Bioresources Technology for Sustainable Agriculture
Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. Biological fertilizers for rice production/S. Kannaiyan. 2. Composting of coir pith by pleurotus for preparing biomanure/T. Marimutha, P. Nallathambi and R. Nagarajan. 3. Green manuring for crop production/S.P. Palaniappan and K. Siddeswaran. 4. A potential stem nodulating green manure for rice crop/S. Kannaiyan and S. Sundaravarathan. 5. Soil conditioner--a vital bioresource for sustainable agriculture and forestry/Rajesh K. Sharma, V. Ramamurthy and R.M. Kothari. 6. Utilization of agricultural wastes for sustainable crop production/Tran Thi Ngoc Son and S. Kannaiyan. 7. Microbial process in mushroom production and utilization of mushroom spent waste/S. Sundaravarathan and S. Kannaiyan. 8. Microbial decomposition of viscose factory wastes--cellulosic wastes and their biomanure effect on rice crop/D. Balachandar and S. Kannaiyan. 9. Biochemical compounds from Neem, Azadirachta indica and their effects on insects/G. Balasubramani and S. Kannaiyan. 10. Land application with by-product gypsum/Che Fauziah Ishak. 11. Industrial waste water treatment by algae/G. Balasubramani and S. Kannaiyan. 12. Nemato-toxic potentials in plants/Mohammed and Irshad Mahmood. 13. Production and application of fungal cellulases/Krishnanand and S. Sumithra Devi. 14. Microbial bio-resources for degradation of organo-chlorine pesticide and other haloorganics/H.K. Manonmani and A.A.M. Kunhi. 15. Dunaliella--a green alga adapted to salt for the production of B-carbotene/G. Gopalaswamy and S. Kannaiyan. 16. The Malaysian oil palm industry: progress towards zero waste and environment excellence/Gurmit Singh. 17. Economic impact of Azolla biofertilizer for rice crop/K. Lenin. 18. Azolla as a potential livestock feed/K. Lenin. 19. Earthworms--a potential bioresource in sustainable agriculture/S. Sujatha Lilly and S. Kannaiyan. 20. Human bioresource development for quality education in agricultural university system/S. Kannaiyan, K.A. Ponnusamy and M. Chandrasekaran. 21. Biological resources for sustainable crop production in agriculture/S. Kannaiyan and K. Lenin. 22. Immobilized N2 fixing cyanobacteria in polyurethane foam for ammonia production/S. Kannaiyan. 23. Nitrogen fixation by tree legumes: principles and applications in forestry and agroforestry systems/D.L.N. Rao. 24. Ammonia production by the immobilized cyanobacteria for rice/S. Kannaiyan.
From the Preface: "Bioresources Technology for Sustainable Agriculture is aimed to utilize the current knowledge on the biological resources for sustainable agricultural system. Several leading senior scientists have contributed papers pertaining bioresource utilization. It is time to exploit and utilize the biological resources or biological wealth for the benefit of the human life and welfare. The biological resources are cost effective, efficient, environmentally safe, economically viable and ecologically sound but it is very important to utilize the biological resources for productive purpose. The book covers wide range of important topics such as composting coir pith, insects control by neem products, biological fertilizers, biomanure value of viscose factory waste, agricultural wastes utilization, oil palm waste utilization and green manures for crop production etc. and these technology oriented issues would play a key role in boosting the crop production systems in sustainable agriculture."
