Contents

Foreword

Preface

About the Editors

Contributors

Section 1 
Current Scenario and Principles

1. Organic Horticulture : Current Trend, Prospects and Strategies / H. P. Singh

Section 2 
Technological Advances

2. Emerging Technologies in Organic Production of Fruit Crops / B. M. C. Reddy and R. A. Ram

3. Technological Advances in Organic Farming of Plantation Crops / George V. Thomas

4. Technological Intervention for Organic Production of Cashew / N. Yadukumar, M. G. Nayak and M. G. Bhat

5. Prospects of Organic Vegetable Cultivation in India / M. Prabhakar and S. S. Hebbar

6. Potentials in Organic Farming of Spices / V. A. Parthasarathy, V. Srinivasan and R. Dinesh

7. Organic Production of Seed Spices / S. K. Malhotra

8. Organic Farming Technologies for Arid Horticulture / T. A. More and B. D. Sharma

9. Soil Health : The Key to Success of Organic Agriculture / K. V. Ahamed Bavappa

10. Advances and Approaches in Ecofriendly Pest Management in Organic Agriculture / C. P. R. Nair

11. Achieving Eco-friendly Management of Pests and Diseases Using Bioresources in Organic Horticulture / R. Samiyappan

Section 3 
Input Management

12. Organic Amendment for Production of Black Pepper (Piper nigrum) / Hemant G. Hegde and M. S. Lokesh

13. Organic Cultivation of Medicinal Plants as Inter/Mixed Crops in Coconut Gardens / H. P. Maheswarappa, D. V. Srinivasa Reddy, V. Krishnakumar, P. Subramanian and R. Dhanapal

14. On Farm Recycling of Biomass for Sustainable Farming : An Analysis of Farmers' Experiences in the Production and Use of Vermicompost / C. Thamban, C. Palaniswami and K. Muralidharan

15. Effect of Different Nutrient Enriched Compost on Cashew Root Stock / Mini Poduval and Tapas Biswas

Section 4 
Organics Versus Inorganics

16. Evaluation of Organic Management System for Sustainable Production of Turmeric / V. Srinivasan, K. P. Sangeeth, M. Shamsudeen, C. K. Thankamani, S. Hamza, T. J. Zachariah and A. Kumar

17. Agronomic, Nutritional and Economic Implications of Organic Elephant Foot Yam Production / G. Suja and S. Sundaresan

18. Effect of Organics and Integrated Nutrient Management on Coconut / T. B. Basavaraju and M. Hanumanthappa

19. Yield and Nutrient Status of Coconut as Influenced by Different Sources of Nutrients in Sandy Soil of Konkan Region of Maharashtra / D. D. Nagwekar, V. S. Desai, V. S. Sawant, S. C. Talashikar, P. M. Haldandar, A. D. Rangwala, S. Arulraj and B. B. Jadhav

20. Performance of Coconut Palms During Pre and Post-Cyclonic Period in Response to Nutrient Management in Littoral Sand of Costal Orissa / D. K. Dash, D. P. Ray and S. C. Sahu

21. Potential for Biomass Recycling in Oil Palm / S. Sunitha, M. V. M. Shareef and M. Kochu Babu

22. Studies on Organic and Biodynamic Agriculture in Tea / B. Radhakrishnan, R. Sasidhar and P. Sankaranarayanan

23. Standardisation of Organic Farming Practices for Banana var. Nendran / R. Pushpakumari, K. R. Sheela, C. Nandakumar and Annamma George

24. Comparative Evaluation of Soil Health and Fertility Under Organic, Inorganic and Integrated Nutrient Management in Coconut Based Mixed Farming System / C. Palnaniswami, George V. Thomas, P. Subramanian, R. Dhanapal and V. Selvamani

Section 5 
Soil Health Management

25. Coconut Leaf Vermiwash for Soil Health Improvement and Quality Yield of Vegetable Crops : Validation in Farmer's Fields / Murali Gopal, Alka Gupta, B. T. Rayudu and George V. Thomas

26. Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria from Selected Clones of Hevea Brasiliensis / Kochuthresiamma Joseph, T. V. Ajitha Mohan, Shaji Philip, Amith Abraham, Roshni Susan Elias, Geetha Jose, V. K. Arunkumar and C. Kuruvilla Jacob

27. Biomass and Nutrient Addition in a Cycle of Rubber Plantation / K. K. Ambily, A. Ulaganathan, Annie Philip, Sankar Meti, A. N. Sasidharan Nair, M. D. Jessy and N. Usha Nair

28. Phosphorus Mobilization by Leguminous Cover Crops Grown in Rubber Plantations / P. Prasannakumari, M. D. Jessy, Annie Philip, A. N. S. Nair and N. Usha Nair

29. Evaluation of Soil Quality in Vegetable Based Cropping System Under Organic Practices / P. Panneerselvam, A. N. Ganeshamurthy, B. S. Prabhakar, S. S. Hebbar and P. R. Ramesh

30. Windrow Composting of Sugar and Distillery Industrial Wastes : Evolution of Temperature, Chemical Transformation and Phytotoxicity / G. C. Satisha and L. Devarajan

31. Production of Quality Bio-manure from Non-conventional Organisms : A Preliminary Study / Joycy Rodrigues and Parashurama Chandravanshi

32. Potential Phosphate Solubilising Bacteria from Various Soils of Kerala / Priya Nair, R. Poornima, R. S. Misra and K. Susan John

33. Studies on the Biology and Composting Efficiency of Eisenia foetida (Savigny) and Eudrilus eugeniae (Kinberg) in Tea Plantations / B. Radhakrishnan and P. Mahendran

34. New Record on Decomposition of Legume Biomass by Soil Insect in Cashew Ecosystem / D. Sundararaju

Section 6
 Plant Health Management

35. Identification of Indicator Plants for Early Detection of Basal Stem Rot (Ganoderma Wilt) of Coconut / K. B. Palanna, T. B. Basavaraju, B. Boraiah and N. E. Thyagaraj

36. Effect of Vermiwash on Radopholus Similes on Coconut Seedlings / V. K. Sosamma

37. Role of Pseudomonas fluorescens in the Biological Control of Leaf Blight of Coconut / B. Meena and K. Rajamanickam

38. Effect of Botanicals in Inhibiting Grwoth and infection of Lasiodiplodia theobromae, the Causal Organism of Rotting and Immature Nut Fall of Coconut / S. Venugopal and R. Chandramohanan

39. Evaluation of Antagonistic Potential of Trichoderma Isolates Against Pythium aphanidermatum (Edson) Fitz. Causing Rhizome Rot in Turmeric (Curcuma Longa L.) / K. Anoop and R. Suseela Bhai

40. Inhibition of Polypathogenic Fungi by Leaf Extract of Matty (Ailanthus triphysa, Mill.) and Guava (Psidium guajava L.) / J. Jacob, V. Sinoby, N. S. Saritha, U. Sheeba and J. Shirmila

41. Antagonistic Effect of Trichoderma against Soil-Borne Plant Pathogens / R. Poornima, Priya Nair, R. S. Misra and M. L. Jeeva

42. Large Scale Field Validation of Biocontrol Strategy for Management of Coconut Leaf Eating Caterpillar Opisina arenosella Walker Utilizing Indigenous Parasitoids / Chandrika Mohan, C. P. R. Nair and P. Rajan

43. Management of Rhinoceros Beetle Oryctes rhinoceros L. in Coconut Gardens by Biocontrol Method / C. P. R. Nair, P. Rajan, Chandrika Mohan and Murali Gopal

44. Evaluation of Organic Pest Management Techniques Against Tea Mosquito Bug in Cashew / D. Sundararaju, P. Shivarama Bhat and T. N. Raviprasad

45. Field Evaluation of Methyl Eugenol Traps for Controlling Mango Fruit Flies Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) in Homesteads / T. Sivakumar and P. Anithakumari

46. Entomopathogenic Fungi for the Biological Control of Important Pests of Vegetable Crops / T. Jiji, R. Praveena, A. Naseema and G. Suja

Section 7 
Issues

47. Organic Farming in Coconut : Developmental Issues / Thomas Mathew

Section 8 Quality Control and Certification

48. Organic Farming : Quality Control Standards and Certification / Mathew Sebastian

Annexures