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IMPROVING ORGANIC CROP CULTIVATION

by Ulrich Kopke

Published by Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited. 1st. 2019

Nearly fine condition. Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science No. 47. Pictorial glazed boards. A physical copy printed on Demand by Lightning Source. A few colour photos and charts.

Text block very slightly grubby. Contents clean.

ISBN: 9781786761842
Stock no. 1826660

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Contents

  • Series List
  • Introduction
  • Part 1 Crop breeding and Cultivation
  • 1 Key issues with breeding and trialling robust cereal cultivars for organic farming
  • 2 Organic seed production, certification and availability
  • 3 Maintaining soil fertility and health in organic crop cultivation
  • 4 Cover crops in organic crop cultivation
  • 5 The role of crop rotations in organic farming
  • 6 Conservation tillage in organic farming
  • 7 Manure management in organic farming
  • 8 Organic fertilizers and biofertilisers
  • 9 Improving water management in organic crop cultivation
  • Part 2 Crop pests and diseases
  • 10 Disease and pest management in organic farming: a case for applied agroecology
  • 11 Direct plant protection in organic farming
  • 12 Integrated weed management in organic cropping systems
  • Part 3 Standards and monitoring
  • 13 Setting and reviewing standards for organic farming
  • 14 Measuring and improving the environmental performance of organic farming
  • 15 Eco-functional intensification of organic farming
  • 16 Biodiversity as a prerequisite of sustainable organic farming
  • 17 The impact of organic agriculture on diet and health
  • Part 4 Organic crop cultivation in the developing world
  • 18 Supporting smallholders in organic crop cultivation: the case of East Africa
  • 19 Improving organic agriculture in the developing world: Africa
  • 20 Improving organic agriculture in the developing world: Asia
  • 21 Organic agriculture and agroecology in Latin America
  • Index

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