Organic farming - Abadilla, Domingo C. (Quezon City AFA Publications, Inc., 1982)
CHAPTER 1 - WHY ORGANIC FARMING: Petrochemicals -- The alternative - organiculture.
CHAPTER 2 - ORGANIC FARMING IN CHINA: More yield from less land -- In search of alternatives -- Law of diminishing return -- Sludge better than compost -- Biological control -- Composting -- Azolla -- water plants -- Poscript.
CHAPTER 3 - FERTILIZING THE SOIL THE CHEMICAL WAY: Ill effects of chemical fertilizers.
CHAPTER 4 - FERTILIZING THE SOIL THE NATURAL WAY: Organic matter -- Compost -- Composting methods -- Indore process -- Humus -- The earthworm -- Mycorrhiza -- Howard on Myccorhiza -- Trace Elements -- Nitrogen-fixing bacteria -- Animal manure -- Manure Power -- Multicropping -- Crop rotation -- Companion planting -- Mulching -- Wood ashes.
CHAPTER 5 - PEST AND DISEASE CONTROL THE CHEMICAL WAY.
CHAPTER 6 - PEST AND DISEASE CONTROL THE NATURAL WAY: Integrated Pest Control -- Controlling insects the Organic Way.
CHAPTER 7 - SOIL, NUTRITION AND HEALTH: Transferring health through food.
BG-18014 donated by Dr. david B. Baradas (April 27, 2023)
Keywords: Organic farming