Abstract

If in plant secondary metabolites, the presence of pesticides and nutritional balances are the most important determinants of nutritional value of food plants, then organically produced plant foods could be expected to be more health-promoting than conventional foods. Differences arise in management practices between organic and conventional farming where the former support (a) an activation of the plant defence mechanisms by excluding synthetic plant protection agents, (b) an active soil life where plants and microbes interact, exchanging certain metabolic compounds and (c) a balanced mineral nutrient uptake where excesses of easily available nutrients are avoided

Published in

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section B - Soil and Plant Science
2003, Volume: 53, number: 1, pages: 3-15
Publisher: TAYLOR & FRANCIS AS

SLU Authors

• Lundegårdh, Bengt

  • Department of Crop Production Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Strålenhielm, Anna

  • Department of Soil Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Food Science
Agricultural Science


Publication identifier

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09064710310006490

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/8553