Prof. Carlo Leifert
Res Dev Prof of Ecological Agriculture
- Email: c.leifert@ncl.ac.uk
- Telephone: 01661 830222
- Fax: 01661 831006
- Address: Newcastle University
Nafferton Farm
Stocksfield
Northumberland
NE43 7XD
UK
Research Interests
Organic agricultural systems development (especially horticultural crop production and pig and poultry production systems)
Food microbiology and Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) systems.
Food processing technology (including the development of alternative sanitation strategies to hypochloride)
Crop protection (biological control of diseases and pests; agronomic and physical control methods)
Soil Science and fertility management
Composting technology and quality assurance systems
PCR based GMO-detection methods
Control of gastrointestinal diseases in monogastric farm animals (pigs/poultry)
Selected Publications
- Ghorbani, R, Scheepens, P.C, Zweerde, W,V,D, Leifert, C, MacDonald, J. & Seel, W. Effect of nitrogen supply and spore concentration on biocontrol activity of Ascochyta caulina isolates against Chenopodium album. Weed Science 2002, 50, 628-633.
Projects
- Better Organic Bread
Project Leaders: Carlo Leifert, Chris Seal