Sustainable Agriculture and Organic Farming

Contents: Preface. 1. Organic farming and sustainability. 2. Integrated farming system approach. 3. Organic manure and biofertiliser. 4.Vermiculture and vermicomposting. 5. Biological properties and soil health. 6. Soil biota and organic farming. 7. Agroforestry and sustainable agriculture. 8. Integrated farming systems and profitability. 9. Land use systems and agroforestry. 10. Desirable characteristics of tree species for agroforestry. 11. Sustainable agriculture and intercropping. 12. Agronomic indices of various farming system. 13. Agroforestry and agronomy. 14. Biofertilizers and sustainable agriculture. 15. Mushroom production technology. 16. Multipurpose trees and shrubs. 17. Nursery management. 18. Propagation. 19. Management techniques in agroforestry system. 20. Statistical analysis.

The book covers all the areas of organic farming related to sustainable agriculture. It is a comprehensive organic agriculture book on the measurement of nutrient status of soil through integrated farming system approach, organic manure and biofertilizer, vermiculture and vermicomposting, biological properties and soil health, soil biota and organic farming, agroforestry, farming system for higher profitability, desirable characteristics of tree species for agroforestry, sustainable agriculture and intercropping, agronomic indices of various farming systems, mushroom production technology, multipurpose trees and shrubs, nursery management techniques in agroforestry and statistical analysis and some other related matters. The recent concept developed in the field of organic food production has been dealt with and suitable illustration is given. Description of necessary farming systems are included, class problems and examples have been included to emphasies the practical aspect and facilitate the understanding of the subject matter. Tables and figures are also given for better illustration. The entire book is written in comprehensive and competitive form as the system and method of current examinations and tests warrant.