Biological Husbandry. A Scientific Approach to Organic Farming

Content: 
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
FOREWORD, Pages v-vi
INTRODUCTION: ORIGINS OF THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGICAL HUSBANDRY, Pages xi-xiii
1 - AN AGRICULTURE FOR THE FUTURE, Pages 1-14
Introduction, Pages 17-18
2 - PRIORITIES FOR SOIL USE IN TEMPERATE CLIMATES, Pages 19-37
3 - ORGANIC MATTER CYCLES IN TROPICAL SOILS AND HUSBANDRY SYSTEMS (with special reference to Africa), Pages 39-66
4 - PLANT–MICROBIAL INTERACTIONS, Pages 67-78
5 - INFLUENCE OF AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE ON SOIL INVERTEBRATE ANIMALS, Pages 79-98
6 - THE COMPOSTING OF AGRICULTURAL WASTES, Pages 99-111
Introduction, Page 115
7 - BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL, Pages 117-127
8 - THE PLACE OF AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS IN BIOLOGICAL HUSBANDRY, Pages 129-134
9 - PRACTICAL PROBLEMS OF ENERGY SAVING AND RECYCLING IN BIOLOGICAL HUSBANDRY, Pages 135-144
10 - THE RELATIONSHIP OF BIOTECHNOLOGY TO BIOLOGICAL HUSBANDRY, Pages 145-156
11 - LIMITING FACTORS IN BIOLOGICAL HUSBANDRY—A BIOCHEMICAL APPROACH, Pages 157-168
12 - ALLELOCHEMICALS IN A FUTURE AGRICULTURE, Pages 169-180
13 - THE ROLE OF SEAWEED IN ‘CLOSED CYCLE’ AGRICULTURE, Page 181
Introduction, Pages 185-186
14 - THE SCOPE FOR BIOLOGICAL AGRICULTURE IN NIGERIA, Pages 187-192
15 - DEVELOPING STABLE AND PRODUCTIVE BIOLOGICAL CROPPING SYSTEMS FOR THE HUMID TROPICS, Pages 193-203
16 - AN APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY FOR INDIAN AGRICULTURE, Pages 205-217
17 - THE EFFECTS OF THREE ORGANIC MATERIALS ON THE CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITY OF THREE UGANDAN SOILS, Pages 219-226
18 - MINIMUM TILLAGE AND MULCH FARMING IN THE SEMIARID AREAS OF EAST AFRICA, Page 227
19 - INDIAN AGRICULTURE—WAS ALBERT HOWARD RIGHT? A REASSESSMENT OF HIS PIONEERING CONTRIBUTIONS, Page 229
20 - BIOLOGICAL AGRICULTURE AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS, Page 231
Introduction, Page 235
21 - THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF BIODYNAMIC AGRICULTURE, Pages 237-250
22 - THE BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY OF SMALLHOLDINGS, Pages 251-263
23 - ORGANIC FIELD CROP PRODUCTION IN THE MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES, Pages 265-278
24 - DEVELOPING AGRICULTURE OF VILLAGE COMMUNITY PROJECTS IN THE WESTERN SOLOMONS, Page 279
25 - AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ARK PROJECT AS A MODEL FOR ECOLOGICAL FOOD PRODUCTION, Page 281
Introduction, Page 285
26 - A QUALITATIVE COMPARISON BETWEEN CONVENTIONAL AND BIOLOGICAL AGRICULTURE, Pages 287-300
27 - ENERGY UTILIZATION IN ORTHODOX AND BIOLOGICAL AGRICULTURE: A COMPARISON, Pages 301-317
28 - ELEMENTS OF ANALYSIS OF BIOLOGICAL HUSBANDRY METHODS ON FOUR FARMS IN SOUTH-EASTERN FRANCE, Pages 319-326
29 - ANALYSIS OF VEGETABLES PRODUCED BY ORTHODOX AND BIOLOGICAL METHODS; SOME PRELIMINARY RESULTS, Pages 327-328
30 - FEEDING THE WORLD, Pages 331-338
INDEX, Pages 339-352