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Organic Farming for Sustainable Agriculture

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Editors:
  1. Dilip Nandwani

    1. Agricultural and Environmental Scie, Tennessee State University, Nashville Tennessee, USA

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  • Discusses a contemporary, cutting-edge topic
  • Presents advances in important and under-researched areas in organic agriculture
  • Includes wide coverage of topics from different continents
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Sustainable Development and Biodiversity (SDEB, volume 9)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. Global Trends in Organic Agriculture

    • Dilip Nandwani, Sochinwechi Nwosisi
    Pages 1-35

  3. Organic Strawberry Production in Tennessee, USA, and Areas of Comparable Climate in China

    • Suping Zhou, Sarabjit Bhatti, Shu Wei, Fur-Chi Chen
    Pages 37-69

  4. Role of Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) as BioFertilizers in Stabilizing Agricultural Ecosystems

    • Peiman Zandi, Saikat Kumar Basu
    Pages 71-87

  5. Safety, Nutrition, and Health Aspects of Organic Food

    • Ying Wu, Li Wang, Ankit Patras
    Pages 89-106

  6. Plant-Parasitic Nematode Problems in Organic Agriculture

    • Shabeg S. Briar, David Wichman, Gadi V.P. Reddy
    Pages 107-122

  7. Breeding for Organic and Sustainable Production

    • George E. Boyhan, Suzanne P. Stone
    Pages 123-136

  8. Organic Agriculture: A Viable Option for Food Security and Livelihood Sustainability in Nepal

    • Khem Raj Dahal, Krishna Prasad Sharma, Dila Ram Bhandari, Basu Dev Regmi, Dilip Nandwani
    Pages 137-168

  9. The Potential of Silvopastoral Systems for Milk and Meat Organic Production in the Tropics

    • F. J. Solorio, S. K. Basu, L. Sarabia, A. Ayala, L. Ramírez, C. Aguilar et al.
    Pages 169-183

  10. Role of Legumes for and as Horticultural Crops in Sustainable Agriculture

    • Matthew W. Blair, Xingbo Wu, Devendra Bhandari, Xiaoyan Zhang, Junjie Hao
    Pages 185-211

  11. Principles of Vermitechnology in Sustainable Organic Farming with Special Reference to Bangladesh

    • A. A. Ansari, S. Jaikishun, M. A. Islam, S. K. Kuri, K. Fiedler, D. Nandwani
    Pages 213-229

  12. Composting, Crop Rotation, and Cover Crop Practices in Organic Vegetable Production

    • Ajay Nair, Kathleen Delate
    Pages 231-257

  13. Effective Micro-organisms (EM) as Sustainable Components in Organic Farming: Principles, Applications and Validity

    • Rasheed B. Balogun, Justin U. Ogbu, Ephraim C. Umeokechukwu, Risqat B. Kalejaiye-Matti
    Pages 259-291

  14. Season Extension in Organic Systems

    • W. B. Evans
    Pages 293-314

  15. Consumer Perception of Organic Food and Product Marketing

    • Prabodh Illukpitiya, Pramatma Khanal
    Pages 315-324

  16. Sustainable Urban Agriculture: A Growing Solution to Urban Food Deserts

    • Sarada Krishnan, Dilip Nandwani, George Smith, Vanaja Kankarta
    Pages 325-340

  17. Back Matter

    Pages 341-344
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About this book

Focusing on organic farming, this book presents peer-reviewed contributions from leading international academics and researchers in the field of organic agriculture, plant ecosystems, sustainable horticulture and related areas of biodiversity science. It includes case studies and reviews on organic agriculture, horticulture and pest management, use of microorganisms, composting, crop rotation, organic milk and meat production, as well as ecological issues. This unique book addresses a wide array of topics from all continents, making it a valuable reference resource for students, researchers and agriculturists who are concerned with biodiversity, agroecology and sustainable development of agricultural resources.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Agricultural and Environmental Scie, Tennessee State University, Nashville Tennessee, USA

    Dilip Nandwani

About the editor

The editor of this volume has edited the second volume published in SDEM, "Sustainable Horticultural Systems".

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Organic Farming for Sustainable Agriculture

  • Editors: Dilip Nandwani

  • Series Title: Sustainable Development and Biodiversity

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26803-3

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-26801-9Published: 10 February 2016

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-80018-9Published: 01 April 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-26803-3Published: 02 February 2016

  • Series ISSN: 2352-474X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2352-4758

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 344

  • Number of Illustrations: 43 b/w illustrations, 4 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Agriculture, Biodiversity, Ecosystems

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