Organic Horticulture : Principles, Practices and Technologies

Contents: Foreword. Preface. About the editors. Contributors. I. Current scenario and principles: 1. Organic horticulture - current trend, prospects and strategies/H.P. Singh. II. Technological advances: 2. Emerging technologies in organic production of fruit crops/B.M.C. Reddy and R.A. Ram. 3. Technological advances in organic farming of plantation crops/George V. Thomas. 4. Technological intervention for organic production of cashew/N. Yadukumar, M.G. Nayak and M.G. Bhat. 5. Prospects of organic vegetable cultivation in India/M. Prabhakar and S.S. Hebbar. 6. Potentials in organic farming of spices/V.A. Parthasarathy, V. Srinivasan and R. Dinesh. 7. Organic production of seed spices/S.K. Malhotra. 8. Organic farming technologies for arid horticulture/T.A. More and B.D. Sharma. 9. Soil health--the key to success of organic agriculture/K.V. Ahamed Bavappa. 10. Advances and approaches in ecofriendly pest management in organic agriculture/C.P.R. Nair. 11. Achieving eco-friendly management of pests and diseases using bioresources in organic horticulture/R. Samiyappan. III. Input management: 12. Organic amendment for production of black pepper (Peper nigrum)/Hemant G. Hegde and M.S. Lokesh. 13. Organic cultivation of medicinal plants as inter/mixed crops in coconut gardens/H.P. Maheswarappa, D.V. Srinivasa Reddy, V. Krishnakumar, P. Subramanian and R. Dhanapal. 14. On farm recycling of biomass for sustainable farming: an analysis of farmers’ experiences in the production and use of vermicompost/C. Thamban, C. Palaniswami and K. Muralidharan. 15. Effect of different nutrient enriched compost on cashew root stock/Mini Poduval and Tapas Biswas. IV. Organics versus inorganics: 16. Evaluation of organic management system for sustainable production of turmeric/V. Srinivasan, K.P. Sangeeth, M. Shamsudeen, C.K. Thankamani, S. Hamza, T.J. Zachariah and A. Kumar. 17. Agronomic, nutritional and economic implications of organic elephant foot yam production/G. Suja and S. Sundaresan. 18. Effect of organics and integrated nutrient management on coconut/T.B. Basavaraju and M. Hanumanthappa. 19. Yield and nutrient status of coconut as influenced by different sources of nutrients in sandy soil of Konkan Region of Maharashtra/D.D. Nagwekar, V.S. Desai, V.S. Sawant, S.C. Talashikar, P.M. Haldandar, A.D. Rangwala, S. Arulraj and B.B. Jadhav. 20. Performance of coconut palms during pre and post-cyclonic period in response to nutrient management in littoral sand of coastal Orissa/D.K. Dash, D.P. Ray and S.C. Sahu. 21. Potential for biomass recycling in oil palm/S. Sunitha, M.V.M. Shareef and M. Kochu Babu. 22. Studies on organic and biodynamic agriculture in tea/B. Radhakrishnan, R. Sasidhar and P. Sankaranarayanan. 23. Standardization of organic farming practices for banana var. Nendran/R. Pushpakumari, K.R. Sheela, C. Nandakumar and Annamma George. 24. Comparative evaluation of soil health and fertility under organic, inorganic and integrated nutrient management in coconut based mixed farming system/C. Palaniswami, George V. Thomas, P. Subramanian, R. Dhanapal and V. Selvamani. V. Soil health management: 25. Coconut leaf vermiwash for soil health improvement and quality yield of vegetable crops -- validation in farmers’ fields/Murali Gopal, Alka Gupta, B.T. Rayudu and George V. Thomas. 26. Plant growth promoting Rhizobacteria from selected clones of Hevea brasiliensis/Kochuthresiamma Joseph, T.V. Ajitha Mohan, Shaji Philip, Amith Abraham, Roshini Susan Elias, Geetha Jose, V.K. Arunkumar and C. Kuruvilla Jacob. 27. Biomass and nutrient addition in a cycle of rubber plantation/K.K. Ambily, A. Ulaganathan, Annie Philip, Sankar Meti, A.N. Sasidharan Nair, M.D. Jessy and N. Usha Nair. 28. Phosphorus mobilization by leguminous cover crops grown in rubber plantations/P. Prasannakumari, M.D. Jessy, Annie Philip, A.N.S. Nair and N. Usha Nair. 29. Evaluation of soil quality in vegetable based cropping system under organic practices/P. Panneerselvam, A.N. Ganeshamurthy, B.S. Prabhakar, S.S. Hebbar and P.R. Ramesh. 30. Windrow composting of sugar and distillery industrial wastes: evolution of temperature, chemical transformation and phytotoxicity/G.C. Satisha and L. Devarajan. 31. Production of quality bio-manure from non-conventional organisms -- a preliminary study/Joycy Rodrigues and Parashurama Chandravanshi. 32. Potential phosphate solubilising bacteria from various soils of Kerala/Priya Nair, R. Poornima, R.S. Misra and K. Susan John. 33. Studies on the biology and composting efficiency of Eisenia foetida (Savigny) and Eudrilus eugeniae (Kinberg) in tea plantations/B. Radhakrishnan and P. Mahendran. 34. New record on decomposition of legume biomass by soil insect in cashew ecosystem/D. Sundararaju. VI. Plant health management: 35. Identification of indicator plants for early detection of basal stem rot (Ganoderma Wilt) of coconut/K.B. Palanna, T.B. Basavaraju, B. Boraiah and N.E. Thyagaraj. 36. Effect of vermiwash on radopholus similes on coconut seedlings/V.K. Sosamma. 37. Role of pseudomonas fluorescens in the biological control of leaf blight of coconut/B. Meena and K. Rajamanickam. 38. Effect of botanicals in inhibiting growth and infection of Lasiodiplodia theobromae, the causal organism of rotting and immature nut fall of coconut/S. Venugopal and R. Chandramohanan. 39. Evaluation of antagonistic potential of Trichoderma isolates against Pythium aphanidermatum (Edson) Fitz. Causing rhizome rot in turmeric (Curcuma longa L.)/K. Anoop and R. Suseela Bhai. 40. Inhibition of polypathogenic fungi by leaf extract of matty (Ailanthus triphysa, Mill.) and Guava (Psidum guajava L.)/J. Jacob, V. Sinoby, N.S. Saritha, U. Sheeba and J. Shirmila. 41. Antagonistic effect of Trichoderma against soil-borne plant pathogens/R. Poornima, Priya Nair, R.S. Misra and M.L. Jeeva. 42. Large scale field validation of biocontrol strategy for management of coconut leaf eating caterpillar Opisina arenosella walker utilizing indigenous parasitoids/Chandrika Mohan, C.P.R. Nair and P. Rajan. 43. Management of rhinoceros beetle Oryctes rhinoceros L. in coconut gardens by biocontrol method/C.P.R. Nair, P. Rajan, Chandrika Mohan and Murali Gopal. 44. Evaluation of organic pest management techniques against tea mosquito bug in cashew/D. Sundararaju, P. Shivarama Bhat and T.N. Raviprasad. 45. Field evaluation of Methyle Eugenol traps for controlling mango fruit flies [Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel)] in homesteads/T. Sivakumar and P. Anithakumari. 46. Entomopathogenic fungi for the biological control of important pests of vegetable crops/T. Jiji, R. Praveena, A. Naseema and G. Suja. VII. Issues: 47. Organic farming in coconut: development issues/Thomas Mathew. VIII. Quality control and certification: 48. Organic farming: quality control standards and certification/Mathew Sebastian. Annexures.

“The book contains valuable information on the status of organic horticulture -- national and international scenario, principles, practices, prospects of organic farming, technological advancements made in organic farming of fruits, plantation crops, tuber crops, vegetables and spices, input management and biomass recycling comparison of organic and conventional agriculture, soil health management, plant health management, issues, quality control and certification. Additional information provided on the certification process, accreditation agencies, certification agencies and sample certification form will help to familiarize the farming community with the certification process and the agencies involved. This book will be of immense use to all those interested in organic horticulture.”