Organic farming avoids synthetic fertilizers and pesticides and relies on crop rotation, manures, and biological pest control. Successful organic farming depends on maintaining soil productivity and providing plant nutrients through the use of manures, mineral rocks, and biological pest control. Organic matter from sources like manures, compost, and oil cakes improves the soil's water holding capacity by feeding earthworms and microorganisms that convert it into humus.

1. MR.VILAS RAGHUNATH JAGATAP
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN
PHARMACOGNOSY
RCPIPER, SHIRPUR, MAHARASHTRA
Organic Farming

2. Organic farming
• It is that method of agricultural production which avoids the use of
synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, growth regulators etc.
• Successful organic farming depends on-
• crop rotation,
• use of manures ( both of animal & vegetable origin),
• mineral rocks like bauxite, pumice, hematite etc &
• all biological pest control methods to mentain the agricultural output,
soil productivity & also to provide plant nutrients.

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• Organic matter & water holding capacity of soil plays very important
role for the desired growth of medicinal plants.
• Organic matter is formed from organic manures, farm yard manures,
compost, oil cakes (of castor, karanj, neem), fishmeal & bonmeal.

4. Organic matter is the food of earthworms & microorganism of the soil.
They convert organic matter into humus.
Humus is responsible for water holding capacity of soil. More the
organic matter, more the water holding capacity of soil.

5. • Micro-organisms with suitable PH 6.5 to 7.5 & temperature 23-27° C
& optimum moisture fix the atmospheric nitrogen in the soil & supply
to the plants for their growth.
• The specific micro-organisms which are responsible for nitrogen
fixation are rhizobium, azatobacter, azospirillium, azolla & blue green
algae.

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