Handbook of Organic Farming and Biofertilizers

Contents: 1. Introduction and Basics. 2. Animal Residues. 3. Agricultural Residues, Tree Wastes, Green Manure and Urban Wastes. 4. Agro-industrial Byproducts. 5. Canning and Food Processing Wastes. 6. Organic Wastes from Fermentation Industries their Uses. 7. Tannery Sludges in Agriculture. 8. Rock Phosphate, Basic Slag and Fly Ash. 9. Organic Agriculture. 10. Composting of Organic Wastes. 11. Underground Biodiversity and Biofertilizer. 12. Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation in Legumes. 13. Frankia  Non Legume Symbiotic Association. 14. Production Technology for Azolla - A Biofertilizer for Rice. 15. Asymbiotic Nitrogen Fixation-Azotobacter and Others. 16. Azospirillum as Biofertilizer. 17. Bluegreen Algae as Biofertilizer. 18. Phosphorus Solubilizing Microorganisms as Biofertilizer. 19. Mycorrhizae as Biofertilizer. 20. Production Technology for Biofertilizers. 21. Methods and Culture Media.    

This book highlights various sources of organic and biological agents which can be used for organic farming and as well as for maintenance of soil fertility over years. The potential, technology and uses of different types of organic sources such as animal wastes, biogas slurry, poultry and sea food wastes; agricultural, tree and urban wastes; wastes from agro-industries such as oil cakes, sugar industry byproducts, canning and food processing, fermentation and tannery wastes have been highlighted. The characteristic, potential and use of rock phosphate, basic slag and flyash have also been covered. It covers the concepts of organic Agriculture, scientific basis and technologies for composting of organic wastes and the underground biodiversity as basis for biofertilizers in 21 chapters and which would be useful to farmers, students, extension workers and scientists.