TY  - BOOK
TI  - Organic farming handbook
SN  - 978163239-494-1
U1  - Ref 631.584 Or35 2015 
PY  - 2015///
CY  - New York
PB  - Callisto Reference
KW  - Organic farming
N1  - Chapter 1 organic farming and landscape: experiences and perceptions in Alt Emporda (Catalonia, NE Spain) - Xose A. Armesto-Lopez –
Chapter 2 The effect of sustainable and organic farming systems on the balance of biogenic elements and changes of agrochemical properties in Gleyic Cambisol - Stanislava Maiksteniene and Laura Masilionyte –
Chapter 3 Assessment of proximate and phytochemical composition for evaluation of nutritive values of some plants obtained from Iran and India - Ali Aberoumand –
Chapter 4 Ecological footprint and carbon footprint of organic and conventional agrofoods production, processing and services - Iuliana Vintila –
Chapter 5 Seed and crop production of yardlong bean under organic farming system - Raumjit Nokkoul, Quanchit Santipracha and Wullop Santipracha –
Chapter 6 Technologies and varieties of fodder beet in organic farming - Hana Honsova, Frantisek Hnilicka, David Becka and Vaclav Hejnak –
Chapter 7 Evolution of nitrogen compounds during grape ripening from organic and non-organic monastrell-nitrogen consumption and volatile formation in alcoholic fermentation –
Chapter 8 Wheat growing and quality in organic farming - Petr Konvalina, Zdenek Stehno, Ivana Capouchova and Jan Moudry –
Chapter 9 Weed biology and weed management in organic farming - Anneli Lundkvist and Theo Verwijst –
Chapter 10 Plant extracts from Mexican native species: an alternative for control of plant pathogens - Francisco Daniel Hernandez Castillo, Francisco Castillo Reyes, Gabriel Gallegos Morales, Raul Rodriguez Herrera and Cristobal N. Aguilar

N2  - "This book aims at presenting a number of studies on the subject of organic farming in order to enable the readers to compare results, methods and conclusions. Therefore, studies from different parts of the world have been included in the form of different topics. It is expected that this opportunity to compare results from different countries will give way to a new perspective on the subject, allowing the typical characteristics of organic agriculture and organic food to be understood more clearly. The renowned experts who have contributed in this book have shared their experience and expertise in this book for the benefit of researchers and students from all over the world and to help them in reaching new results in the field of organic agriculture and organic food.
The researches compiled throughout the book are authentic and of high quality, combining several disciplines and from very diverse regions from around the world. Drawing on the contributions of many researchers from diverse countries, the book's objective is to provide the readers with the latest achievements in the area of research. This book will surely be a source of knowledge to all interested and researching the field.
In the end, I would like to express my deep sense of gratitude to all the authors for meeting the set deadlines in completing and submitting their research chapters. I would also like to thank the publisher for the support offered to us throughout the course of the book. Finally, I extend my sincere thanks to my family for being a constant source of inspiration and encouragement."
- Editor
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