Agriculture & Allied Sciences

Organic Production of Vegetable Crops
Editor: Mahesh Kumar Rana, PhD

Organic Production of Vegetable Crops

Now on Press
Pub Date: Forthcoming July 2025
Hardback Price: see ordering info
Hard ISBN: 9781774918005
E-Book ISBN: 9781003539049
Pages: 764ppw/index
Binding Type: hardback / ebook
Notes: 13 color and 14 b/w illustrations

Organic vegetable farming is a valuable way to ensure sustainability and increase profitability and is thus in high demand today. Boasting a vast scope, particularly in developed countries, organic vegetable farming involves the use of biological resources, avoiding the use of synthetic substances for maintaining soil productivity and ecological balance, thereby minimizing wastage and environmental pollution. This new book, Organic Production of Vegetable Crops, provides a comprehensive introduction and covers a wide range of topics on successful production of organic vegetable crops.

The book introduces the concept, importance, and scope of organic farming, highlighting best practices and the do’s and don’ts of organic farming. It then goes on to cover crucial topics on organic vegetable production, including methods for enhancing soil fertility, green manuring, role of biofertilizers, composting methods, agricultural waste, coir composting, biodynamic vegetable farming, botanical and biocontrol agents, and much more. The book also explores important subjects in organic farming such as the potential of zero-budget natural farming, nonconventional vermicomposting in organic farming, biodynamic vegetable farming, plant disease management, and processing and quality control for organic foods. In addition, the book discusses the export opportunities and challenges faced in organic farming.

Developed as a book for a university course on organic vegetable production technology, this new book provides a valuable introduction and overview for students, teachers, researchers, and farmers engaged in organic vegetable production.



CONTENTS:
Preface

1. Concept, Importance, and Scope of Organic Farming
Sonia Sood, M. K. Rana, and H. K. Dhillon

2. Concepts and Principles of Organic Farming
Sonia Sood, Jasdeep Kaur, and Vakul Sood

3. Export Opportunities and Challenges in Organic Farming
P. Prashanth, M. Jagan Mohan Reddy, and Pranoy Ray

4. Organic Production of Vegetable Crops
L. Pugalendhi, M. Velmurugan, and N. A. Tamilselvi

5. Environmental Friendly Methods for Soil Disinfestation
Dipika Sahoo, P. Mahapatra, and I. Panigrahi

6. Potential of Zero-Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) for Sustainable Vegetable Production
Sonia Sood and Shweta

7. Organic Methods for Enhancing Soil Fertility
Dhanbir Singh, Aditi Badiyala, and Rewangini Ranjha

8. Green Manuring in Organic Vegetable Production
Ganesan K, Pavithran P and Nikhil Thakur


9. Role of Panchagavya on the Growth and Health of Vegetable Crops
Anandakumar Selvaraj and M. K. Rana

10. Role of Biofertilizers in Organic Vegetable Production
M. Gnanachitra, D. Balachandar, and Jasdeep Kaur

11. Role of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) in Organic Vegetables Production
Ranjith Sellappan and Kalaiselvi Thangavel

12. Agricultural Wastes: Their Implications and Management
Isha Thakur, Raj Paul Sharma, and Sunil Kumar

13. Methods of Composting in Organic Farming
Megha Dubey, Sunil Kumar, and Moola Ram

14. Nonconventional Vermicompost for Improving Crop Productivity and Quality
Dibyendu Chatterjee, Sudip Kumar Dutta, and Abhijit Pradhan

15. Coir Composting: A Novel Way of Manuring in Organic Farming
K. Elango, P. Sujithra, and E. Sobhana

16. Biodynamic Vegetable Farming
Dipika Sahoo and Mahendra Prasad Das

17. Indigenous Technical Knowledge in Organic Vegetable Farming
J. Renugadevi, P. R. Renganayaki, and Anuradha

18. Role of Botanicals and Biocontrol Agents in Organic Farming
Ekta Kaushik, R. Sridevi, and M. K. Rana

19. Good Agricultural and Management Practices in Vegetable Production
Baseerat Afroza, Jasdeep Kaur, and R. Swarnapriya

20. Crop Rotation in Organic Farming
Baseerat Afroza, Nikhil Thakur, and M. K. Rana

21. Mulching in Organic Production of Vegetable Crops
M. K. Rana, Megha Dubey, and Nikhil Thakur

22. Weed Management in Organic Vegetable Production
Sanbagavalli S., Jeeva M., and Jasdeep Kaur

23. Pest Management in Organic Vegetable Farming
G. Vijayalakshmi and K. Elango

24. Management of Nematodes in Organic Vegetables Production
K. Poornima and R. K. Walia

25. Disease Management in Organic Vegetable Production
P. Latha, M. Karthikeyan, and I. Johnson

26. Induction of MAMP-Mediated Immunity for the Management of Viral Diseases of Vegetable Crops
K. Kalpana, R. Oviya, P. Anbazhagan, and S. Thiruvudainambi

27. Participatory Guarantee Groups for Organic Produce
D. Sahoo and R. Jansirani

28. Organic Certification
D. Sahoo and R. Jansirani

29. Processing and Quality Control for Organic Foods
P. Karthik Reddy and Nihar Ranjan Sahoo

Index


About the Authors / Editors:
Editor: Mahesh Kumar Rana, PhD
Retired Professor, Department of Vegetable Science, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar; Lecturer, Agriculture in NCERT Regional College of Education, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India

Mahesh Kumar Rana, PhD, is a retired professor who had a brilliant academic career. He served as Professor in the Department of Vegetable Science at CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, and as Lecturer on Agriculture at the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. He is specialized in the field of abiotic stress, vegetable physiology, and postharvest technology and processing of fruits and vegetables. Dr. Rana has a broad experience of 34 years in the field of teaching at CCS Haryana Agricultural University, and as a teacher, he has taught more than 20 different courses to students of undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctorate degrees; delivered lectures in training programs; and given talks on radio as well as on television on topics related to vegetable science. A prolific writer, he has published 120 book chapters, 25 research reviews, 95 research papers, 40 research abstracts, and 113 scientific articles in sundry books, journals, and magazines of scientific repute. He also has written 18 books, 15 teaching manuals, two technical bulletins on spices, and edited three symposia abstracts, two symposia proceedings, two issues of the Haryana Journal of Horticultural Sciences, and one compendium. He served as an Executive Councilor and Editor of the Haryana Journal of Horticultural Sciences and as a joint secretary of the national symposium organized by the Horticultural Society of Haryana. He has also worked as paper reviewer for several national societies. Dr. Rana is a life member of 11 professional bodies and societies and has been an examiner at different universities. He has guided 15 MSc and three PhD students.




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