Improving organic crop cultivation /
Global sales of organic products have grown significantly, yet organic farming remains a small percentage of overall agricultural production with lower yields than conventional methods. Organic crop cultivation thus faces a range of challenges if it is to grow significantly. This volume reviews the...
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Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited,
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Publisher Address: | Cambridge, UK : |
Publication Dates: | 2019. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Series: |
Burleigh Dodds series in agricultural science,
number 47 |
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Summary: |
Global sales of organic products have grown significantly, yet organic farming remains a small percentage of overall agricultural production with lower yields than conventional methods. Organic crop cultivation thus faces a range of challenges if it is to grow significantly. This volume reviews the wealth of research addressing these challenges. Part 1 reviews developments in improving cultivation across the value chain, from breeding more robust, low input varieties to ways of maintaining soil health and improving crop nutrition. Part 2 discusses the key topic of pests and diseases with reviews of integrated pest and weed management as well as organic plant protection products. Part 3 covers ways of monitoring the environmental impact of organic farming whilst the final part of the book discusses ways of supporting organic cultivation in the developing world. With its distinguished editor and an international team of expert authors, this will be a standard reference for all those interested in understanding, improving and promoting organic farming. |
Carrier Form: | xx, 548 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
9781786761842 178676184X |
Index Number: | S605 |
CLC: | S345 |
Call Number: | S345/I348 |