{"product_id":"improving-organic-crop-cultivation-9781786761842","title":"Improving Organic Crop Cultivation","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Improving organic crop production provides a valuable resource for the current ‘state of the art’ on understanding mechanisms in these systems that are both similar and different from those in conventional systems….The book is especially recommended for libraries and other places that will provide access to large numbers of interested people, and as it gives a valuable overview on current organic farming to graduate students and others in academia.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e review by Professor Charles Francis in Agronomy Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGlobal 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Improving organic crop production provides a valuable resource for the current ‘state of the art’ on understanding mechanisms in these systems that are both similar and different from those in conventional systems….The book is especially recommended for libraries and other places that will provide access to large numbers of interested people, and as it gives a valuable overview on current organic farming to graduate students and others in academia.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e review by Professor Charles Francis in Agronomy Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1 Crop breeding and cultivation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.Key issues in breeding and trialling robust cereal cultivars for organic farming: \u003ci\u003eH. Spieß, B. Schmehe and C. Vollenweider, LBS Dottenfelderhof, Germany\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003cbr\u003e2.Organic seed production, certification and availability: \u003ci\u003eSteven P. C. Groot, Wageningen University \u0026amp; Research, The Netherlands; and Maaike H. J. E. Raaijmakers, Bionext, The Netherlands\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003cbr\u003e3.Maintaining soil fertility and health in organic crop cultivation: \u003ci\u003eC. Watson, Scotland's Rural College (SRUC), UK and Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden; and E. A. Stockdale, Head of Farming Systems Research, NIAB, UK\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003cbr\u003e4.Cover crops in organic crop cultivation: \u003ci\u003ePeter von Fragstein und Niemsdorff, Universität Kassel, Germany\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003cbr\u003e5.The role of crop rotations in organic farming: \u003ci\u003eBernhard Freyer, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Austria\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003cbr\u003e6.Conservation tillage in organic farming: \u003ci\u003eMaike Krauss and Paul Mäder, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), Switzerland; Joséphine Peigné, ISARA-Lyon, France; and Julia Cooper, Newcastle University, UK\u003c\/i\u003e;  \u003cbr\u003e7.Manure management in organic farming: \u003ci\u003ePeter S\u003c\/i\u003eø\u003ci\u003erensen, Department of Agroecology, Aarhus University, Denmark; Luca Bechini, University of Milan, Italy; and Lars Stoumann Jensen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003cbr\u003e8.Organic fertilizers and biofertilizers; \u003ci\u003eLidia Sas Paszt and Slawomir Gluszek, Research Institute of Horticulture, Poland;\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e9.Improving water management in organic crop cultivation: \u003ci\u003eMichael J. Goss, University of Guelph, Canada; Adrian Unc, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada; and Wilfried Ehlers, Georg-August University, Germany\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2 Crop pests and diseases\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e10.Disease and pest management in organic farming: a case for applied agroecology: \u003ci\u003eM. R. Finckh, S. M. Junge, J. H. Schmidt and O. D. Weedon, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniversität Kassel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, Germany\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003cbr\u003e11.Direct plant protection in organic farming: \u003ci\u003eBernhard Speiser, Hans-Jakob Schärer and Lucius Tamm, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), Switzerland\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003cbr\u003e12.Integrated weed management in organic cropping systems: \u003ci\u003ePaolo Bàrberi, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Italy\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3 Standards and monitoring\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e13.Setting and reviewing standards for organic farming: \u003ci\u003eSusanne Padel, The Organic Research Centre, UK\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003cbr\u003e14.Measuring and improving the environmental performance of organic farming: \u003ci\u003eA. Muller, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eResearch Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) and Institute for Environmental Decisions, Department of Environmental Systems Science, Federal Institute of Technology Zurich,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Switzerland; M. Meier and C. Schader, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), Switzerland; A. Gattinger, Justus-Liebig University Giessen, Germany; and M. Steffens, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), Switzerland\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003cbr\u003e15.Eco-functional intensification of organic farming; \u003ci\u003eThomas F. Dö\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ering, University of Bonn, Germany\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003cbr\u003e16.Biodiversity as a prerequisite of sustainable organic farming: \u003ci\u003eLukas Pfiffner and Laura Armengot, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), Switzerland\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003cbr\u003e17.The impact of organic agriculture on diet and health: \u003ci\u003eKirsten Brandt, Newcastle University, UK\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 4 Organic crop cultivation in the developing world\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e18.Supporting smallholders in organic crop cultivation: the case of East Africa: \u003ci\u003eR. Onwonga, University of Nairobi, Kenya; K. P. Sibuga, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania; H. Nduku, University of Nairobi, Kenya; L. Sigsgaard, University of Copenhagen, Denmark; A. Saria and L. Shechambo, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania; M. Montoro, University of Copenhagen, Denmark; C. Chepkoech, Q. Genga and R. Wahome, University of Nairobi, Kenya; N. Halberg, Aarhus University, Denmark; and H. Høgh-Jensen, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark;\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e19.Improving organic agriculture in the developing world: Africa: \u003ci\u003eVictor Olowe, Institute of Food Security, Environmental Resources and Agricultural Research (IFSERAR), Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Nigeria\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003cbr\u003e20.Improving organic agriculture in the developing world: Asia: \u003ci\u003eSang Mok Sohn, Dankook University, South Korea\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003cbr\u003e21.Organic agriculture and agroecology in Latin America: \u003ci\u003eRoberto Ugas, Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Peru\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042485141847,"sku":"9781786761842","price":180.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/improving-organic-crop-cultivation-9781786761842","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}