Organic Farming

Auteur

Rohitashw Kumar (B.E., M.E., Ph. D.) is Associate Dean and Professor in College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Srinagar, India. He worked as Professor Water Chair (Sheikkul Alam ShiekhNuruddin Water Chair), Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India, at the National Institute of Technology, Srinagar (J&K) for three years. He is also Professor and Head, Division of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in Water Resources Engineering from NIT, Hamirpur, and Master of Engineering Degree in Irrigation Water Management Engineering from MPUAT, Udaipur. He got gold medal award in 2022, leadership award in 2020, Special Research award in 2017 and Student Incentive Award-2015 (Ph.D. Research) from the Soil Conservation Society of India, New Delhi. He also got the first prize in India for best M. Tech thesis in Agricultural Engineering in 2001. He has published over 130 papers in peer-reviewed journals, more than 25 popular articles, 8 books, 4 practical manuals, and 30 book chapters. He has guided two Ph.D students and 16 M.Tech in soil and water engineering. He has handled more than 12 research projects as a principal or co-principal investigator. Since 2011, he has been Principal Investigator of ICAR- All India Coordinated Research Project on Plastic Engineering in Agriculture Structural and Environment Management.

Texte du rabat

Organic Farming: A Comprehensive Guide to Sustainable Agriculture examines a wide range of topics related to organic farming, including soil health, organic fertilizers, biodiversity, biotechnological interventions, microbial inoculants and biostimulants, genome editing, as well as certification and marketing.

Contenu

Chapter 1 Introduction to Organic Farming: Challenges and opportunities for Development of Plant Organic Farming Research

Chapter 2 Marketing Organic Products and Organic Certification

Chapter 3 The future of organic farming: Trends and innovations

Chapter 4 Biodiversity in Organic Farming: The Role of Organic Farming in Promoting Biodiversity

Chapter 5 Organic Fertilizers: Types and Benefits of Organic Fertilizers

Chapter 6

Chapter 7 Silicate Solubilizers: Role of Silicate Solubilizing Microorganisms in Organic Agriculture

Chapter 8 Microbial Zinc (Zn) Solubilisation: Role in Soil and Plant Health

Chapter 9 PGPR: The role of beneficial plant-microbe interactions in enhancing crop productivity and resilience

Chapter 10 Trichoderma spp & Pseudomonas spp: An alternative technology to chemical fertilizers

Chapter 11 Green Manuring, Vermicomposting and Composting: A Green Technology for Soil Health

Chapter 12

Chapter 13 Biotechnological Interventions in Organic Farming

Chapter 14 Water Movement in Organic Soils

Chapter 15 Design of Different Structures for Composting

Chapter 17 Application of Plastics in Promotion of Organic Farming