Overview

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 coverstheconcepts of organic Agriculture, scientific basis and technologies for composting oforganic wastes and the underground biodiversity as basis for biofertilizersin 21 chapters and which would be useful to farmers, students, extension workers and scientists.

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Author:   A .C. Gaur
Publisher:   New India Publishing Agency
Imprint:   New India Publishing Agency
Dimensions:   Width: 28.90cm , Height: 22.90cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.920kg
ISBN:  

9789358877298

ISBN 10:   9358877294
Pages:   460
Publication Date:   03 May 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Unknown
Availability:   Temporarily unavailable  

Table of Contents

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

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Amar Chand Gaur Principal Scientist, Division of Microbiology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa Campus, Patel Nagar, New Delhi-110012

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