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Soil Carbon Sequestration and Organic Farming:An overview of current evidence
Research Publications
OCW has published a report, written by ORC staff, of current evidence concerning the effects of organic farming on soil carbon sequestration.
Implementation Action Plan for organic food and farming research
Briefings
By Susanne Padel et al (2010) addresses how to approach, carry out and follow up the research proposed for the best possible effect and completes the trilogy of key documents. It also takes the first steps towards outlining how organic sector research can contribute to Europe’s progress during the period of the EC’s 8th Framework Programme.
Breeding biodiversity
Bulletin Articles
The importance of maintaining and increasing the use of biological diversity in crops and cropping systems in the face of climate change and pressure on non-renewable resources is increasingly recognised. Yet breeding for and management of high-biodiversity agriculture is neither well established nor even well-studied. To fill this gap, an ambitious, large-scale EU research initiative has been launched which will integrate diversity at all levels into the breeding of agricultural plants. ORC is a partner in the project which is called SOLIBAM (“Strategies for Organic and Low-input Integrated Breeding and Management”). The project team – Sally Howlett, Thomas Döring, Louisa Winkler and Martin Wolfe – describe what is happening.
Technical leaflet 8: Managing phosphorus dynamics in organic rotations
Technical Guides
Published as part of the Defra funded P-Link project led by the Scottish Agricultural College.