Intro
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
About the Book
Contents
About the Editors
Chapter 1: Chemical Fertilizers, Formulation, and Their Influence on Soil Health
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Background
1.3 Chemical Fertilizers and Their Formulations
1.4 Chemical Fertilizer Effect on Soil Parameters
1.4.1 Soil Chemical Parameters
1.4.2 Physical Parameters
1.4.3 Biological Parameters
References
Chapter 2: Organic Agriculture: Principles, Current Status, and Significance
2.1 Introduction
2.1.1 Concept and Principles
2.2 Current Status

2.3 Organic Agriculture: A Sustainable Agriculture
2.4 Organic Nutrition and Crop Productivity/Yield and Quality Parameters
2.5 Organic Agriculture and Environmental Sustainability
2.5.1 Organic Nutrition and Soil Fertility
2.5.2 Organic Fertilizers and Soil Biological Properties
2.5.3 Organic Agriculture and Climate Change and Global Warming
2.5.4 Organic Agriculture and Nitrate Leaching and Carbon Sequestration
2.6 Organic Farming and Human Health Implications
2.7 Conclusions and Prospects
References
Chapter 3: Responses of Soil Properties to Organic Amendments

3.1 Introduction
3.2 Effect of Organic Farming on Soil Physical Properties
3.3 Effect of Organic Farming on Soil Chemical Properties
3.4 Effect of Organic Farming on Soil Biological Properties
3.5 Impediments of Organic Farming
3.6 Conclusion
References
Chapter 4: Vermicomposting: Sustainable Tool for Agriculture Environs
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Solid Waste Minimization Using Vermicomposting
4.3 Waste Water of Aquatic Animals Is Recycled in Zoo
4.4 Worms and Their Biological Features
4.5 Temperature, PH in Vermiprocessing Technique

4.6 Vermicomposting for Agriculture
4.7 Soil Health vs Organic Fertilizers
4.8 Temperature, PH in Vermiprocessing Technique
4.9 Endurable Use of Vermicomposting in Zoo
4.10 Use of Earthworms in Aquaculture and Poultry Farming
4.11 Formation of Vermiwash and Its Uses
4.12 Soil Health vs Organic Fertilizers
4.13 Vermicomposting for Agriculture
4.14 Starving Worms Are Future Biodegrading Agents
4.15 Summary/Conclusion and Future Prospects
References
Chapter 5: Application and Viability of Macrophytes as Green Manure
5.1 Introduction

5.2 Macrophytes: Brief Description of Their General Aspects
5.3 Biotechnological Applications of Macrophytes
5.3.1 Macrophytes as Organic Biofertilizers or Green Manure
5.3.2 Macrophyte Applications as Biofertilizers or Green Manure in Agriculture and Horticulture
5.3.3 Macrophytes as Phytoremediators
5.3.4 Conclusion and Perspectives
References
Chapter 6: Role of Microorganisms as Biofertilizers
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Mode of Action of Microorganisms as Biofertilizers
6.2.1 Direct Methods
6.2.1.1 Biological Nitrogen Fixation