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Participatory plant breeding and organic agriculture: A synergistic model for organic variety development in the United States

Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene, 2016
Organic farmers require improved varieties that have been adapted to their unique soils, nutrient inputs, management practices, and pest pressures. One way to develop adapted varieties is to situate breeding programs in the environment of intended use ...
Adrienne C. Shelton, William F. Tracy
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Price Premiums for Organic Food: The Education Effect [PDF]

, 2007
Australian consumers (N=221) were surveyed to establish their valuations of food, based on country of origin, organic status and eco-labelling. The effect of consumer education level on the valuation of Organic and Certified Organic food is reported ...
Paull, John
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Increased Risk of Sarcomas in Children With Congenital Anomalies: Findings From the Genetic Overlap Between Anomalies and Cancer in Kids (GOBACK) Registry Linkage Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric sarcomas are a heterogeneous group of tumors that contribute disproportionately to cancer mortality in children. Although congenital anomalies are among the strongest known risk factors for childhood cancer, the risk of specific sarcoma subtypes among affected individuals has not yet been thoroughly evaluated. Procedure We
Russ Wolters, Ji Yun Tark, Tiffany M. Chambers, Tania A. Desrosiers, Michael E. Scheurer, Charles Shumate, Wendy N. Nembhard, Mahsa M. Yazdy, Eirini Nestoridi, Amanda E. Janitz, Jean Paul Tanner, Russell S. Kirby, Jason L. Salemi, Yao Yu, Chad D. Huff, Sharon E. Plon, Philip J. Lupo, Jeremy M. Schraw   +17 more
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Availability of Zinc, Copper, Iron, Manganese, and Selenium in Feed Ingredients and Sources in Pigs

Agriculture
This study evaluated the trace mineral availability of zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), and selenium (Se) in major feed ingredients, including corn, wheat, soybean meal (SBM), and fish meal (FM).
Yohan Choi, Junseon Hong, Jihwan Lee, Minju Kim   +3 more
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The positioning of organic products: which way forward? [PDF]

, 2006
The current positioning of organic products is based on a segmentation approach that recognises the organic market basically as a (enlarging) niche.
Naspetti, Dr. Simona, Zanoli, Prof. Raffaele   +1 more
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Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies – Organic Agriculture [PDF]

, 2009
This psoter presents information on the following - The concept of organic farming in the context of climate change - Carbon sequestration on organic farms - Consequences of an area-wide conversion to organic ...
A Diop, A Fliessbach, L W M Luttikholt, N Scialabba, P Maeder, Paul Heyyerly, T LaSalle, U Niggli   +7 more
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Efficacy and Safety Analysis of Roxarestat in Regulating Renal Anemia in Patients on Maintenance Hemodialysis

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To compare the efficacy and safety of roxarestat versus recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEPO) in the management of renal anemia in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis. Methods This was a prospective, open‐label, randomized controlled trial.
Lingling Chen, Junjie Zhu, Qiaonan Ge
wiley   +1 more source

How European consumers value wine credence attributes: a cross-country comparison of France, Greece and Italy

Wine Economics and Policy
Several attributes can be used to differentiate wine products to meet consumer interest and thus increase producer visibility, attractiveness and revenues.
Raffaele Zanchini, Simone Blanc, Stefanos Theodorakis, Giuseppe Di Vita, Valentina Maria Merlino, Filippo Brun, Stefano Massaglia   +6 more
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Phenolics and Carotenoid Contents in the Leaves of Different Organic and Conventional Raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.) Cultivars and Their In Vitro Activity

Antioxidants, 2019
Raspberry leaves are a source of carotenoids and polyphenols, including ellagic acid and salicylic acid. The results of scientific research suggest that they have potential pro-health properties that contribute to human health.
Alicja Ponder, Ewelina Hallmann
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Organic Agriculture in Australia - Research Levies and Expenditure [PDF]

, 2003
It is often claimed that the organic industry in Australia receives insufficient funding for research and development. Behind this claim lies the assumption that funding provided is less than the amount paid by organic farmers in obligatory research and ...
Wynen, Els
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