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.
1. Introduction - p. Page vi 2. List of Illustrations - p. Page xix 3. List of Tables - p. Page xx 4. 1 : Plants - p. Page xx 5. 2 : Climate and weather - p. Page 30 6. 3 : Soil health and management - p. Page 47 7. 4 : Fertilisers and manures - p. Page 78 8. 5 : Weeds of farm crops - p. Page 113 9. 6 : Diseases of farm crops - p. Page 140 10. 7 : Pests - p. Page 186 11. 8 : Sustainable crop production - p. Page 204 12. 9 : Precision crop production - p. Page 270 13. 10 : Organic crop husbandry - p. Page 284 14. 11 : Plant breeding and seed production - p. Page 302 15. 12 : World cropping systems - p. Page 325 16. 13 : Cereals - p. Page 347 17. 14 : Oilseeds and pulses - p. Page 394 18. 15 : Root crops - p. Page 422 19. 16 : Energy and industrial crops - p. Page 452 20. 17 : Fresh produce crops - p. Page 463 21. 18 : Arable forage crops - p. Page 503 22. 19 : Introduction to grass production/characteristics of grassland and the important species - p. Page 524 23. 20 : Establishing and improving grassland - p. Page 562 24. 21 : Grazing management - p. Page 582 25. 22 : Conservation of grass and forage crops - p. Page 602 26. Appendices - p. Page 623 27. Index - p. Page 637
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.
1. Introduction - p. Page vi 2. List of Illustrations - p. Page xix 3. List of Tables - p. Page xx 4. 1 : Plants - p. Page xx 5. 2 : Climate and weather - p. Page 30 6. 3 : Soil health and management - p. Page 47 7. 4 : Fertilisers and manures - p. Page 78 8. 5 : Weeds of farm crops - p. Page 113 9. 6 : Diseases of farm crops - p. Page 140 10. 7 : Pests - p. Page 186 11. 8 : Sustainable crop production - p. Page 204 12. 9 : Precision crop production - p. Page 270 13. 10 : Organic crop husbandry - p. Page 284 14. 11 : Plant breeding and seed production - p. Page 302 15. 12 : World cropping systems - p. Page 325 16. 13 : Cereals - p. Page 347 17. 14 : Oilseeds and pulses - p. Page 394 18. 15 : Root crops - p. Page 422 19. 16 : Energy and industrial crops - p. Page 452 20. 17 : Fresh produce crops - p. Page 463 21. 18 : Arable forage crops - p. Page 503 22. 19 : Introduction to grass production/characteristics of grassland and the important species - p. Page 524 23. 20 : Establishing and improving grassland - p. Page 562 24. 21 : Grazing management - p. Page 582 25. 22 : Conservation of grass and forage crops - p. Page 602 26. Appendices - p. Page 623 27. Index - p. Page 637
