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Effects of Organic Farming on the Physicochemical, Functional, and Quality Properties of Pomegranate Fruit: A Review Andreu-Coll, Lucía Cano-Lamadrid, Marina Lipan, Leontina López-Lluch, David Sendra, Esther Hernández, Francisca Producció Vegetal Fructicultura 633 663/664 In this review, a selection of studies was carried out that evaluated the influence of organic agronomic practices on the cultivation of pomegranate; specifically, the influence of these practices on improving soil health and pomegranate fruit quality. Studies were selected (n = 39) in which organic treatments were applied to different cultivars of pomegranate and which evaluated fruit and soil quality parameters. These studies showed that exclusively organic manure and organic manure in combination with mineral fertilizers are suitable to fulfill the requirements of pomegranate crop and reduce the amount of mineral fertilizers. Moreover, the soil health improved with organic manures, as well as growth, and yield in the pomegranate crop. Pomegranate fruits grown under organic conditions showed high levels of fruit quality parameters, such as total soluble solids and fruit juice, and additionally presented high concentrations of bioactive compounds such as anthocyanins and total phenols. Data from these studies endorsed the fact that pomegranates cultured under organic conditions may have a better fruit quality and nutraceutical content than those grown under conventional conditions, although more scientific evidence is required to confirm this. This research was funded by Project AICO/2021/326, financed by the Autonomous Community of the Comunidad Valenciana through Conselleria de Innovación, Universidades, Ciencia y Sociedad Digital. The author Leontina Lipan was founded by the “Ministerio de Universidades” and Europe Union-Next Generation EU in the framework “Ayudas para la Recualificación del Sistema Universitario Español”, in the modality “MARGARITA SALAS”. Marina Cano-Lamadrid contract has been co-financed by Juan de la Cierva-Formación (FJC2020-043764-I) from the Spanish Ministry of Education. info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2023-05-31 info:eu-repo/semantics/article Andreu-Coll, Lucía, Marina Cano-Lamadrid, Leontina Lipan, David López-Lluch, Esther Sendra, and Francisca Hernández. 2023. "Effects Of Organic Farming On The Physicochemical, Functional, And Quality Properties Of Pomegranate Fruit: A Review". Agriculture 13 (6): 1167. doi:10.3390/agriculture13061167. 2077-0472 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12327/2323 https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture13061167 eng Agriculture MICINN/Programa Estatal de promoción del talento y su empleabilidad en I+D+I/FJC2020-043764-I/ES/ / Attribution 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess 13 MDPI