Genetic Engineering, Biofertilisation, Soil Quality and Organic Farming

Eric Lichtfouse (1)

1 ASD - Agronomy for Sustainable Development

Contents: 1. Avidin and plant biotechnology to control pests; Rene Kizek. 2. Cover crops for sustainable agrosystems in the Americas; Johannes M.S. Scholberg. 3. Cover crops in agrosystems, innovations and applications; Johannes M.S. Scholberg. 4. Improving bioavailability of phosphate rock for organic farming; Anthony. C. Edwards. 5. Mixed cropping and suppression of soilborne diseases; Gerbert A. Hiddink. 6. Decreasing nitrate leaching in vegetable crops with better N management; Francesco Agostini. 7. Manures spills and remediation methods to improve water quality; Shalamar D. Armstrong. 8. Cropping systems management, soil microbial communities and soil biological fertility; Dean Spaner. 9. Cyanobacterial reclamation of salt affected soil; Nirbhay Kumar Singh. 10. Measuring environmental sustainability of intensive poultry rearing system; Antonio Boggia. 11. Compost use in organic farming; Eva Erhart. 12. Beneficial microorganisms for sustainable agriculture; Arshad Javaid. 13. Foliar fertilization for sustainable crop production; Seshadri Kannan.

Mots clés: Avidin; pest control; cover crops; phosphate fertiliser; nitrate pollution; N management; water quality; manure spills; soil microbes; salt stress; soil fertility; cyanobacteria; poultry; organic farming; compost; beneficial microbes; foliar fertilisation

Domaines: Science des sols; Biotechnologies; Biotechnologie; Ingénierie de l'environnement

Eric Lichtfouse. Genetic Engineering, Biofertilisation, Soil Quality and Organic Farming. Springer, pp.390, 2010, ⟨10.1007/978-90-481-8741-6⟩. ⟨hal-00550351⟩