New Generation of Organic Fertilizers / / edited by Metin Turan and Ertan Yildirim

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910633980503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, United Kingdom : , : IntechOpen, , 2022
• ISBN: 1-83969-213-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (176 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 631.86
• Soggetti: Organic fertilizers
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: 1. Improving Soil Fertility with Organic Fertilizers -- 2. Restoration of Soil Organic Carbon a Reliable Sustenance for a Healthy Ecosystem -- 3. Organic Farming for Sustainable Agriculture Using Water and Soil Nutrients -- 4. The Role of Organic Fertilizers in Transition to Sustainable Agriculture in the MENA Region -- 5. Farmer's Perception of Associates Non-Cocoa Tree's Leaf Litterfall Fertilizing Potential in Cocoa-Based Agroforestry System -- 6. Vermicompost for Sustainable Agriculture and Bioconversion of Terrestrial Weed Biomass into Vermicompost -- 7. Biosynthesis of Zinc Nanocomplex Employing for Plant Growth Promotion and Bio-Control of Pythium ultimum -- 8. Organic Fertilization with Residues of Cupuassu (Theobroma grandiflorum) and Inga (Inga edulis) for Improving Soil Fertility in Central Amazonia -- 9. The Insects as a Workforce for Organic Fertilizers Production - Insect Frass.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book provides a comprehensive overview of organic fertilizers and their importance in sustainable agriculture, biodiversity, and the environment. It presents new approaches, ideas, and trends on how to increase the effectiveness of chemical fertilizers as well as the resistance of plants against biotic and abiotic stress conditions. Chapters address such topics as the benefits of organic fertilizers over their chemical counterparts, vermicomposting, organic farming, insects in organic fertilizer production, and much more.