Organic Farming

Rohitashw Kumar (B.E., M.E., Ph. D.) is Associate Dean and Professor in College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Srinagar, India. He worked as Professor Water Chair (Sheikkul Alam ShiekhNuruddin Water Chair), Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India, at the National Institute of Technology, Srinagar (J&K) for three years. He is also Professor and Head, Division of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in Water Resources Engineering from NIT, Hamirpur, and Master of Engineering Degree in Irrigation Water Management Engineering from MPUAT, Udaipur. He got gold medal award in 2022, leadership award in 2020, Special Research award in 2017 and Student Incentive Award-2015 (Ph.D. Research) from the Soil Conservation Society of India, New Delhi. He also got the first prize in India for best M. Tech thesis in Agricultural Engineering in 2001. He has published over 130 papers in peer-reviewed journals, more than 25 popular articles, 8 books, 4 practical manuals, and 30 book chapters. He has guided two Ph.D students and 16 M.Tech in soil and water engineering. He has handled more than 12 research projects as a principal or co-principal investigator. Since 2011, he has been Principal Investigator of ICAR- All India Coordinated Research Project on Plastic Engineering in Agriculture Structural and Environment Management.

• Chapter 1 Introduction to Organic Farming: Challenges and opportunities for Development of Plant Organic Farming ResearchChapter 2 Marketing Organic Products and Organic CertificationChapter 3 The future of organic farming: Trends and innovationsChapter 4 Biodiversity in Organic Farming: The Role of Organic Farming in Promoting BiodiversityChapter 5 Organic Fertilizers: Types and Benefits of Organic FertilizersChapter 6Chapter 7 Silicate Solubilizers: Role of Silicate Solubilizing Microorganisms in Organic AgricultureChapter 8 Microbial Zinc (Zn) Solubilisation: Role in Soil and Plant HealthChapter 9 PGPR: The role of beneficial plant-microbe interactions in enhancing crop productivity and resilienceChapter 10 Trichoderma spp & Pseudomonas spp: An alternative technology to chemical fertilizersChapter 11 Green Manuring, Vermicomposting and Composting: A Green Technology for Soil HealthChapter 12Chapter 13 Biotechnological Interventions in Organic FarmingChapter 14 Water Movement in Organic SoilsChapter 15 Design of Different Structures for CompostingChapter 17 Application of Plastics in Promotion of Organic Farming