Lockhart & Wiseman's Crop Husbandry Including Grassland (Woodhead Publishing Series in Food Science, Technology and Nutrition, Band 277) - Softcover

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Steve Finch, is Principal Lecturer in Crop Production at the Royal Agricultural University, UK

Alison worked as an agronomist in South West England for many years before starting to teach crop production. She was a senior lecturer at several colleges and universities including the Royal Agricultural University and Plymouth University (Seale-Hayne campus) lecturing to diploma, degree and masters course students as well as on professional courses. Specialist crop husbandry subjects included soil science, crop production and protection as well as organic and sustainable farming systems. She was a contributing author to the 9th edition and now leads this 10th edition.

Gerry P. Lane was formerly a Principal Lecturer at the Royal Agricultural University, UK.

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Increased yields, markets and profitability have led to changes in crop husbandry. Since, its first publication in 1966, revised editions of this book have upheld and increased its good reputation. This ninth edition maintains its status as the standard textbook for many agricultural courses.

Part I covers the principles of crop production with chapters concerning plants, climate, soil management, fertilisers, manures, weeds and diseases threatening farm crops. Part II 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 III. A range of cereals, combinable break crops, root crops, industrial crops and fresh produce crops are considered. Part IV looks at the use of grassland and forage crops. These chapters consider arable forage crops, the characteristics of grassland and the corresponding methods for establishing and improving grassland. Information regarding equine grassland management and conservation of grass and forage crops is also included.

This ninth edition of Lockhart and Wiseman’s crop husbandry including grassland is relevant for students throughout the UK 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.

Steve Finch is chairman of the Academic Quality and Standards Committee at the Royal Agricultural University, UK. Alison M. Samuel is Senior Associate Lecturer at the University of Plymouth, UK. Gerry P. Lane was formerly a Principal Lecturer at the Royal Agricultural University, UK.