?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Towards+Improved+Quality+in+Organic+Food+Production%0D%0A&rft.subject=Crop+health%2C+quality%2C+protection&rft.subject=+Food+security%2C+food+quality+and+human+health&rft.subject=Consumer+issues&rft.description=From+21+to+23+January+2009+the+fifth+QLIF+training+and+exchange+workshop+took+place.+Inspired+by+the+theme+%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%9CTowards+improved+quality+in+organic+food+production%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%9D+a+group+of+20+participants+and+11+lecturers+had+intensive+days+with+lectures%2C+discussion%2C+exchange+and+some+practical+experience+in+research+set-up+and+taste+experiments.+Fifteen+nationalities+exchanged+their+experiences+in+research+in+product+quality.+Many+results+from+comparative+studies+between+conventional+and+organic+products+were+presented+and+discussed.+In+some+presentations+more+emphasis+was+laid+on+exploring+the+mechanism+behind+the+presence+or+absence+of+certain+health-influencing+plant+components.+Comparative+studies+will+be+continued%2C+but+exploring+the+mechanisms+behind+found+differences+in+substances+is+suggested+as+an+important+direction+for+future+research.&rft.contributor=Hospers-Brands%2C+M.Sc.+Monique&rft.contributor=van+der+Burgt%2C+M.Sc.+Geert-Jan&rft.date=2009&rft.type=Proceedings&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F15398%2F1%2F2099.pdf&rft.identifier=Hospers-Brands%2C+M.Sc.+Monique+and+van+der+Burgt%2C+M.Sc.+Geert-Jan+(Eds.)+(2009)+Towards+Improved+Quality+in+Organic+Food+Production.+Proceedings+of+5th+QLIF+Training+and+Exchange+Workshop%2C+Driebergen+(Netherlands)%2C+21+-+23+January+2009.&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F15398%2F