?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Proposed+Criteria+for+Evaluation+of+Plant+Protection+Products%2C+Fertilizers+and+Soil+Conditioners+Used+in+Organic+Agriculture&rft.creator=Speiser%2C+Bernhard+(Ed.)&rft.subject=Quality+and+evaluation+of+inputs&rft.description=This+volume+contains+proposals+for+criteria+for+evaluation+of+plant+protection+products%2C+fertilizers+and+soil+conditioners1+to+be+used+in+organic+agriculture.+These+ideas+were+developed+in+the+course+of+the+European+Union+(EU)+Concerted+Action+project+%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%98ORGANIC+INPUTS+EVALUATION%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%99+(QLK5-CT-2002-02565).+For+more+information+on+this+project+see+the+last+page+of+this+volume+or+visit+the+project+website+www.organicinputs.org.+The+present+documents+were+prepared+by+several+working+groups+of+this+project%2C+and+discussed+at+a+workshop+held+March+10-11%2C+2005+in+Wageningen%2C+The+Netherlands.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe+proposals+also+include+a+%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%9Ccriteria+matrix%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%9D%2C+which+is+in+Microsoft+Excel+format%2C+and+therefore+stands+as+a+separate+file.+The+criteria+matrix+is+discussed+in+section+5%2C+but+we+strongly+recommend+that+you+consult+the+original+document.+The+file+can+be+downloaded+from+the+project+website.%0D%0A%0D%0ATo+illustrate+the+use+of+the+matrix%2C+we+have+further+prepared+two+case+studies%2C+which+can+be+downloaded+from+the+same+site.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe+documents+in+this+volume+are+proposals+elaborated+by+the+consortium+and+a+few+external+experts.+All+feedback+and+comments+on+these+proposals+is+explicitly+invited!+To+this+end%2C+a+public+conference+will+be+held+in+Brussels+on+October+13%2C+2005.+If+you+wish+to+comment+on+these+proposals+or+register+for+the+conference%2C+please+visit+the+project+website+www.organicinputs.org.+Based+on+the+public+feedback%2C+the+consortium+will+amend+the+present+proposals+in+winter+2005%2F06+and+present+their+final+proposals+to+the+European+Commission.&rft.date=2005-08&rft.type=Report&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F5460%2F1%2FProposed_Criteria_Inputs_Evaluation.pdf&rft.format=other&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F5460%2F2%2FProposed_Criteria_Matrix.xls&rft.format=other&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F5460%2F3%2FCase_Study_spinosad-02-09-2005.xls&rft.format=other&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F5460%2F4%2FCase_Study_HyPro-02-09-2005.xls&rft.identifier=Speiser%2C+Bernhard+(Ed.)+(2005)+Proposed+Criteria+for+Evaluation+of+Plant+Protection+Products%2C+Fertilizers+and+Soil+Conditioners+Used+in+Organic+Agriculture.+[+Unpublished%2C+]&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F5460%2F