Pathways to phase-out contentious inputs from organic agriculture in Europe

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Deliverables

Mini papers for stakeholders - poultry, meat and milk production alternative molecules and bedding

Mini papers for Stakeholders uptake and dissemination on the variation of poultry meat and milk quality traits induced by alternative molecules and bedding materials and dairy farming system on milk quality traits

Current use and legal status of WP SOIL (conventional fertiliser, peat, plastic,) contentious inputs

Report on the current use and legal status of contentious inputs to support plant production and soil fertility in organic farming and why differences between countries are significant

Technical paper on organic materials as peat substitute

Technical paper and website news about material requirements for relevant organic materials used as peat substitute

Summary paper on alternative mulch materials

Summary paper on the state of the art of alternative mulch materials

Report on the chemical analysis and in-vitro trials

Report on the chemical analysis and in-vitro trials on alternative natural plant products (in vitro anti-parasitic activity of plant sources, chemical evaluation of alternative sources of vitamins)

Report and factsheets on barriers (WP SOIL)

Report and factsheets discussing the barriers to uptake to contentious inputs

Technical report on alternative fertilisers (arable and vegetables)

Technical report with factsheets on the effect of alternative fertilisers in arable and vegetable production

Modelling disease dynamics

Analysis and modelling of disease dynamics in potato blight

Current use and legal status of livestock contentious inputs

Report on the current use and legal status of contentious inputs to support livestock productions in organic farming in EU.

Summary paper on alternative fertilisers

Summary paper on the state of the art of alternative fertilisers incl academic and technical literature

Technical paper on defibreing technology for substrate

Technical paper and website news to explain the technology of defibreing moist organic material by extrusion and milling, and the potential implications of this technology for substrate properties and to increase the rate of decomposition

EIP practice abstracts (second batch)

Second batch of EIP practice abstracts Minimum two per topical WP 345The practice abstracts are short practical EIP format version of the Factsheetsminipapers envisaged in WP 3 PLANT D33 and D311 in WP4 LIVESTOCK D43 and D48 9101213 and in WP5 SOIL D57 and D512

Documentation of boards

Documentation of advice and discussion in the international academic board and the European industry board

Feasibility of designed scenarios

Operational (in terms of ease of management, resource input, cost-benefit, etc.) feasibility of the designed scenarios

Report on the impact on animal product quality

Report on the impact on animal product quality milk and meat

Report on plant sources of vitamins for livestock

Report on alternative natural plant sources of vitamins for cows, beef, young stock, lamb, poultry and pig nutrition

Factsheets for stakeholder uptake (WP LIVESTOCK)

Factsheets (4) for Stakeholder’s uptake on: potential plant products molecules from plant products to be employed as alternative sources of vitamins and alternative anti-infective or immuno-stimulant in organic farming

Sustainability assessment report

Sustainability assessment report using mixed methods and modelling tools

Report on alternatives to contentious inputs

Report presenting an inventory of promising alternatives to contentious inputs to fertilisers, peat and plastic mulch; and summarizing the opinions on which alternatives are most promising

Citizen jury report

Comparative citizen jury report

Report, production samples and quality control on alternative bedding and analysis of agroforestry supply chain products

Report of the identification of alternative/new bedding raw materials. Analysis of production technologies in agroforestry and further processing required for the use as bedding materials. This includes reporting on production of samples of alternative/new bedding materials for application trials and report on the development of tools for quality control.

EIP practice abstracts (first batch)

First batch of EIP practice abstracts. Minimum two per topical WP 3,4,5. The practice abstracts are short practical EIP format version of the Factsheets/mini-papers envisaged in WP 3 PLANT (D.3.3 and D3.11) in WP4 LIVESTOCK (D4.3 and D4.8 -9-10-12-13. and in WP5 SOIL (D5.7 and D5.12).

Environmental sustainability report

Environmental sustainability report available for further modelling and stakeholder interaction

Mini papers for stakeholders - pig production

Mini papers for Stakeholders uptake and dissemination on results of second year experiments with alternatives for Zn used in weaned pig productionResponsibity of this deliverable transferred from LF to ICOEL due to partial takeover

Survey on public opinion

Report from survey on public opinion regarding contentious inputs

Evaluation of alternatives and cost/benefit analysis

Evaluation of alternatives and design of complete systems Multicriteria assessment and costbenefit analysis

Farmer-facing workshops

Organisation of farmerfacing workshops in key regions and countries to inform and train producers on alternative strategies

Available alternatives or reduction strategies Cu and MinOil

Report on available alternatives or alternatives under development to contentious inputs in organic crop production; Documentation and evaluation of best practice examples for Cu and MinOil reduction.

Current use on farms

Working report on the current use of, and alternatives to, contentious inputs

Conferences

Report and video of two conferences

Mini papers for stakeholders - dairy cows

Mini papers for Stakeholders uptake and dissemination on the quantification of the absorption and of the transfer and on the productive performances and health status of the main vitamins contained in the natural plant sources selected for the trials in dairy cows

Peer-reviewed paper on defibrated organic materials (peat replacement)

Peer-reviewed paper on experiences with defibrated organic materials as (decomposed) substrate to replace peat

Protocol for vitamins and bedding - poultry

Protocols for the use of alternative plant sources of vitamins and of alternative bedding materials in poultry

Report on trial with alternative growing media

Report on the trials work on the performance of alternative growing media

Farmer-focused open days

Launch of reports at farmerfocused open days

Report on in-vivo trials on the use of alternative molecules

Report on invivo trials on the use of alternative molecules from plant products and bedding materials

Technical report on using alternative mulch materials

Technical report describing the effect of using alternative mulch materials

Barriers to reduction of contentious inputs

Barriers to further reduction of contentious inputs Technical Social Economic Measures to foster the acceptance and performance of alternative scenarios in actual farm conditions

Policy briefing and phase-outs

Policy briefing document outlining policy recommendations for the phasing out of contentious inputs from crop production

Validity of sustainability assessment report

Validity of sustainability assessment report performed and written up in a technical report

Mini papers for stakeholders - enhance animal's immune system

Mini papers for Stakeholders uptake and dissemination on the use of natural compounds that enhance growing animals immune system all livestock species

Factsheets for stakeholder uptake (WP PLANT)

Three sets of factsheets for Stakeholders uptake and dissemination on system solution scenarios citrus olives tomato aubergine protection in organic farming in the Mediterranean region

Mini papers for stakeholders - beef cattle

Mini papers for Stakeholders uptake and dissemination on the quantification of the absorption and of the transfer and on the productive performances and health status of beef cattle of the main vitamins contained in the natural plant sources selected for the trials in beef cattle

Factsheets for stakeholders

Factsheets (4) for stakeholder’s uptake on: transfer/adaptation of available alternatives to contentious inputs for crop (citrus, olives, tomato, aubergine) protection in organic farming in the Mediterranean region.

Current use and legal status of crop protection inputs

Report on the current use of contentious inputs for crop protection in organic farming and on the legal status for inputs use in organic crop production in EU.

Evaluation of system solutions

Evaluation of system solution scenarios in on field trials

Design scenarios for phasing out contentious inputs

Design scenarios for user-centric organic production systems phasing out contentious inputs

Stakeholder interaction and dissemination

Stakeholder interaction and dissemination report on the different options based on phase-out models

Citizen jury video ‘diary’

Video ‘diary’ documenting the citizen juries

Internal and External websites

Internal and External project websites launched

International course on contentious inputs

Delivery of international course on controversial inputs in organic production

Online course on contentious inputs

Delivery of short online course about contentious inputs in organic agriculture

Factsheets and newsletters

Factsheets and newsletters published and delivered to all stakeholders listed in the project database

Publications

A web-based system for fungus disease risk assessment in greenhouses: System development

Author(s): Nikolaos Katsoulas; D. Antoniadis; Andreas Nikitas
Published in: computers and electronic agriculture, Issue 188, 2021, ISSN 0168-1699
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2021.106326

Caracterización parcial del sector ganadero ecológico español y problemática actual

Author(s): Carmen L. Manuelian, Elena Albanell, Xavier Such, Massimo De Marchi
Published in: Informacion Tecnica Economica Agraria, 2021, Page(s) P1-25, ISSN 2386-3765
Publisher: Asociación Interprofesional para el Desarrollo Agrario (AIDA)
DOI: 10.12706/itea.2020.044

Plant Feed Additives as Natural Alternatives to the Use of Synthetic Antioxidant Vitamins in Livestock Animal Products Yield, Quality, and Oxidative Status: A Review.

Author(s): Tsiplakou, Eleni, Pitini, Rosario, Manuelian, Carmen L., Simoni, Marica, Mitsiopoulou, Christina, & De Marchi, Massimo. (2021). Plant Feed Additives as Natural Alternatives to the Use of Synthetic Antioxidant Vitamins in Livestock Animal Products Yield, Quality, and Oxidative Status: A Review. Antioxidants, 10, 780. https://doi.org/10.3390/ antiox10050780
Published in: Antioxidants, Issue 10, 780, 2021, Page(s) 780, ISSN 2076-3921
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/antiox10050780

Performance of biodegradable biochar-added and bio-based plastic clips for growing tomatoes.

Author(s): Malińska K, Pudełko A, Postawa P, Stachowiak T, Dróżdż D.Malińska K, Pudełko A, Postawa P, Stachowiak T, Dróżdż D. 2022c. Performance of biodegradable biochar-added and bio-based plastic clips for growing tomatoes. Materials 15(20), 7205, https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15207205
Published in: Materials, Issue 15(20), 2022, Page(s) 7205ff., ISSN 0000-0000
Publisher: Materials
DOI: 10.3390/ma15207205

Plant Feed Additives as Natural Alternatives to the Use of Synthetic Antioxidant Vitamins on Yield, Quality, and Oxidative Status of Poultry Products: A Review of the Literature of the Last 20 Years

Author(s): Pitino, Rosario; De Marchi, Massimo; Manuelian, Carmen L.; Johnson, Marion; Simoni, Marica; Righi, Federico; Tsiplakou, eleni
Published in: Antioxidants, Issue 10,659, 2021, Page(s) 659, ISSN 2076-3921
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/antiox10050757

Assessing Copper-Alternative Products for the Control of Pre- and Postharvest Citrus Anthracnose

Author(s): Monia Federica Lombardo; Salvina Panebianco; Antonino Azzaro; Vittoria Catara; Gabriella Cirvilleri
Published in: Plants, Issue 12, 2023, Page(s) 904, ISSN 2223-7747
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/plants12040904

Potential of Fish Pond Sediments Composts as Organic Fertilizers

Author(s): D. Dróżdż, K. Malińska, M. Kacprzak, M. Mrowiec, A. Szczypiór, P. Postawa, T. Stachowiak
Published in: Waste and Biomass Valorization, Issue 11/10, 2020, Page(s) 5151-5163, ISSN 1877-2641
Publisher: Springer Verlag
DOI: 10.1007/s12649-020-01074-6

COS-OGA Applications in Organic Vineyard Manage Major Airborne Diseases and Maintain Postharvest Quality of Wine Grapes

Author(s): Calderone Francesca; Vitale Alessandro; Panebianco Salvina; Lombardo Monia; Cirvilleri Gabriella
Published in: Plants, Issue 11,13, 2022, Page(s) 1763, ISSN 2223-7747
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/plants11131763

Phasing out contentious inputs in organic and non-organic horticulture - Organic-PLUS

Author(s): Ulrich Schmutz; Francis Rayns; Nikolaos Katsoulas; Anne-Kristin Løes; M. De Marchi; Claus G. Sørensen; Adrian Evans
Published in: Acta Horticulture, Issue 1286, 2020, Page(s) 211-218, ISSN 0567-7572
Publisher: International Society for Horticultural Science
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2020.1286.30

Waste derived biochar as an alternative filler in biocomposites - Mechanical, thermal and morphological properties of biochar added biocomposites

Author(s): A. Pudełko, P. Postawa, T. Stachowiak, K. Malińska, D. Dróżdż
Published in: Journal of Cleaner Production, Issue 278, 2021, Page(s) 123850, ISSN 0959-6526
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.123850

Agroecological screening of copper alternatives for the conservation of soil health in Organic Olive Production.

Author(s): Kir, A., Cetinel, B., Sevim, D., Gungor, F.O., Rayns, F., Touliatos, D., Schmutz, U.
Published in: Agronomy, Issue 12, 2022, Page(s) 1712ff., ISSN 0000-0000
Publisher: Agronomy
DOI: 10.3390/agronomy12071712

Plant Feed Additives as Natural Alternatives to the Use of Synthetic Antioxidant Vitamins on Livestock Mammals’ Performances, Health, and Oxidative Status: A Review of the Literature in the Last 20 Years

Author(s): Manuelian, Carmen L., Pitino, Rosario, Simoni, Marica, Mavrommatis, Alexandros, De Marchi, Massimo, Righi, Federico, & Tsiplakou, Eleni
Published in: Antioxidants, Issue 10, 1461, 2021, Page(s) 1461, ISSN 2076-3921
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/antiox10091461

Reduced efficacy of biocontrol agents and plant resistance inducers against potato early blight from greenhouse to field.

Author(s): Linnea J. Stridh, Hadis Mostafanezhad, Christian B. Andersen, Firuz Odilbekov, Laura Grenville-Briggs Åsa Lankinen, Erland Liljeroth
Published in: Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection, Issue 18613829, 2022, Page(s) 923-938, ISSN 1861-3829
Publisher: Verlag Eugen Ulmer GmbH
DOI: 10.1007/s41348-022-00633-4

Feasibility study of tomato fruit characterization by fast XRF analysis for quality assessment and food traceability

Author(s): S, Panebianco; P, Mazzoleni; G, Barone; A, Musumarra; M G, Pellegriti; A, Pulvirenti; A, Scordino; G, Cirvilleri
Published in: Food Chemistry, Issue 383, 2022, Page(s) 132364, ISSN 0308-8146
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.132364

Organic Livestock Production: A Bibliometric Review

Author(s): Carmen L. Manuelian, Mauro Penasa, Luciana da Costa, Sara Burbi, Federico Righi, Massimo De Marchi
Published in: Animals, Issue 10/4, 2020, Page(s) 618, ISSN 2076-2615
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ani10040618

MIR and Vis/NIR spectroscopy cannot authenticate organic bulk milk

Author(s): Manuelian, Carmen L.; Vigolo, Vania; Righi, Federico; Simoni, Marica; Burbi, Sara; De Marchi, Massimo
Published in: Italian Journal of Animal Science, Issue 1, 2021, Page(s) 1810–1816, ISSN 1594-4077
Publisher: PAGEPress
DOI: 10.1080/1828051X.2021.1954559

Administration of spruce bark (Picea abies) extracts in young lambs exhibits anticoccidial effects but reduces milk intake and body weight gain

Author(s): Berit Marie Blomstrand; Heidi Larsen Enemark; Håvard Steinshamn; Inga Marie Aasen; Juni Rosann Engelien Johanssen; Spiridoula Athanasiadou; Stig Milan Thamsborg; Kristin Marie Sørheim
Published in: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, Issue 64, 2022, Page(s) 10, ISSN 0044-605X
Publisher: BioMed Central
DOI: 10.1186/s13028-022-00629-y

Epiphytic and endophytic microorganisms associated to different cultivar of tomato fruits in greenhouse environment and characterization of beneficial bacterial strains for the control of post-harvest tomato pathogens

Author(s): Salvina Panebianco; Monia Federica Lombardo; Alice Anzalone; Agatino Musumarra; Maria Grazia Pellegriti; Vittoria Catara; Gabriella Cirvilleri
Published in: International Journal of Food Microbiology, 379, 109861,, Issue 379, 2022, Page(s) 109861, ISSN 0168-1605
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2022.109861

Detailed comparison between organic and conventional milk from Holstein-Friesian dairy herds in Italy.

Author(s): Carmen L. Manuelian, Vania Vigolo, Sara Burbi, Federico Righi, Marica Simoni, Massimo De Marchi
Published in: Journal of Dairy Science, Issue 105, 2022, Page(s) 5561-5572, ISSN 0000-0000
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2021-21465

Current use of copper, mineral oils and sulphur for plant protection in organic horticultural crops across 10 European countries

Author(s): N. Katsoulas, A.-K. Løes, D. Andrivon, G. Cirvilleri, M. de Cara, A. Kir, L. Knebl, K. Malińska, F. W. Oudshoorn, H. Willer, U. Schmutz
Published in: Organic Agriculture, Issue 10/S1, 2020, Page(s) 159-171, ISSN 1879-4238
Publisher: Springer Science + Business Media
DOI: 10.1007/s13165-020-00330-2

Extrusion of Different Plants into Fibre for Peat Replacement in Growing Media: Adjustment of Parameters to Achieve Satisfactory Physical Fibre-Properties.

Author(s): Dittrich C, Pecenka R, Løes AK, Cáceres R, Conroy J, Rayns F, Schmutz U, Kir A, Kruggel-Emden H
Published in: Agronomy, Issue 11, 2021, Page(s) 1185ff., ISSN 0000-0000
Publisher: Agronomy
DOI: 10.3390/agronomy11061185

Long-term administration of a commercial supplement enriched with bioactive compounds does not affect feed intake, health status, and growth performances in beef cattle.

Author(s): Simoni, M., A. Goi, E. Pellettiero, A. Mavrosmmatis, E. Tsiplakou, F. Righi, M. De Marchi, C.L. Manuelian
Published in: Archives Animal Breeding, Issue 8, 2022, Page(s) 1-10, ISSN 2363-9822
Publisher: Forschungsinstitut fuer die Biologie Landwirtschaftlicher Nutztiere
DOI: 10.5194/aab-65-135-2022

Transcriptome Analysis of Potato Infected with the Necrotrophic Pathogen Alternaria solani.

Author(s): Brouwer, Sophie M., Maja Brus-Szkalej, Ganapathi V. Saripella, Dong Liang, Erland Liljeroth, and Laura J. Grenville-Briggs
Published in: Molecular Plant Fungal and Plant-Oomycete Interactions, 2021, ISSN 2076-3298
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/plants10102212

Plant Feed Additives as Natural Alternatives to the Use of Synthetic Antioxidant Vitamins on Poultry Performances, Health, and Oxidative Status: A Review of the Literature in the Last 20 Years

Author(s): Federico Righi, Rosario Pitino, Carmen L. Manuelian, Marica Simoni, Afro Quarantelli, Massimo De Marchi, Eleni Tsiplakou
Published in: Antioxidants, Issue 10/5, 2021, Page(s) 659, ISSN 2076-3921
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/antiox10050659

Evaluation of Copper-Free Alternatives to Control Grey Mould in Organic Mediterranean Greenhouse Tomato Production

Author(s): Jose Ignacio Marín-Guirao; Francisco César Páez-Cano; María del Carmen García-García; Nikolaos Katsoulas; Miguel de Cara-García
Published in: Agronomy, Issue 13,1, 2022, Page(s) 137, ISSN 2073-4395
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/agronomy13010137

Fish pond sediment from aquaculture production – current practices and the potential for nutrient recovery**: a Review

Author(s): Danuta Dróżdż, Krystyna Malińska, Jakub Mazurkiewicz, Małgorzata Kacprzak, Maciej Mrowiec, Agnieszka Szczypiór, Przemysław Postawa, Tomasz Stachowiak
Published in: International Agrophysics, Issue 1/34, 2020, Page(s) 33-41, ISSN 0236-8722
Publisher: Polska Akademia Nauk
DOI: 10.31545/intagr/116394

Combined application of antagonistic Wickerhamomyces anomalus BS91 strain and Cynara cardunculus L. leaf extracts for the control of postharvest decay of citrus fruit

Author(s): Cristina Restuccia, Monia Lombardo, Aurelio Scavo, Giovanni Mauromicale, Gabriella Cirvilleri
Published in: Food Microbiology, Issue 92, 2020, Page(s) 103583, ISSN 0740-0020
Publisher: Academic Press
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2020.103583

Comparison of Physical and Thermal Properties of Mulching Films Made of Different Polymeric Materials

Author(s): Stachowiak Tomasz; Postawa Przemysław; Malińska Krystyna; Dróżdż Danuta; Pudełko Agnieszka
Published in: Materials, Issue 15, 7610, 2022, ISSN 1996-1944
Publisher: MDPI Open Access Publishing
DOI: 10.3390/ma15217610

Influence of Processing Parameters on Fibre Properties during Twin-Screw Extrusion of Poplar Wood Chips

Author(s): Christian Dittrich; Ralf Pecenka; Benjamin Selge; Christian Ammon; Harald Kruggel-Emden
Published in: Horticulturae, Issue 8, 2020, Page(s) 762, ISSN 2311-7524
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/horticulturae8090762

Pathways to phase-out contentious inputs from organic agriculture in Europe’ — ‘Organic-PLUS’ Projects

Author(s): Kir, Alev, Uygun Aksoy, Özge Çicekli
Published in: 6th Symposium on organic agriculture, 2020
Publisher: İzmir Fuarcılık Hizmetleri Kültür ve Sanat İşleri

Results from the consumer studies in Organic PLUS. How can regulations better fit to the consumers’ expectations

Author(s): Vittersø, Gunnar, Hanne Torjusen, Christian B.H. Thorjussen, Alexander Schjøll, Unni Kjærnes
Published in: Norwegian Centre for Organic Agriculture (NORSØK), 2019
Publisher: Norwegian Centre for Organic Agriculture (NORSØK)

Harvesting our fertilisers from the sea - an approach to close the nutrient gaps in organic farming

Author(s): Løes A.K., Ahuja I., deBoer, A.
Published in: OWC 2020/2021 proceedings, Science Forum, 2021
Publisher: IFOAM/ ISOFAR

El sector ganadero ecológico español: percepciones y problemática

Author(s): Manuelian, Carmen L.; Albanell, E.; Such, X.; DE MARCHI, Massimo
Published in: RUMINEWS ruminantes.com, Issue Nov 2021, 2021, Page(s) 90-95
Publisher: RUMINEWS

How can organic agriculture & agroecology contribute solving the climate crisis in a healthy world?

Author(s): Schmutz, Ulrich
Published in: In G. Rahmann (Ed.), Research for Organic Agriculture to tackle future challenges proceedings: ISOFAR International Scientific Workshops, Issue 1,1, 2022, Page(s) 181-185
Publisher: IFOAM ISOFAR

Phasing out contentious inputs from agriculture in Europe – and beyond? Examples from the 4-year research project Organic-PLUS. International Science Conference on “Organic Farming Research, Technologies and Extension”

Author(s): Schmutz, Ulrich, Nikolaos Katsoulas, Anne-Kristin Løes
Published in: "International Science Conference on “Organic Farming Research, Technologies and Extension""", 2020
Publisher: ICAR

Peat, plastic and fertilisers in organic growing across Europe - current use and future options

Author(s): Løes AK, Schmutz U, Katsoulas N, et al
Published in: OWC 2020/2021 proceedings, Science Forum, 2019
Publisher: IFOAM/ ISOFAR

Transitioning to peat free horticulture in the UK: an assessment of policy, progress, opportunities and barriers.

Author(s): Bek, D., Lennartsson Turner, M., Lanari, N., Conroy, J. & Evans, A
Published in: Horticultural Trade Association and Coventry University, 2020, Page(s) 1-93
Publisher: Commissioned by HTA

Can extract from bark reduce coccidiosis in suckling lambs?

Author(s): Sørheim KM, Johanssen JRE, Blomstrand BM, Enemark H
Published in: Report series: NORSØK report vol 5 no. 8, 2020, Issue Report series: NORSØK report vol 5 no. 8, 2020, 2020, Page(s) 1-40, ISBN 978-82-8202-105-0
Publisher: Norwegian Centre for Organic Agriculutre (NORSØK)

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