (colour, odour, taste and overall acceptability) using a nine-point hedonic scale. Results show statistically significant differences for all characteristics ranging from highest to lowest in the order control>BD>ORG=INT>CON, except for odour, where no significant differences were found.
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COBISS.SI-ID: 3103020The paper presents the results of an experiment in which we compared growth, carcass and meat quality traits of pigs reared conventionally (CON) or respecting organic requirements (ORG). In comparison to CON rearing, ORG pigs exhibited slower growth which can be related to their lower feed intake and lower content of key essential amino-acids in ORG feed mixture. Beneficial effect of ORG rearing was observed in increased levels of intramuscular fat, which is important in view of improved meat quality.
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COBISS.SI-ID: 3094376The present study examines how different production systems (i.e. control, organic, integrated, biodynamic and conventional) influence mass and number of earthworms in soil after harvesting cabbage, wheat and pumpkins. The average population of earthworms was higher in the biodynamic (24.00) and organic (22.41) production systems than in the other systems. The average mass of earthworms was the largest in the organic (22.25 g/0.25 m2) and biodynamic (18.83 g/0.25 m2) production systems. Earthworms reached the highest average body mass (1,440 kg/ha) after the growth of pumpkins.
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COBISS.SI-ID: 3090732A long-term field trial, started in 2007 at the University of Maribor, focuses on food quality and the ecological footprint of conventional (CON), integrated (INT), organic (ORG) and biodynamic (BD) farming systems. Results from the first year show better environmental performance of both, ORG and BD, systems in production of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and spelt (Triticum spelta L.), mainly due to non-use of external synthetic production factors. When yields are added to the equation, the ORG and BD systems emerge as more efficient per unit of land area as well.
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