Managing energy, nutrients, and pests in organic field crops. ([2014])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Ralph C. Martin and Rod MacRae.
• Editors: Martin, Ralph C (Ralph Cameron), 1953-; MacRae, Roderick John
• Contents: Establishing priorities for organic research in Canada / Andrew M. Hammermeister, Ron Pidskalny, Karen Nelson, and Ralph C. Martin -- Arbuscular mycorrhiza and the phosphorus nutrition of organic crops / Mulan Dai, Kim Schneider, Barbara Cade-Menun, Ronald Ferrera-Cerrato, and Chantal Hamel -- Nitrogen and phosphorus fertility management in organic field crop production / Alexander Woodley, Yuki Audette, Tandra Fraser, Melissa M. Arcand, Paul Voroney, J. Diane Knight, and Derek H. Lynch -- Sustaining soil organic carbon, soil quality, and soil health in organic field crop management systems / Derek H. Lynch -- Reduced tillage in organic cropping systems / Martin H. Entz, Caroline Halde, Harun Cicek, Kristen Podolsky, Rachel L. Evans, Keith C. Bamford, and Robert E. Blackshaw -- Sometimes you need a big hammer: evaluating and appraising selected nonherbicidal weed control methods in an integrated weed management system / Steve J. Shirtliffe and Dilshan Benaragama -- Insect pest management in organic cropping systems based on ecological principles / Gilles Boiteau, Tom Lowery, and Josee Boisclair -- Glenlea organic rotation: a long-term systems analysis / Martin H. Entz, Cathy Welsh, Shauna Mellish, Yuying Shen, Sarah Braman, Mario Tenuta, Marie-Soleil Turmel, Katherine Buckley, Keith C. Bamford, and Neil Holliday -- Breeding cereals for organic soil properties, plant nutrition and weed control / Hakunawadi Alexander Pswarayi, Stephen Fox, Pierre Hucl and Dean Spaner -- Organic voices: agronomy, economics, and knowledge on Canadian organic farms / James B. Frey and Martin H. Entz -- Economics of energy use in organic agriculture / Emmanuel K. Yiridoe -- Will more organic food and farming solve food system problems? Part I: Environment / Rod MacRae, Derek H. Lynch, and Ralph C. Martin -- Will more organic food and farming solve food system problems? Part II: Consumer, economic, and community issues / Rod MacRae, Derek H. Lynch, and Ralph C. Martin -- Ten percent organic within 15 years: policy and program initiatives to advance organic food and farming in Ontario, Canada / Rod MacRae, Ralph C. Martin, Mark Juhasz, and Julia Langer -- General discussion and conclusions / Ralph C. Martin and Rod MacRae.
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group
• Publication Date: 2014
• Copyright Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxi, 414 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 631.5/84; Organic farming; Agriculture and energy; Plant nutrients; Pests -- Control; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- General; Agriculture and energy; Organic farming; Pests -- Control; Plant nutrients; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781466568372; 1466568372
• Related ISBNs: 9781466568365; 1466568364
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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