Lockhart and Wiseman's Crop Husbandry Including Grassland, Tenth Edition delivers the latest developments in crop varieties, crop protection products and environmental schemes. This new edition reflects the changing world around us, with sections covering the principles of crop production and chapters on plants, climate, soil management, fertilizers, manures, weeds and diseases that threaten farm crops. Other chapters focus on crop husbandry techniques and the integration of sustainability across the board in crop production. This update also includes an additional focus on the principles of plant breeding, seed production and certification considerations necessary for today's agriculture.

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"