Organic Paddy Cultivation
This book provides detailed information on organic paddy cultivation. it provides information about seed selection techniques, seed treatment and use of organic manures to improve soil fertility. Pests and diseases affecting paddy are described in detail with their organic control measures. It also gives information on the pests attacking stored grains and their control. It also has information on some of the important indigenous paddy varieties with their special characteristics. Photographic illustrations of major pests and predators help in easy identification. Control measures are also illustrated in color.

Authors: M.Jayashankar, K.Subramaninan, S.Arumugasamy, H.Saraswathy and K.Vijayalakshmi
Editor: Centre for Indian Knowledge Systems (CIKS),Chennai
© Centre for Indian Knowledge Systems (CIKS),Chennai

Languages: English and Tamil
Contents:

-Seed selection, preparation of nursery and main field

-Increasing soil fertility
-Pests and Rodents Attacking Paddy and their control measures
-Diseases Attacking Paddy and their control measures
-Storage Pests and their control measures
-Beneficial Oganisms in the Paddy field
-Non-chemical Methods of Pest and Disease Management
-General Techniques for Organic paddy cultivation
-Traditional Paddy Varieties
-List of common names and scientific names

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