Building Soils for Better Crops
This book is a practical guide to ecological soil management that provides background information as well as details of ...
Management of Root-Knot Nematode in Vegetable Crops
There are many situations in the vegetable industry where crops are planted into fields where the root-knot nematode population ...
The Science of Composting
This book chapter begins with an overview of the chemical, physical, and biological changes that occur during thermophilic composting, ...
Strategies for soil conservation in no-tillage and organic farming systems
This article from the Journal of Soil and Water Conservation discusses the outcomes of a long-term experiment comparing selected ...
Managing Cover Crops Profitably
This handbook published by the Sustainable Agriculture Network in the United States provides helpful maps and charts, detailed narratives ...
Diverse Cover Crop Mixes for Good Soil Health
This article discusses the benefits and challenges of incorporating mixed cover crops into a farming system. Download PDF ...
Soils Alive! Understanding and Managing Soil Biology on Tasmanian Farms
This guide developed by DPIWE aims to provide landholders with: a better understanding of the importance of soil biology ...
Sustainable Management of Soil-borne Plant Diseases
Soil-borne diseases result from a reduction of biodiversity of soil organisms. Restoring beneficial organisms that attack, repel, or otherwise ...
Advanced Biological Farming
One of the leading authorities on biological farming, Zimmer is recognized for improving farming by restoring soils. Arguing that ...
Plant Nutrition Basics: Understanding the Principles to Optimise the Practices
This presentation by Patrick Brown from the University of California provides an outline of the principles of plant nutrition ...
Curing Compost: An antidote for thermal processing
This presentation by Patrick Brown from the University of California provides an outline of the principles of plant nutrition ...
Pests, Diseases and Disorders of Sweetpotato: A field identification guide
This guide enables field identification of the insects, diseases and disorders of Sweetpotato by providing: photos written description damage ...