Produce more abundant, high-quality crops with the information youll find in this book!Recent concerns over environmental pollution and food quality degradation caused by the excessive use of chemicals have prompted scientists and policymakers to re-evaluate modern agricultural processes and search for alternatives that will aid in the production of healthy foods and the protection of our environment. Nature Farming and Microbial Applications summarizes current research in the field, highlighting unique practices such as the use of microbial inoculants and various alternatives to chemical fertilizers and pesticides. The principles of nature farming, as set forth by Japanese philosopher Mokichi Okada, must fulfill these requirements: producing safe and nutritious food that promotes good health providing economic and spiritual benefits to both producers and consumers being sustainable and easily practiced conserving and protecting the environment producing sufficient high-quality food for an expanding world populationTo this end, Nature Farming and Microbial Applications addresses issues of concern to organic farmers, including: soil fertility pest control effective microorganisms photosynthesis transpiration plant-water relations stress resistance of growing cropsThis well-referenced volume contains unique and original methods of modeling and analysis. It will be used again and again as a reference source for students and researchers.
Preface xv PART I: NATURE FARMING Nature Farming: History, Principles and Perspectives 1(10) Hui-lian Xu Classical Farming Systems of China 11(12) Zitong Gong Putian Lin Jie Chen Xuefeng Hu Production and Application of Organic Materials as Fertilizers 23(18) Shuxun Mo Biological Practices and Soil Conservation in Southern China 41(8) Xuezheng Shi Ying Liang Zitong Gong Ecosystem Immunity as a Strategy for Controlling Insect Pests in a Biotic Community 49(14) Fumiki Takahashi Long-Term Changes in the Soil Properties and Soil Macrofauna and Mesofauna of an Agricultural Field in Northern Japan During Transition from Chemical-Intensive Farming to Nature Farming 63(14) Yoshio Nakamura Tokuko Fujikawa Masao Fujita Phytophthora Resistance of Organic-Fertilized Tomato Plants 77(8) Ran Wang Hui-lian Xu Md. Amin U. Mridha Evaluating Soil Organic Matter Changes Induced by Reclamation 85(12) Xiaoju Wang Hui-lian Xu Zitong Gong Organic Wastes for Improving Soil Physical Properties and Enhancing Plant Growth in Container Substrates 97(16) Nsalambi V. Nkongolo Jean Caron Fabienne Gauthier Mitate Yamada `Kachiwari--A Disease Resistant and Nature Farming Adaptable Pumpkin Variety 113(6) Toshio Nakagawara Nature Farming Practices for Apple Production in Japan 119(8) Masao Fujita Effects of Organic Farming Practices on Photosynthesis, Transpiration and Water Relations, and Their Contributions to Fruit Yield and the Incidence of Leaf-Scorch in Pear Trees 127(12) Hui-lian Xu Xiaoju Wang Masao Fujita PART II: MICROBIAL APPLICATIONS Soil-Root Interface Water Potential in Sweet Corn as Affected by Organic Fertilizer and a Microbial Inoculant 139(18) Hui-lian Xu Biological Control of Common Bunt (Tilletia tritici) 157(16) Anders Borgen Mehrnaz Davanlou Effects of Organic Fertilizers and a Microbial Inoculant on Leaf Photosynthesis and Fruit Yield and Quality of Tomato Plants 173(10) Hui-lian Xu Ran Wang Md. Amin U. Mridha Effects of a Microbial Inoculant and Organic Fertilizers on the Growth, Photosynthesis and Yield of Sweet Corn 183(32) Hui-lian Xu Use of Effective Microorganisms to Suppress Malodors of Poultry Manure 215(8) Weijiong Li Yongzhen Ni Effects of a Microbial Inoculant, Organic Fertilization and Chemical Fertilizer on Water Stress Resistance of Sweet Corn 223(12) Hui-lian Xu Effect of a Microbial Inoculant on Stomatal Response of Maize Leaves 235(10) Hui-lian Xu Xiaoju Wang Jihua Wang Modeling Photosynthesis Decline of Excised Leaves of Sweet Corn Plants Grown with Organic and Chemical Fertilization 245(10) Hui-lian Xu Xiaoju Wang Jihua Wang Properties and Applications of an Organic Fertilizer Inoculated with Effective Microorganisms 255(14) Kengo Yamada Hui-lian Xu Effect of Organic Fertilizer and Effective Microorganisms on Growth, Yield and Quality of Paddy-Rice Varieties 269(6) Shinji Iwaishi Effect of Microbial Inoculation on Soil Microorganisms and Earthworm Communities: A Preliminary Study 275(10) Zhiping Cao Weijiong Li Qinlong Sun Yongliang Ma Qin Xu Mycorrhizal Associations and Their Manipulation for Long-Term Agricultural Stability and Productivity 285(18) Uma K. Aryal Hui-lian Xu Nature Farming with Vesicular-Arbuscular Mycorrhizae in Bangladesh 303(10) Md. Amin U. Mridha Hui-lian Xu Effects of Organic and Chemical Fertilizers and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Inoculation on Growth and Quality of Cucumber and Lettuce 313(12) Hui-lian Xu Ran Wang Md. Amin U. Mridha Nodulation Status and Nitrogenase Activity of Some Legume Tree Species in Bangladesh 325(12) Uma K. Aryal M. K. Hossain Md. Amin U. Mridha Hui-lian Xu Application of Microbial Fertilizers in Sustainable Agriculture 337(12) Zhengao Li Huayong Zhang Beneficial Microorganisms and Metabolites Derived from Agriculture Wastes in Improving Plant Health and Protection 349(18) Dezhong Shen Approaches to Biological Control of Nematode Pests by Natural Products and Enemies 367(30) Mohammad Akhtar Index 397
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