Pregledni rad
https://doi.org/10.33128/pc.22.1-2.3
Comparison of apple yield and quality in integrated and organic production system
Tea Presečki
orcid.org/0000-0002-0663-769X
; Hrvatski centar za poljoprivredu, hranu i selo; Zavod za voćarstvo i povrćarstvo
Marko Dropuljić
; Hrvatski centar za poljoprivredu, hranu i selo; Zavod za voćarstvo i povrćarstvo
Irena Siladi
; Hrvatski centar za poljoprivredu, hranu i selo; Zavod za voćarstvo i povrćarstvo
Sažetak
Organic production is an increasingly popular term in agriculture around the world as is in Croatia. Organic farming is an agricultural system which seeks to achieve sustainability without the use of synthetic fertilisers and pesticides, growth regulators or genetically modified organisms. Organic fruit production spreads to 12,6 million hectares worldwide, while apple is produced on 82 983 hectares. The largest producing countries in Europe are Italy, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Belgium and France. In Croatia organic fruit is produced on 8 962 hectares, of which 470 hectares are for apple production. In fruit production, as in other agricultural branches, the main goals are achieving desired yields and fruit quality. According to previous research, yields in organic production systems are lower in comparison to those in integrated production. However, the price of organic produce is higher, which can compensate for aforementioned shortcomings. Furthermore, there is evidence of organically produced food containing more nutritionally desirable compounds, such as vitamins and antioxidants, while containing lower levels of heavy metals, mycotoxins and pesticide residue. Additionally, organically produced apples are found to have a higher level of hardness and a more appetizing taste, which are important factors in production.
Ključne riječi
apple; yield; fruit quality; organic production; integrated production
Hrčak ID:
214135
URI
Datum izdavanja:
27.12.2018.
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