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Organic Farming for Sustainable Development (Hardcover)
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Organic Farming for Sustainable Development (Hardcover)
Series: Current Advances in Biodiversity, Conservation, and Environmental Sciences
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This new volume addresses the growing use of organic farming in
recent past decades fueled by the concern with the many deleterious
effects of conventional agricultural practices, which employ
chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides for large scale
production of food. It focuses on sustainable development in
farming, primarily detailing the application of different natural
resources as manure for organic farming. The authors discuss
efficient and cost-effective uses of natural and available
resources to produce healthy food while at the same time helping to
conserve the environment. Section I of Organic Farming for
Sustainable Development discusses in detail the application of
microorganisms such as Trichoderma sp., Azospirillum sp.,
endophytic microorganisms, arbuscular mycorrhiza, Chaetomium sp.,
and bioactive secondary metabolites in organic farming practices.
Section II explores the potential applications of organic
amendments and sustainable practices for plant growth and soil
health using garlic products, organic substrates, biochar, organic
mulching, and tillage and weed management. In addition, Section III
summarizes the impacts and prospects of organic crop production
technology on health, food safety, and quality. The authors bring
together important information that will be helpful in designing
organic farming methods for soil sustainability and crop
productivity as well as for nutritious food produced efficiently
and cost productively. The book provides valuable insight to
efficiently and cost-effectively use natural and available
resources to increase the nutrient content of our food as well as
to manage the organic wastes coming from other sectors, such as
from cattle farms without polluting the surroundings.
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