2019•Organic Eprints (International Centre for Research in Organic Food Systems, and Research Institute of Organic Agriculture)Open access
The performance of yields in organic and conventional cropping systems
Jochen Mayer, Lucie Gunst, Paul M. Mader, Samuel P. Knapp
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Abstract
Sufficient and stable crop yields are the basis for feeding a growing world population. Limited cropland, climate change, loss of soil quality and biodiversity coupled with excessive use of non-renewable resources require new solutions for future cropping systems beyond existing management practices. Here we compare the yield performance of organic and conventional cropping systems.
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