Award details

Effects of Crop Management practices (organic, "low input" and conventional) on the composition and sensory quality of foods

Reference	BBS/E/F/00041836
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Mr Paul Finglas
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	Quadram Institute Bioscience
Department	Quadram Institute Bioscience Department
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	4,103
Status	Completed
Type	Institute Project
Start date	01/10/2004
End date	30/09/2008
Duration	48 months

Abstract

Previous comparisons of contents of nutritionally relevant compounds in organic, low input and conventional crops demonstrated that the composition of crops can be significantly affected by the production system. However, there was substantial variability between studies and often within studies and they were also inconclusive due to insignificant control of potential confounding factors. The objectives of this sub-project will be: 1. Identify and quantify principal differences in nutritional quality between organic, low input and conventional crop production systems; 2. Quantify the affect of the production system components on differences in content of nutritionally relevant compounds, sensory and technical quality observed between the systems in 1. 3. To identify interactions between production system components with respect to composition, sensory and technical quality in crops. IFR will provide data for folates and act as an nutritional adviser for this sub-project.

Summary

unavailable

Committee	Closed Committee - Agri-food (AF)
Research Topics	Crop Science, Diet and Health, Plant Science
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

I accept the terms and conditions of use (opens in new window)

export PDF file

back to list new search