Increased yields, markets, and profitability have led to changes
in crop husbandry. Since its first publication in 1966, revised
editions of "Lockhart & Wiseman's Crop Husbandry Including
Grassland" have upheld and increased the book's good reputation.
This ninth edition maintains its status as the standard textbook
for many agricultural courses.
Partone covers the principles of crop production with chapters
concerning plants, climate, soil management, fertilizers, manures,
weeds, and diseases threatening farm crops. Parttwo surveys crop
husbandry techniques. Environmental impact has been addressed in
greater detail in this edition. This section looks at issues such
as sustainable crop management, precision farming, and organic crop
husbandry. The way these general techniques apply to individual
crops is explained in part three. This part considers a range of
cereals, combinable break crops, root crops, industrial crops, and
fresh produce crops. Partfour looks at the use of grassland and
forage crops, with chapters considering arable forage crops, the
characteristics of grassland, and the corresponding methods for
establishing and improving grassland. This part also includes
information regarding equine grassland management and conservation
of grass and forage crops.
This ninth edition of "Lockhart and Wiseman's Crop Husbandry
Including Grassland" is relevant for students throughout the United
Kingdom and Europe. It is a useful reference book for agriculture
National Diploma courses, Foundation Degrees, and BSc degrees, and
is important for Masters level students entering agriculture from
another discipline.
The previous edition has been widely expanded and remains the
standard text for general agriculture, land management, and
agri-business coursesIncludes new chapters on cropping techniques,
integrated crop management and quality assurance, seed production
and selection, and the influence of climateDiscusses basic
conditions for crop growth, how techniques are applied to
particular crops, the influence of weather, and the use of
grassland"
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