Sustainable Agriculture Reviews

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1 Sustainable Agriculture Reviews Volume 4 Series Editor Eric Lichtfouse For other volumes:

2 Other books by Dr. Eric Lichtfouse Sustainable Agriculture Volume 1, 2009 Organic Farming, Pest Control and Remediation of Soil Pollutants Sustainable Agriculture Reviews. Volume 1, 2009 Climate Change, Intercropping, Pest Control, and Beneficial Microorganisms Sustainable Agriculture Reviews. Volume 2, 2010 Sociology, Organic Farming, Climate Change and Soil Science Sustainable Agriculture Reviews. Volume 3, 2010 Environmental Chemistry Volume 1, 2005 Rédiger pour être publié! Conseils pratiques pour les scientifiques 2009 Forthcoming Sustainable Agriculture Volume 2 Biodiversity, Biofuels, Agroforestry and Conservation Agriculture Sustainable Agriculture Reviews. Volume 5 Environmental Chemistry Volume 2

3 Eric Lichtfouse Editor Genetic Engineering, Biofertilisation, Soil Quality and Organic Farming

4 Editor Dr. Eric Lichtfouse INRA-CMSE-PME 17 rue Sully Dijon France ISBN e-isbn DOI / Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York Library of Congress Control Number: Springer Science+Business Media B.V No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher, with the exception of any material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Cover illustration: Couple of hoverflies (female left) on common chicory (Cichorium intybus). Cover picture kindly provided by Alain Fraval. Copyright: Alain Fraval/INRA Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (

5 Contents 1 Avidin and Plant Biotechnology to Control Pests... 1 Harry Martin, Elisabeth P.J. Burgess, Michal Masarik, Karl J. Kramer, Miroslava Beklova, Vojtech Adam, and Rene Kizek 2 Cover Crops for Sustainable Agrosystems in the Americas Johannes M.S. Scholberg, Santiago Dogliotti, Carolina Leoni, Corey M. Cherr, Lincoln Zotarelli, and Walter A.H. Rossing 3 Cover Crops in Agrosystems: Innovations and Applications Johannes M.S. Scholberg, Santiago Dogliotti, Lincoln Zotarelli, Corey M. Cherr, Carolina Leoni, and Walter A.H. Rossing 4 Improving Bioavailability of Phosphate Rock for Organic Farming Anthony C. Edwards, Robin L. Walker, Phillip Maskell, Christine A. Watson, Robert M. Rees, Elizabeth A. Stockdale, and Oliver G.G. Knox 5 Mixed Cropping and Suppression of Soilborne Diseases Gerbert A. Hiddink, Aad J. Termorshuizen, and Ariena H.C. van Bruggen 6 Decreasing Nitrate Leaching in Vegetable Crops with Better N Management F. Agostini, F. Tei, M. Silgram, M. Farneselli, P. Benincasa, and M.F. Aller 7 Manure Spills and Remediation Methods to Improve Water Quality Shalamar D. Armstrong, Douglas R. Smith, Phillip R. Owens, Brad Joern, and Candiss Williams v

6 vi Contents 8 Cropping Systems Management, Soil Microbial Communities, and Soil Biological Fertility Alison G. Nelson and Dean Spaner 9 Cyanobacterial Reclamation of Salt-Affected Soil Nirbhay Kumar Singh and Dolly Wattal Dhar 10 Measuring Environmental Sustainability of Intensive Poultry-Rearing System Simone Bastianoni, Antonio Boggia, Cesare Castellini, Cinzia Di Stefano, Valentina Niccolucci, Emanuele Novelli, Luisa Paolotti, and Antonio Pizzigallo 11 Compost Use in Organic Farming Eva Erhart and Wilfried Hartl 12 Beneficial Microorganisms for Sustainable Agriculture Arshad Javaid 13 Foliar Fertilization for Sustainable Crop Production Seshadri Kannan Index