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1Organic food — Organic vegetables at a farmers market in Argentina Organic foods are foods that are produced using methods that do not involve modern synthetic inputs such as synthetic pesticides and chemical fertilizers, do not contain genetically modified… …
2Organic fertilizer — Organic fertilizers are naturally occurring fertilizers (e.g. compost, manure). Naturally occurring organic fertilizers include manure, slurry, worm castings, peat, seaweed, humic acid, and guano. Sewage sludge use in organic agricultural… …
3Organic hydroponics — uses organic fertilizer. Conventional hydroponics cannot use organic fertilizer because organic compounds contained in hydroponic solution inhibit the growth of the crop roots, so it uses only inorganic frertilizer. In organic hydroponics,… …
4organic — 01. We buy [organic] food at the farmers market. It costs a little bit more, but we think it s better for our health. 02. Regular bananas are 59¢ a pound, and [organic] bananas are 89¢. 03. It s hard to know what [organic] really means for the… …
5Residue — any organic matter left as residue, such as agricultural and forestry residue, including, but not limited to, conifer thinnings, dead and dying trees, commercial hardwood, noncommercial hardwoods and softwoods, chaparral, burn, mill,… …
6Crop residue — Organic residue remaining after the harvesting and processing of a crop. U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary …
7Persistent organic pollutant — State parties to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are organic compounds that are resistant to environmental degradation through chemical, biological, and photolytic processes …
8Motivations for organic agriculture — Main article: Organic farming Within the food industry, defining the benefits of organic food is largely left to word of mouth, media coverage, and the promotional efforts of organic advocates. Major food and beverage corporations[1] have rapidly …
9Total organic carbon — (TOC) is the amount of carbon bound in an organic compound and is often used as a non specific indicator of water quality or cleanliness of pharmaceutical manufacturing equipment. A typical analysis for TOC measures both the total carbon present… …
10Maximum Residue Limit — Pesticide residues on crops are monitored with reference to Maximum Residue Limits (MRL) and are based on analysis of quantity of a given AI remaining on food product samples. The MRL is usually determined by measurement, following a number (in… …
