Abstract
BACKGROUND: The present study investigates the effect of conventional and organic farming systems on the nutritional profile of crops. Different crops, namely -millet, sorghum, sesame, mustard, fenugreek, berseem, pea, potato, and onion were cultivated through conventional agriculture in which chemical fertilizers like urea, DAP (Diammonium Phosphate) and pesticides were used and organic farming in which organic fertilizers like seaweed and vermicompost were used. OBJECTIVE: The experimental study was done on a field in north India from 2019 to 2021 in six different seasons, and the nutrient profile of the crops with respect to macroelements (S, K, Na, P, Ca, Mg) and microelements (B, Cu, Fe, Mn, Zn, Al) was compared. METHODS: Macro and microelements were analyzed by Element analyzer and ICP-OES in both types of farming systems. The content of macro, as well as microelements, was found to be significantly higher in all the organically produced crops as compared to the conventionally grown crops. RESULTS: Significant differences were observed in the macroelement content of organic onion (P- 900 mg/kg, K-2000mg/kg) and organic pea (K 2250 mg/kg) as compared to the content of conventionally grown onion (P-756 mg/kg, K- 1550 mg/kg) and pea (K-2000 mg/kg). Similarly, microelement content in the organic sesame (Fe - 3.12 mg/kg), organic millet (Fe- 2.19 mg/kg), and organic potato (Zn-200 mg/kg) was higher as compared to conventionally grown sesame (Fe 2.05 mg/kg), millet (Fe- 1.56 mg/kg) and potato (Zn 167 mg/kg). CONCLUSION: This investigation concludes that crops with optimum nutritional content can be produced through organic farming with minimum input and maximum production.
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Organically produced crops had significantly higher macroelement and microelement content.
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e0“The content of macro, as well as microelements, was found to be significantly higher in all the organically produced crops as compared to the conventionally grown crops”
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Organic onion had P content of 900 mg/kg versus 756 mg/kg conventionally.
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- onion
Allium cepae0 - Treatment
- organice0
- Outcome
- Pe0
- Value
- 900 mg/kge0
- Qualifier
- P-756 mg/kge0
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- conventionally grown onione0
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e0“organic onion (P- 900 mg/kg, K-2000mg/kg) and organic pea (K 2250 mg/kg) as compared to the content of conventionally grown onion (P-756 mg/kg, K- 1550 mg/kg)”
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Organic onion had K content of 2000mg/kg versus 1550 mg/kg conventionally.
- Taxon
- onionAllium cepae0
- Treatment
- organice0
- Outcome
- Ke0
- Value
- 2000mg/kge0
- Qualifier
- K- 1550 mg/kge0
- Comparator
- conventionally grown onione0
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e0“organic onion (P- 900 mg/kg, K-2000mg/kg) and organic pea (K 2250 mg/kg) as compared to the content of conventionally grown onion (P-756 mg/kg, K- 1550 mg/kg)”
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Organic pea had K content of 2250 mg/kg versus 2000 mg/kg conventionally.
- Taxon
- pea
Lathyrus oleraceuse0 - Treatment
- organice0
- Outcome
- Ke0
- Value
- 2250 mg/kge0
- Qualifier
- K-2000 mg/kge0
- Comparator
- peae0
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e0“organic pea (K 2250 mg/kg) as compared to the content of conventionally grown onion (P-756 mg/kg, K- 1550 mg/kg) and pea (K-2000 mg/kg)”
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Organic sesame had higher Fe content, 3.12 mg/kg versus 2.05 mg/kg.
- Taxon
- sesame
Sesamum indicume0 - Treatment
- organice0
- Outcome
- Fee0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 3.12 mg/kge0
- Qualifier
- Fe 2.05 mg/kge0
- Comparator
- conventionally grown sesamee0
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e0“microelement content in the organic sesame (Fe - 3.12 mg/kg), organic millet (Fe- 2.19 mg/kg), and organic potato (Zn-200 mg/kg) was higher as compared to conventionally grown sesame (Fe 2.05 mg/kg)”
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Organic millet had higher Fe content, 2.19 mg/kg versus 1.56 mg/kg.
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e0“organic millet (Fe- 2.19 mg/kg), and organic potato (Zn-200 mg/kg) was higher as compared to conventionally grown sesame (Fe 2.05 mg/kg), millet (Fe- 1.56 mg/kg)”
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Organic potato had higher Zn content, 200 mg/kg versus 167 mg/kg.
- Taxon
- potato
Solanum tuberosume0 - Treatment
- organice0
- Outcome
- Zne0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 200 mg/kge0
- Qualifier
- Zn 167 mg/kge0
- Comparator
- potatoe0
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e0“organic potato (Zn-200 mg/kg) was higher as compared to conventionally grown sesame (Fe 2.05 mg/kg), millet (Fe- 1.56 mg/kg) and potato (Zn 167 mg/kg)”
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