USDA NRCS Soil Health
Soil health principles, rhizosphere activity, living roots, and practical conservation framing.
Bibliography
References and Source Notes
This page separates public external references from the local KoffyKraft source documents used to shape the handbook.
External References
USDA NRCS Soil Health Starter Kit
Four practical principles: diversity, less disturbance, living roots, and soil cover.
SARE: Building Soils for Better Crops
Ecological soil management guide covering organic matter, cover crops, rotations, soil biology, and water.
SARE: 10 Ways Cover Crops Enhance Soil Health
Cover crops, living roots, soil organisms, erosion control, and crop-system services.
FAO Agroecology Knowledge Hub
International framing for agroecology, biodiversity, climate adaptation, and farmer knowledge.
FAO Climate-Smart Agriculture Sourcebook
Climate-smart agriculture principles, soil organic matter, water retention, and resilience.
National Mission on Natural Farming: Concept
Indian natural farming framing: ecology, recycling, on-farm resources, biodiversity, crops, trees, and livestock.
NITI Aayog: Natural Farming Training Toolkit and Best Practices Guide
Government training manual for farmers and extension officers.
Andhra Pradesh Community Managed Natural Farming
Large-scale community managed agroecology and natural farming programme in India.
USDA ARS: Root Exudates Drive Soil-Microbe-Nutrient Feedbacks
Research summary on how root exudates shape microbial communities and nutrient availability.
Frontiers in Plant Science: Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Phosphorus Uptake
Open research on mycorrhizal contribution to phosphorus acquisition in low-phosphorus environments.