Commercial Crop Yields Reveal Strengths and Weaknesses for Organic Agriculture in the United States.

Land area devoted to organic agriculture has increased steadily over the last 20 years in the United States, and elsewhere around the world. A primary criticism of organic agriculture is lower yield compared to non-organic systems. Previous analyses documenting the yield deficiency in organic produc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Andrew R Kniss, Steven D Savage, Randa Jabbour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4995028?pdf=render