Organic Farming for Sustainable Agriculture

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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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.

• Agri-eco Systems
• Biodiversity
• Organic Farming
• Sustainable Agriculture
• Food Security
• Bio-fertilizers
• Nutrition

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

  Dilip Nandwani

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

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