Editorial Book

Book Title: Recent Strides in Sustainable Agriculture and Organic Farming (Volume 2)

OPEN ACCESS | Published on : 23-Jul-2026 | Pages: 7-21 | Doi : 10.37446/vol2book112025/7-21

Principles and Practices of Sustainable Agriculture

• Haripriya B
• Research Scholar, PG & Research Department of Botany, Holy Cross College (Autonomous), Affiliated to Bharathidasan University, Trichy-620002, Tamil Nadu, India.


• Manonmani R
• Assistant Professor, PG & Research Department of Botany, Holy Cross College (Autonomous), Affiliated to Bharathidasan University, Trichy-620002, Tamil Nadu, India.


• Shilpa L S
• Research Scholar, PG & Research Department of Botany, Holy Cross College (Autonomous), Affiliated to Bharathidasan University, Trichy-620002, Tamil Nadu, India.


• Praveena Anitta A
• Research Scholar, PG & Research Department of Botany, Holy Cross College (Autonomous), Affiliated to Bharathidasan University, Trichy-620002, Tamil Nadu, India.

Abstract

Keywords

Sustainable Agriculture, Climate-Smart Agriculture, Hydroponics, Artificial Intelligence, Precision Agriculture

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