Biofertilizers and Organic Farming
by Panda, Himadri & Dharamvir Hota
ISBN: 9789351303350
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Imprint : Genetech
Year : 2021
Price : Rs. 13995.00
Biblio : viii+397p., figs., tabls., ind., 25 cm
About The Book
Increasing population levels on a near stabilized agricultural land places a heavy burden on the soil source—particularly its nutrient supplying power. Chemical fertilizers have come to increase the output of agricultural product and to meet ever increasing demand of human population. The problem is further compounded in several areas due to excessive use of chemical fertilizers which resulted into considerable deterioration in the quality of indigenous soil. Intensive agriculture with the use o
Table of Contents
Preface
1. Integrated Plant Nutrition Systems
2. Organic Manures: Their Nature and Characteristics
3. Livestock and Human Wastes: Characteristics and Value
4. Potential of Organic Materials and Plant Nutrients
5. Preparation, Processing and Preservation of Organic Manures
6. Biogas Potential from Livestock Wastes and Human Excreta
7. Response of Crops to Organic Manures
8. Response of Crops to Organic Materials in Salt Affected Soils
9. Nitrogen Fixation
10. Mycorrhizae in Agriculture
