Lockhart and Wiseman's Crop Husbandry Including Grassland

8th Revised Auflage
ISBN: 978-1-85573-549-1
Verlag: Elsevier Science

Buch, Englisch, 528 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 770 g

First published in 1966, Lockhart and Wiseman's Crop Husbandry Including Grassland has established itself as the standard crop husbandry text for students and practitioners alike. Radically revised and expanded, and with a new team of authors, the eighth edition confirms and extends its reputation.Part one looks at the basic conditions for crop growth with chapters on plant structure and growth, soil analysis and management, and the use of fertilisers and manures. There is also a new chapter on the influence of climate and weather. Part two surveys general aspects of crop husbandry. As well as a discussion of cropping techniques, there are new chapters on the important new areas of integrated crop management and organic crop husbandry, as well as discussion of seed selection and production. Part three then looks at how these general techniques are applied to particular crops, with chapters on cereals, root crops, fresh harvested crops, forage crops and combinable break crops. Part four considers the use of grassland with chapters on classification, sowing and management, grazing and conservation for winter feed.Lockhart and Wiseman's Crop Husbandry Including Grassland remains the standard text for general agriculture, land management and agri-business courses, and is a valuable practical reference for the farming industry.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Finch, Steve

Samuel, Alison

Lane, Gerry P

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Tierhaltung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1 Conditions for crop growth: Plants; Soils and soil management; Fertilisers and manures; Climate and weather; Weeds; Pests of farm crops; Diseases of plant crops. Part 2 Crop husbandry techniques: Cropping techniques; Integrated crop management; Organic crop husbandry; Plant breeding and seed production. Part 3 Management of individual crops: Cereals; Root crops; Fresh harvested crops; Forage crops; Combinable break crops. Part 4 Grassland: Characteristics of grassland and the important species; Establishing and improving grassland; Grazing; Conservation of winter feed.

Über Autor(innen)

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

Samuel, Alison
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.

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

Steve Finch is Senior Lecturer in Crop Production at the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester.

Alison Samuel is Senior Associate Lecturer in the Department of Agriculture and Food Studies, the University of Plymouth, Seale-Hayne Campus, and is also an organic farmer.

Gerry Lane is Principal Lecturer in Crop Production at the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester.