| ISBN13: | 9781774917541 |
| ISBN10: | 1774917548 |
| Binding: | Hardback |
| No. of pages: | 676 pages |
| Size: | 234x156 mm |
| Weight: | 1406 g |
| Language: | English |
| Illustrations: | 8 Illustrations, black & white; 12 Illustrations, color; 5 Halftones, black & white; 3 Line drawings, black & white; 12 Line drawings, color; 47 Tables, black & white |
| 698 |
Advances in Organic Farming
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Explores organic farming, discussing issues that include organic crop production practices, organic seed production, organic management of pests and diseases, organic nutrient management, organic farming and climate change mitigation and adaptation, organic crop certification procedures, and marketing aspects of organic produce, etc.
Organic agriculture contributes significantly to environmental safety and sustainability of land productivity worldwide. This new book provides an understanding of organic farming, discussing the nutritional importance of organic foods, the effect of climate change on organic agriculture, crop management practices, soil and nutrient management, organic seed production and pest and disease management in organic farming. Some specific topics include the economics of organic farming, strategies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, integrated organic farming systems, biofortification in organic farming, water and weed management, holistic plant breeding, biofertilizers and vermicomposting, organic seed production, and much more.
Bridging the gap between literature and practical applications, this comprehensive book provides a plethora of information for academicians, scientists, researchers, students, farmers, NGOs, agriculture entrepreneurs, and progressive farmers in developing a sound knowledge base on organic farming.
Introduction PART I: SCOPE AND NUTRITIONAL IMPORTANCE OF ORGANIC FARMING 1. Economics of Organic Farming in India and North-East India 2. Quality and Nutritional Value of Organic and Conventional Agricultural Produce 3. Nutritional Importance and Public Health Safety of Organic Food PART II: ORGANIC FARMING AND CLIMATE CHANGE 4. Organic Agriculture: A Potential Strategy for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Agriculture 5. Organic Farming Practices for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation 6. Organic Farming in a Changing Climatic Scenario PART III: CROP MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN ORGANIC FARMING 7. An Overview of Integrated Organic Farming System (IOFS) and Its Importance in the Present Era 8. Biofortification in Organic Farming: A Future Challenge 9. Water Management in Organic Farming 10. Weed Management in Organic Farming 11. Cultural and Mechanical Weed Management in Organic Rice 12. A Holistic Plant Breeding Approach for Organic Farming PART IV: SOIL AND NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT IN ORGANIC FARMING 13. Management of Organic Farming through Natural Assets of Nutrients 14. Biofertilizers and Vermi-compost: Sources of Nutrient Management in Organic Agriculture 15. Soil Fertility Management in Organic Farming 16. Liquid Manures for Crop Nutrition Under Organic Cultivation PART V: ORGANIC SEED PRODUCTION OF PADDY AND VEGETABLE CROPS 17. Organic Seed Production of Rice: Prospects and Possibilities in Assam Perspective 18. Organic Seed Production: Principles and Practices 19. Organic Seed Production of Major Vegetable Crops 20. Organic Seed Production of Vegetable Crops 21. Organic Farming Practices in Vegetable Crops 22. Bestowing Organichood in North Eastern Region of India through Underutilized Horticultural Crops 23. Organic Farming in Temperate Fruit Crops PART VI: PEST AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT IN ORGANIC FARMING 24. Insect Pest Management Strategies in Organic Vegetable Cultivation 25. Role of Microbes and Organic Amendments in Stimulating ISR and SAR in Plant Disease Management 26. Recent Advances in Organic Pest Management in Citrus 27. Organic Pest Management: A Vision Towards a Safer Nation 28. Bio-Intensive Pest Management in Vegetables 29. Microbial Insecticides and Their Potential Use in Insect Pest Management 30. Biopesticide: A Potent Tool for Plant Disease Management 31. Organic Disease Management of Solanaceous Vegetable Crops
