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Organic Agricultural Practices
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Organic Agricultural Practices book
Alternatives to Conventional Agricultural Systems
Organic Agricultural Practices
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Organic Agricultural Practices book
Alternatives to Conventional Agricultural Systems
Edited ByKimberly Etingoff
Edition 1st Edition
First Published 2014
eBook Published 28 August 2014
Pub. Location New York
Imprint Apple Academic Press
Pages 418
eBook ISBN 9780429188602
Subjects Earth Sciences, Environment & Agriculture
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Etingoff, K. (Ed.). (2014). Organic Agricultural Practices: Alternatives to Conventional Agricultural Systems (1st ed.). Apple Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/b17368
ABSTRACT
This title includes a number of Open Access chapters.Organic practices are quickly redefining how agriculture is done around the world, as we come to realize how detrimental conventional agriculture is to local and global environments and economies. This book serves as an overview of some of the important topics in organic agriculture. The vol
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|38 pages
Evaluating the Sustainability of a Small-Scale Low-Input Organic Vegetable Supply System in the United Kingdom
ByMads V. Markussen, Michal Kulak, Laurence G. Smith, Thomas Nemecek
chapter 2|22 pages
SOIL ORGANISMS IN ORGANIC AND CONVENTIONAL CROPPING SYSTEMS
ByWagner Bettiol, Raquel Ghini, José Abrahão Haddad Galvão
chapter 3|24 pages
Localizing the Nitrogen Imprint of the Paris Food Supply: The Potential of Organic Farming and Changes in Human Diet
Edited ByKimberly Etingoff
chapter 4|10 pages
Comparative Growth Analysis of Callistephus Chinensis L. Using Vermicompost and Chemical Fertilizer
Edited ByKimberly Etingoff
chapter 5|16 pages
Comparison of the Farming System and Carbon Sequestration between Conventional and Organic Rice Production in West Java, Indonesia
Edited ByKimberly Etingoff
part |2 pages
PART II: BIOFERTILIZERS
chapter 6|20 pages
Residual Infl uence of Organic Materials, Crop Residues, and Biofertilizers on Performance of Succeeding Mung Bean in an Organic Rice-Based Cropping System
Edited ByKimberly Etingoff
chapter 7|18 pages
Evaluation of Biofertilizers in Irrigated Rice: Effects on Grain Yield at Different Fertilizer Rate
Edited ByKimberly Etingoff
chapter 8|8 pages
EFFECTS OF FERTILIZER AND PLANT DENSITY ON YIELD AND QUALITY OF ANISE (PIMPINELLA ANISUM L.)
ByAnise (Pimpinella Anisum L.)
chapter 9|48 pages
MICROBIAL DIVERSITY OF VERMICOMPOST BACTERIA THAT EXHIBIT USEFUL AGRICULTURAL TRAITS AND WASTE MANAGEMENT POTENTIAL
Edited ByKimberly Etingoff
part |2 pages
PART III: PLANT CULTIVARS IN ORGANIC AGRICULTURE
chapter 10|12 pages
CHARACTERISTICS IMPORTANT FOR ORGANIC BREEDING OF VEGETABLE CROPS
ByJasmina Zdravkovic, Nenad Pavlovic, Zdenka Girek, Milan Zdravkovic
chapter 11|26 pages
COLLABORATIVE PLANT BREEDING FOR ORGANIC AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS IN DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
Edited ByKimberly Etingoff
chapter 12|26 pages
Phenotypic Changes in Different Spinach Varieties Grown and Selected under Organic Conditions
Edited ByKimberly Etingoff
part |2 pages
PART IV: ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE
chapter 13|34 pages
Soil Enzyme Activities, Microbial Communities, and Carbon and Nitrogen Availability in Organic Agroecosystems Across an Intensively-Managed Agricultural Landscape
Edited ByKimberly Etingoff
chapter 14|22 pages
Nitrate Leaching from Intensive Organic Farms to Groundwater
Edited ByKimberly Etingoff
chapter 15|29 pages
Improving Nitrogen Use Effi ciency in Crops for Sustainable Agriculture
Edited ByKimberly Etingoff
