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Organic Agriculture: Conventional farming vs organic farming
, 2020 Organic farming is the process of growing crops or livestock without any use of inorganic substances, viz, inorganic fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, growth hormones, or genetically modified organisms (GMOs). As the principle “feed the soil, not the plant” states, organic farming completely emphasizes on food security and soil health.
Nikumani Choudhury, Yadav, Arvind
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Planting geometry and seed tuber size effects on potato (Solanum tuberosum) productivity
The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2021 The experiment was conducted during rabi 2014-15 and 2015-16 at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (India) to optimize planting geometry (50 cm × 15 cm, 65 cm × 11.5 cm, 70 cm × 10.7 cm and 75 cm × 10 cm) and seed tuber size (25-35 mm, 35-45 mm ...
VIVEK KUMAR, C S AULAKH, JASHANJOT KAUR
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Plant Production Science, 2010 Characterization of the release of degradable components of cover crops is important for determining the quality of soil nutrients for the following crop and weed occurrence. We have examined the temporal changes in soil phenolic carbon (C) and nitrogen (
Jwa-Kyung Sung +7 more
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Composition and sensory properties of sour cherry cultivars
International Journal of Horticultural Science, 2010 Fruits of different sour cherry varieties cultivated, in 2008 and 2009, under organic farming and integrated cultivation conditions were analysed for their quality attributes, antioxidant activity and subjected to sensory evaluation..
D. Bánáti +7 more
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 Compost is frequently served as the first reservoir for plants to recruit rhizosphere microbiome when used as growing substrate in the seedling nursery.
Ning Wang +13 more
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Organic farming in India: a vision towards a healthy nation
Food Quality and Safety, 2020 Food quality and safety are the two important factors that have gained ever-increasing attention in general consumers. Conventionally grown foods have immense adverse health effects due to the presence of higher pesticide residue, more nitrate, heavy ...
Suryatapa Das, A. Chatterjee, T. Pal
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Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023 IntroductionThe decomposition of plant litter mass is responsible for substantial carbon fluxes and remains a key process regulating nutrient cycling in natural and managed ecosystems.
Surigaoge Surigaoge +8 more
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Scientific Reports, 2020 Demands upon the sustainability of farming are increasing in step with climate change and diversity loss. Organic farming offers a viable approach. To further improve organic management, three strategies with potential to enhance soil quality are being ...
M. Krauss +5 more
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Effect of FYM and silicon on productivity of organic sweet corn (Zea mays saccharata)
The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2021 Sweet corn (Zea mays saccharata) under organic farming is becoming popular in India. Field experiment was conducted during 2019 and 2020 to investigate the effect of nitrogen through FYM and silicon on growth and yield of sweet corn under organic farming
B SRI SAI SIDDARTHA NAIK +5 more
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SustainabilityOrganic farming, which is deeply rooted in traditional agricultural practices, has witnessed a profound evolution over the last century. Transitioning from a grassroots initiative resisting the industrialization of agriculture to a global industry ...
D. Panday +3 more
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