Organic Farming : Principles and Practices

After the advent of the 'Green Revolution' and the introduction with it of chemical farming and high fertilizer response hybrids, several changes came about in agricultural practices.As a result, pest and diseases attacks on crops increased to a great extent.The chemical pesticides and fertilizers polluted the natural environment in various ways causing a lot of health hazards. the only solution to these myriad problems is to convert to organic methods of cultivation. Agro - climate conditions in India and our agricultural biodiversity are conducive to organic agriculture and, hence, offer tremendous scope for cultivation of a wide range of organic products. This book provides reliable information on principles and practices of organic food production and will be highly useful for students, teachers, researchers, botanists and agriculturists.

Dr. S. Anitta Fanish is working as research associate at Directorate of Crop Management, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India.