Conventional and Organic Farming
a comprehensive review through the lens of agricultural science
$101.60
- Hardcover
600 pages
- Release Date
18 December 2017
Summary
Organic farming comes with many connotations of ‘natural’, ‘wholesome’, ‘healthy’, ‘superior’, ‘environmentally friendly’, and ‘sustainable’. But just what is the scientific evidence behind the claims of healthier food and better farming systems made by the organic movement?Using peer reviewed literature, the latest studies and a rigorous investigation of claims made by opponents of conventional farming, the author provides an even handed and scientifically objective review of the contributio…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781910455999 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1910455997 |
| Author: | Victor M. Shorrocks |
| Publisher: | 5M Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | 5M Books Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 600 |
| Release Date: | 18 December 2017 |
| Weight: | 1.30kg |
| Dimensions: | 246mm x 172mm |
| Series: | Evidence Based Science |
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About The Author
Victor M. Shorrocks
Victor M. Shorrocks is a specialist in the mineral nutrition of crops gaining his D.Phil. at Oxford with work on the uptake of phosphorus and potassium by barley and sunflower in 1957. In the latter part of his career he concentrated on the mineral micro-nutrition of plants, animals and man with his quarterly publication Micronutrient News, consulting worldwide. He has continued to keep up with developments in organic farming a topic which he has followed for over 60 years and which led to him study plant breeding.
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