This paper, part of a larger book 'Biological approaches to sustainable soil systems', reports the results of a field experiment, conducted in Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, where the yields of crops grown by low-cost inputs including plant biomass are compared with chemical fertiliser-induced production.
The study was conducted over 1999-2004, and the findings conclude that the yields of low intensive biological farming are as good, if not better than chemical fertiliser intensive farming.Read More