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| Blakemore, Robert. |
| “When the question is asked, ‘Can I build top-soil?’ the answer is ‘Yes’, and when the first question is followed by a second question, ‘How?’ the answer is ‘Feed earthworms’,” so wrote Eve Balfour in the introduction to Thomas J. Barrett’s book, Harnessing the Earthworm. Indeed there are many instances of organic farms around the world preserving or restoring healthy soils. Organic farming has many approaches, with Rudolph Steiner’s biodynamics being one manifestation. All these solutions comfortably find a home under the wide umbrella of permaculture, as defined by Bill Mollison. In conclusion, we should consider the humble earthworm who — as Aristotle, Buddha, Cleopatra and Darwin, amongst others, realized — works tirelessly night and day, unseen... |
| Tipo: Newspaper or magazine article |
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food quality and human health Soil biology. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/30001/1/wonder-worm-to-the-rescue |
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| Salvioli, Dr. Alessandra; Novero, Dr. Mara; Lacourt, Dr. Isabelle; Bonfante, Prof. Paola. |
| The project investigates the potential impact of mycorrhizal fungi, which have been acknowledged as a new class of bio-fertilizers, on the quality of vegetables. To verify such a hypothesis, we selected tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) as a model plant to examine whether the beneficial effects of mycorrhizal fungi on plant development may be extended to some qualitative fruit features. As a second step, five genes related to carotenoid biosynthesis and volatile compounds were selected. Their expression was investigated through a real-time RT-PCR comparison of mycorrhized and non-mycorrhized plants. |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Environmental aspects Food security; Food quality and human health Soil biology. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/12844/1/12844.pdf |
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