ISBN: 9789380995113 - crop management and integrated farming (1 résultats)

Hardcover. Etat : New. Etat de la jaquette : New. 1st Edition. Contents: Preface. 1. Chemical crop protection research methods and challenges. 2. European initiative for sustainable development in agriculture a common codex for integrated farming. 3. Integrated crop-livestock farming systems. 4. Integrated nutrient management through residue recycling in low land integrated farming systems. 5. Integrated crop management. 6. Potential role of integrated farming systems for poverty alleviation in the Mekong basin. 7. The need for collective capacity: farmer networks and their role. 8. Pesticides and integrated farm management. 9. Fundamentals of sustainable agriculture. 10. The impacts of integrated farming to water quality. 11. Integration of soil, crop and weed management in low-external-input farming systems. 12. Integrated farming in human development - participatory learning for integrated farming. 13. Integrated dryland weed control in nature farming systems. 14. Remote sensing for crop management. 15. Organic farming system - an integrated approach for adoption under national horticulture mission. 16. Effects of soil and crop management practices on soil quality. 17. Co-generation of energy and feed/food in integrated farming systems for socio-economic and environmental benefits. 18. Sustainability of organic, integrated and conventional farming systems. Bibliography. Index. Self-reliance is the main objective of our farming projects, hence they should be oriented towards production. They should not be dependent on outside resources. An integrated approach to farming should include such areas as agriculture, horticulture, floriculture, sericulture, lacculture, apiculture, dairy farming, animal husbandry, irrigation, pisciculture, pest control, the proper use of fertilizers, cottage industries, energy production, research centres and water conservation. (jacket). …