xi
List of Tables
TABLE 0.1 Some Subtle Agroecological Practices (with corresponding chapter numbers
in brackets)............................................................................................................xxvii
TABLE 1.1
Comparison of Modernist with Indigenous Worldviews of Nature and of Farming........9
TABLE 9.1 Examples of Effects of Electromagnetic Fields of Plants Sown under Abiotic
Stress Conditions .................................................................................................... 102
TABLE 9.2 Examples of Effects of Electromagnetic Fields of Plants Sown under Biotic
Stress Conditions.................................................................................................... 106
TABLE 10.1 Evaluation Methods Used for Each of the Four Cases........................................... 113
TABLE 11.1 Deviations from the Trend Curve (%) of Fresh Mass of Roots (FMR) and
Leaves (FML) and Dry Mass of Roots (DMR) of Carrots, According to the
Different Lunar Rhythms, in 2005 and 2006......................................................... 128
TABLE 12.1 Reduction and Oxidation in Relation to Plant Growth........................................... 134
TABLE 12.2 Range of Currents and Potential between Ground and Stem Base in Different
Types of Trees or Plants ......................................................................................... 135
TABLE 13.1 Materia Medica for Some Farm Crops .................................................................. 150
TABLE 14.1 Mean Values of Foliar Bud Length (cm) and Root Aerenchyma Area (in μm 2 )
in Mulberry Seedlings, Acorazonada Variety, Treated with Laser for
10 Seconds and Evaluated under Flood (F) and Non-Flooded Stress (NF) in
the Substrate, and the Control (No Laser Treatment and No Excess Moisture) .... 160
TABLE 14.2 Mean Values of Foliar Shoot Length (cm) and Root Aerenchyma Area
(in μm 2 ) in Sugarcane Seedlings, Variety C90-469, Treated with Laser for
10 Seconds and Evaluated under Flood (F) and Non-Flooded Stress (NF) in
the Substrate, and the Control (No Laser Treatment and No Excess Moisture) .... 161
TABLE 20.1 The Four Stage Goethean Approach and Related Human Faculties and Elements.. 236
TABLE 22.1 Affrmations Used by SYA Farmers at Specifc Farming Events.......................... 249
TABLE 22.2 Trial of Bread Wheat over One Season, Comparing (a) SYA, (b) Organic and
(c) Non-Organic Methods of Agriculture .............................................................. 251
TABLE 22.3 Key Quantitative and Qualitative Benefts of SYA, as Described by Farmers...... 253
List of Tables
TABLE 0.1 Some Subtle Agroecological Practices (with corresponding chapter numbers
in brackets)............................................................................................................xxvii
TABLE 1.1
Comparison of Modernist with Indigenous Worldviews of Nature and of Farming........9
TABLE 9.1 Examples of Effects of Electromagnetic Fields of Plants Sown under Abiotic
Stress Conditions .................................................................................................... 102
TABLE 9.2 Examples of Effects of Electromagnetic Fields of Plants Sown under Biotic
Stress Conditions.................................................................................................... 106
TABLE 10.1 Evaluation Methods Used for Each of the Four Cases........................................... 113
TABLE 11.1 Deviations from the Trend Curve (%) of Fresh Mass of Roots (FMR) and
Leaves (FML) and Dry Mass of Roots (DMR) of Carrots, According to the
Different Lunar Rhythms, in 2005 and 2006......................................................... 128
TABLE 12.1 Reduction and Oxidation in Relation to Plant Growth........................................... 134
TABLE 12.2 Range of Currents and Potential between Ground and Stem Base in Different
Types of Trees or Plants ......................................................................................... 135
TABLE 13.1 Materia Medica for Some Farm Crops .................................................................. 150
TABLE 14.1 Mean Values of Foliar Bud Length (cm) and Root Aerenchyma Area (in μm 2 )
in Mulberry Seedlings, Acorazonada Variety, Treated with Laser for
10 Seconds and Evaluated under Flood (F) and Non-Flooded Stress (NF) in
the Substrate, and the Control (No Laser Treatment and No Excess Moisture) .... 160
TABLE 14.2 Mean Values of Foliar Shoot Length (cm) and Root Aerenchyma Area
(in μm 2 ) in Sugarcane Seedlings, Variety C90-469, Treated with Laser for
10 Seconds and Evaluated under Flood (F) and Non-Flooded Stress (NF) in
the Substrate, and the Control (No Laser Treatment and No Excess Moisture) .... 161
TABLE 20.1 The Four Stage Goethean Approach and Related Human Faculties and Elements.. 236
TABLE 22.1 Affrmations Used by SYA Farmers at Specifc Farming Events.......................... 249
TABLE 22.2 Trial of Bread Wheat over One Season, Comparing (a) SYA, (b) Organic and
(c) Non-Organic Methods of Agriculture .............................................................. 251
TABLE 22.3 Key Quantitative and Qualitative Benefts of SYA, as Described by Farmers...... 253