Hello,

The right way to find out would be to do two plots side by side in identical soil an climactic conditions, one organic, one conventional, then compare results after 5 years of growing. Now that would be much more believable.


I agree... Except we can't... The organic folks prevent this good science by establishing very strict rules on the distance between organic and conventional plots. The list of requirement is quite extensive: equipment like tractors can't be shared unless washed completely after each use, etc.

I know about this because we are establishing a certified organic research facility in Québec, and that was one of the objectives = running comparative studies.

Once we received the technical requirements from the certification people, we understood why such plots don't exist!!!

And of course, if you run any research on plots which are not "certified" organic, the research is not valid for the organic community....

Vincent


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Phytopathologiste
Laboratoire de production fruitière intégrée
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