Characteristics of Organically Grown Compared to Conventionally Grown Potato and the Processed Products: A Review

Abstract

Interest in organic foods is increasing at a moment when humanity is facing a range of health challenges including the concern that some conventionally produced foods may pose possible adverse effects on human and livestock health. With the increasing human population, intensive production is increasingly trending towards high-input systems that aim to close yield gaps, increase crop yields, and develop new crop varieties with higher yield potential and tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses, all within the context of incorporating specific traits to satisfy consumer demand. Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is one of the most consumed foods under different cultural diets; however, its production faces some challenges related to soilborne diseases, marketable yield and quality, sugars and dry matter content of the produced tubers, tuber content in terms of nitrate, minerals, vitamins, bioactive compounds, and antioxidants, and consumer appreciation regarding the sensory characteristics of tubers and processed products. Different studies have been investigating some of these challenges, with sometimes straightforward and sometimes conflicting results. This variability in research results indicates the general non-transferability of the results from one location to another under the same management practices in addition to differences in plant material. This review compares some characteristics of raw or boiled potato and processed products from potato tubers grown organically and conventionally. Ideally, such information may be of benefit in decision making by consumers in their dietary choices, by potato growers in their selection of crop management practices, and by scientists looking at potential areas for future research on potatoes.

Response of Two Potato Cultivars to Organic Fertilization and Potassium Foliar Application

“…In this respect, addition of animal compost significantly recorded the higher values of average fruit weight and total yield than the plant compost, while number of fruit recorded no significant effect. These results are in concurrence with (Abou El Goud, 2020;Djaman et al, 2021) they observed that the organic fertilizers are valuable for plants because of their beneficial impact on the chemical, physical, and microbial traits of the soil, also they found that animal compost produced in root zone high amount of IAA which in turns, reciprocally growth and increase plant production. Besides that, they focused on the organic agricultural production in Egypt in order to avoid plant and environmental pollution with various elements and to diminish the utilization of chemical fertilizers (Shaheen et al 2018;Djaman et al 2021).…”

“…These results are in concurrence with (Abou El Goud, 2020;Djaman et al, 2021) they observed that the organic fertilizers are valuable for plants because of their beneficial impact on the chemical, physical, and microbial traits of the soil, also they found that animal compost produced in root zone high amount of IAA which in turns, reciprocally growth and increase plant production. Besides that, they focused on the organic agricultural production in Egypt in order to avoid plant and environmental pollution with various elements and to diminish the utilization of chemical fertilizers (Shaheen et al 2018;Djaman et al 2021). 5), in the most cases of the foliar applications exhibited high significant increases of yield components included average fruit weight and total yield, while number of fruit had no significant effect in the two tested seasons compared to control treatment.…”

“…It was found that addition of animal compost increased significantly the nutation values in comparing with plant compost. The consistent release of the nutrients from animal compost may have resulted that, they have been taken up mainly for the most part of available forms which probably caused accumulations of nutrients in the plants tissues (Abou El Goud, 2020 andDjaman et al 2021).…”

Organic Horticulture as a Potential Tool to Mitigate Climate Change and for the Production of Healthier Fruit and Vegetables

“…Organic foods are often perceived as being healthier and having be er flavor than conventionally grown crops, as conventional farming practices are usually associated with unwanted residues from pesticides and herbicides. These may accumulate in the soil and in certain crops, such as potato tubers, and therefore, negatively impact organoleptic properties as well as human and animal health [17]. Higher concentrations of nitrates and lutein were found in conventionally farmed potato tubers when compared to organic potato tubers [14].…”

Identification and Quantification of Bioactive Compounds in Organic and Conventional Edible Pansy Flowers (Viola × wittrockiana) and Their Antioxidant Activity

“…Due to environmental biotic and abiotic stresses, organic plant management involves higher bioactive compound synthesis in plants [ 34 , 35 , 36 ]. This leads to higher concentrations of antioxidants in fruits and vegetables.…”