Organic Farming in Plantation Crops

by P Chowdappa, V Krishnakumar

ISBN: 9789386949141
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Imprint : Daya Publishing House
Year : 2018
Price : Rs. 13995.00
Biblio : xviii+384 p., figs., tabls., col.plts., ind., 25 cm

Author Profile

Dr. V. Krishnakumar is Principal Scientist (Agronomy) & Head, ICAR-Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, Regional Station, Kayamkulam, Kerala. He is a recipient of the ICAR Outstanding Team Research Award for Horticulture (2005-06), R L Narasimha Swamy Award (2010) and Fellow of the Indian Society for Plantation Crops. He has edited eight books and published more than 75 research and technical articles apart from contributing chapters in various books, technical bulletins etc. Dr. Pallem Chowdappa received M.Sc. in 1980 from Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupathi, Ph.D in 1985 from Mangalore University, Mangalore, Karnataka. He became Director, ICAR-Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, Kasaragod in September, 2014. Dr. Chowdappa is specialized in molecular plant pathology. He attended international training program on 'Oomycetes bioinformatics' at Virginia Tech, USA in 2014. Dr. Chowdappa was awarded DFID fellowship for Post-Doctoral research at CABI Bioscience, UK in 1998. Dr.Chowdappa has published more than 120 research papers in leading national and inter­national journals, 12 books, 35 technical bulletins, 42 book chapters and 5 experimental manuals.

About The Book

In order to popularize organic farming among the farmers, it is felt that such technologies without the use of any inorganic fertilizers and plant protection chemicals are made available to them. Though many technologies have been generated but, there continues to be considerable gap between the needs and availability. This book, “Organic Farming in Plantation Crops” written by experts in the field, covering organic farming practices of important plantation crops, tries to bridge this gap. As valuable source of information to all those involved in organic farming including scientists, developmental personnel, policy makers, NGOs and farmers, it is expected to stimulate and motivate more intensified R & D efforts, favourable policy initiatives to spread organic farming of plantation crops at the grass roots level for the production of safe food under healthy environmental conditions.

Table of Contents

Foreword v Preface vii List of Contributors xv 1. Organic Farming: Global Scenario 1 2. Organic Farming in Coconut 17 3. Organic Farming in Arecanut 67 4. Organic Farming in Cocoa 87 5. Organic Farming in Cashew 123 6. Organic Farming in Coffee 159 7. Organic Farming in Tea 189 8. Organic Farming in Spices 215 9. Organic Farming in Oil Palm 249 10. Organic Plant Protection Technologies 283 11. Organic Farming Practices in Palms and Cocoa: Field Level Scenario and Future Strategies 305 12. Quality Control Standards and Organic Certification for Plantation Crops 317 13. Transition towards Organic Farming: Policies, Problems and Prospects 333 Index 341 Colour Plates 367