Table of Contents: “…Conservation Agriculture in Organic Farming: Experiences, Challenges and Opportunities -- 22. …”
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Table of Contents: “…Zinc application to rice genotypes under saline conditions: Muhammad Anwar-ul-Haq -- Chapter 9. Organic farming of potato in Iran: Seyed Alireza Ghadimi -- Chapter 10. …”
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Table of Contents: “…History and techniques of organic farming, Dr. Kambaska Kumar Behera.…”
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Table of Contents: “…-- Foundational principles of soils, stewardship, and sustainability -- Economics of sustainable farming -- The renaissance of rural America -- Walking the talk of sustainable agriculture -- Survival strategies for small farms -- Marketing in the niches for sustainability -- Local organic farms save farmland and communities -- The triple bottom line of farming in the future -- The real costs of globalization -- Redirecting government policies for agricultural sustainability -- The new American food system -- American agriculture after fossil energy.…”
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Table of Contents: “…Adolph Akatsuka -- Seeds of contestation : the emergence of Hawaiʻi's seed corn industry / Benjamin Schrager and Krisnawati Suryanata -- Farming on the margin : women organic farmers in Hawaiʻi / Aya Hirata Kimura -- Labor of meaning, labor of need : organic farm volunteering in Hawaiʻi / Mary Mostafanezhad, Krisnawati Suryanata, Saleh Azizi, and Nicole Milne -- Epilogue / Aya Hirata Kimura and Krisnawati Suryanata.…”
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Table of Contents: “…Navdanya (Nine Seeds) Movement -- 4.1 The Terrible Human Toll of GM Crops -- 4.1.1 Shifting Economics -- 4.2 Emergence of Anti-GM Movements -- 4.2.1 KRRS: Fiery Fields of Protest -- 4.2.2 Gene Campaign: Secure Food and Climate -- 4.2.3 Navdanya's Holistic Approach -- 4.3 Food Sovereignty -- 4.3.1 Biodiverse Organic Farming -- 4.4 Biodiversity and Climate Change -- 4.4.1 Entrepreneurial Renewal -- 4.5 Navdanya and Social Justice -- 4.5.1 Civil Disobedience -- 4.5.2 Human Right to Food -- 4.5.3 Protecting the Global South -- 4.6 Shiva's View of Earth Democracy…”
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Table of Contents: “….)- A brief Review -- Microbial Biofertilizer Interventions in Augmenting Agroforestry -- 21) Effect of Biofertilizers on Biomass Yield and Quality of Ocimum basilicum L -- PGPR: Current Vogue in Sustainable Crop Production -- Application of Bioinoculants for Sustainable Agriculture -- Organic Farming, food quality and human health: A trisection of sustainability and a move from pesticides to ecofriendly biofertilizers -- Role of Trichoderma spp. for the Management of Soil-borne Fungal Pathogens -- Microbes as Biocontrol Agents -- Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi for Sustainable Agriculture -- Microbial options for improved crop production -- Health implications of a plant beneficial and probiotic Lactobacillus casei in foods containing the isoflavone, Daidzein.…”
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Table of Contents: “…Practical Landscape Management -- The Importance of Nature Rangers -- Sustainable Economic Development -- Sustainable Land Management -- Sustainable Forestry -- Sustainable Tourism Development -- Environmental Management in Industry -- Research and Monitoring in Biosphere Reserves -- Planning for Biosphere Reserves -- Biosphere Reserves in Development Cooperation -- The Further Development of the German System of Biosphere Reserves — Model Regions for Sustainable Development -- Examples from Practice -- From the Rhön lamb to the Rhön Apple Initiative: Marketing Local Produce -- The Wilderness Camp on Falkenstein -- The ”Biosphere Job Motor“ — a Start-Up Initiative -- The Regional Brand as a Working Instrument for Sustainable Regional Development -- The Framework Concept as Regional Agenda 21 -- Tourism with Nature — Nature Conservation with People: Visitor Guidance in a Biosphere Reserve -- Sustainable Agriculture on the Hallig Islands -- Environmental Education: A Component of Sustainable Development -- Health and the Biosphere Reserve -- Natural Dynamics at the Heart of Europe -- Management of Migrant Birds -- Traditional Farms and the Spree Forest Landscape -- Cooperation Between the German and Chinese MAB National Committees -- Transboundary Biosphere Reserves: Win-Win Solutions for People and Nature -- Examples from Research -- Research and Monitoring in German Biosphere Reserves: An Overview -- Regional Marketing of Agricultural Produce in German Biosphere Reserves -- Integrated Environmental Monitoring — an Ecosystem-Based Approach -- Socio-Economic Monitoring in the Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea Region -- Allensbach Survey in the Rhön Biosphere Reserve -- The Schorfheide-Chorin Project: Development of Methods for Integrating Nature Conservation Goals into Agricultural Practice -- Moderation Procedure in the Water Edge Project in the Spree Forest Biosphere Reserve -- Nature Conservation and Organic Farming in a Biosphere Reserve — the Brodowin Eco-Village Development and Testing Project (Schorfheide-Chorin BR) -- Further Development of the “Ecosystem Approach” of the Convention on Biological Diversity in Selected Forest Biosphere Reserves -- Biosphere Reserves in Germany: An Overview -- Germany in Key Figures -- UNESCO Biosphere Reserves in Germany.…”
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Table of Contents: “…Essential characteristics of organic farming systems -- 4. Microbial inoculants as components of organic production -- 5. …”
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Table of Contents: “…Sustainable Power Production from Plant-Mediated Microbial Fuel Cells -- Part III. Organic Farming -- 7. Role of Organic Amendments in Sustainable Agriculture -- 8. …”
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Table of Contents: “…3.2 Sustainable Agriculture -- 3.2.1 Organic Farming -- 3.2.2 Specific Roles of Sustainable Agriculture -- 3.2.2.1 Environmental Preservation -- 3.2.2.2 Health Protection -- 3.2.2.3 Sustaining Vibrant Communities -- 3.2.2.4 Upholding Animal Welfare -- 3.2.2.5 Sustainable Food Future -- 3.2.3 Demerits of Sustainable Agriculture -- 3.3 Industries -- 3.4 Energy -- 3.5 Science and Technology -- 3.6 Socio-Political Systems -- 3.7 Gender -- 3.8 Rural-Urban Migrations -- 3.9 Transportation -- 3.10 House-to-House Activities -- 3.11 Individual Matter: Vandana Shiva -- 3.12 Future Trends -- 3.12.1 Africa…”
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Table of Contents: “…V BIOSPHERE -- ch. 17 Nitrogen and Food Production -- 17.1.Nitrogen Cycle -- 17.2.Agriculture -- 17.2a.Fertilizer and the Green Revolution -- 17.2b.Environmental Degradation -- 17.2c.Confined Animal Feeding Operations -- 17.2d.Organic Farming and Sustainable Agriculture -- 17.3.Nutrition -- 17.3a.Energy and Calories -- 17.3b.Protein -- 17.3c.Minerals and Vitamins -- 17.3d.Antioxidants -- 17.3e.Antioxidant Mechanisms -- Problems -- Additional Reading -- ch. 18 Pest Control -- 18.1.Insecticides -- 18.1a.Persistent Insecticides: Organochlorines -- 18.1b.Molecular Shape and Biological Activity -- 18.1c.Ecosystem Effects: Bioaccumulation -- 18.1d.Bioaccumulation and the Partition Coefficient -- 18.1e.Nonpersistent Insecticides: Organophosphates and Carbamates -- 18.1f.Molecular Mechanism of Cholinesterase Inhibitors -- 18.1g.Naturallnsecticides -- 18.1h.Integrated Pest Management -- 18.2.Herbicides -- 18.2a.Molecular Mechanism of Glyphosate Inhibition; Genetic Engineering -- 18.3.Genetically Modified Organisms -- 18.3a.Genetically Modified Plants: Actualities and Potential -- 18.3b.Resistance to Genetically Modified Foods -- 18.3b.i.Moral Issues -- 18.3b.ii.Political Issues -- 18.3b.iii.Health and Environment Issues -- Problems -- Additional Reading -- ch. 19 Toxicity of Chemicals -- 19.1.Acute and Chronic Toxicity -- 19.2.Cancer -- 19.2a.Mechanisms -- 19.2b.Cancer Incidence and Testing -- 19.3.Hormonal Effects -- 19.3a.BisphenolA -- 19.4.Persistent Organic Pollutants: Dioxins and Polychlorinated Biphenyls -- 19.4a.Dioxins and Furans -- 19.4a.i.Toxicity -- 19.4a.ii.Paper Bleaching and Combustion Sources -- 19.4a.iii.Natural Sources? …”

Table of Contents: “…Pivotal role of organic acid secretion by rhizobacteria for plant growth promotion and bioremediation -- 4. Organic Farming – for Sustainable Production and Environmental Protection -- 5. …”
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Table of Contents: “…The Japanese shift from field-workers to farmers -- Blinky Joe, Red Mike, and Hobo Sam: bindlemen on the move -- As rotten as ever: jungle camps, slave markets, and the main stem -- The privilege of quitting: death, discontent, and alienation -- I've been robbed: the struggle to organize farm workers.…”
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Table of Contents: “…CLIMATE CHANGE -- Agronomy for Sustainable Agriculture: A Review -- Laws of Sustainable Soil Management -- Soils and Sustainable Agriculture: A Review -- Soils and Food Sufficiency: A Review -- Denitrification at Sub-Zero Temperatures in Arable Soils: A Review -- Re-Thinking the Conservation of Carbon, Water and Soil: A Different Perspective -- Cropping Systems, Carbon Sequestration and Erosion in Brazil: A Review -- Influence of Land Use on Carbon Sequestration and Erosion in Mexico: A Review -- Rhizodeposition of Organic C by Plant: Mechanisms and Controls -- Environmental Costs and Benefits of Transportation Biofuel Production from Food-and Lignocellulose-Based Energy Crops: A Review -- Grasslands for Bioenergy Production: A Review -- Plant Drought Stress: Effects, Mechanisms and Management -- GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS -- Pharmaceutical Crops in California, Benefits and Risks: A Review -- Coexistence of Genetically Modified and Non-GM Crops in the European Union: A Review -- Agro-Environmental Effects Due to Altered Cultivation Practices with Genetically Modified Herbicide-Tolerant Oilseed Rape and Implications for Monitoring: A Review -- Bacillus thuringiensis: Applications in Agriculture and Insect Resistance Management - A Review -- Genetically Modified Glyphosate-Tolerant Soybean in the USA: Adoption Factors, Impacts and Prospects - A Review -- BIODIVERSITY -- Small Eats Big: Ecology and Diversity of Bdellovibrio and Like Organisms, and their Dynamics in Predator-Prey Interactions -- Identification of Traits Implicated in the Rhizosphere Competence of Fluorescent Pseudomonads: Description of a Strategy Based on Population and Model Strain Studies -- Progress in Mechanisms of Mutual Effect between Plants and the Environment -- Biodiversity: Function and Assessment in Agricultural Areas: A Review -- Mixing Plant Species in Cropping Systems: Concepts, Tools and Models: A Review -- Saffron, An Alternative Crop for Sustainable Agricultural Systems: A Review -- Digital Imaging Information Technology Applied to Seed Germination Testing: A Review -- ALTERNATIVE CONTROL -- Managing Weeds with a Dualistic Approach of Prevention and Control: A Review -- Mechanical Destruction of Weeds: A Review -- Sustainable Pest Management for Cotton Production: A Review -- Role of Nutrients in Controlling Plant Diseases in Sustainable Agriculture: A Review -- Crop Protection, Biological Control, Habitat Management and Integrated Farming -- Using Grassed Strips to Limit Pesticide Transfer to Surface Water: A Review -- ALTERNATIVE FERTILISATION -- Recycling Biosolids and Lake-Dredged Materials to Pasture-based Animal Agriculture: Alternative Nutrient Sources for Forage Productivity and Sustainability: A Review -- Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation in Legume Nodules: Process and Signaling: A Review -- Factors Responsible for Nitrate Accumulation: A Review -- Role of Phosphate Solubilizing Microorganisms in Sustainable Agriculture - A Review -- Iron and Zinc Biofortification Strategies in Dicot Plants by Intercropping with Gramineous Species: A Review -- Soil Exploration and Resource Acquisition by Plant Roots: An Architectural and Modelling Point of View -- Methods for Studying Root Colonization by Introduced Beneficial Bacteria -- NEW FARMING SYSTEMS -- Sustainable Urban Agriculture in Developing Countries: A Review -- Nitrogen, Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security: A Review -- Conversion to Organic Farming: A Multidimensional Research Object at the Crossroads of Agricultural and Social Sciences - A Review -- Triggering Transitions Towards Sustainable Development of the Dutch Agricultural Sector: Trans Forum's Approach -- Spatialising Crop Models -- Iterative Design and Evaluation of Rule-Based Cropping Systems: Methodology and Case Studies - A Review -- Agri-Environmental Indicators to Assess Cropping and Farming Systems: A Review -- Methodological Progress in On-Farm Regional Agronomic Diagnosis: A Review -- Ex ante Assessment of the Sustainability of Alternative Cropping Systems: Implications for Using Multi-criteria Decision-Aid Methods - A Review -- Comparison of Methods to Assess the Sustainability of Agricultural Systems: A Review -- Soil-Erosion and Runoff Prevention by Plant Covers: A Review -- Integration of Soil Structure Variations with Time and Space into Models for Crop Management: A Review -- Management of Grazing Systems: From Decision and Biophysical Models to Principles for Action -- POLLUTANTS IN AGROSYSTEMS -- Cadmium in Soils and Cereal Grains After Sewage-Sludge Application on French Soils: A Review -- Mobility, Turnover and Storage of Pollutants in Soils, Sediments and Waters: Achievements and Results of the EU Project AquaTerra - A Review -- Effect of Metal Toxicity on Plant Growth and Metabolism: I. …”
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