Lockhart and Wiseman's Crop Husbandry Including Grassland

Häftad, Engelska, 2022

Av Alison Samuel, Louisa Dines, Steve Finch, Gerry P. Lane, UK) Samuel, Alison (Previously Senior Associate Lecturer, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK) Dines, Louisa (Senior Lecturer in Agronomy, Harper Adams University – HAU; Senior Lecturer in Agronomy, Harper Adams University – HAU, UK) Finch, Steve (Royal Agricultural College, UK) Lane, Gerry P. (Fromerly Principal Lecturer, Royal Agricultural College

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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.

Features contributions from leading experts that are specifically structured to help students see the whole picture of crop husbandry
Presents a fully revised and updated resource that reflect the latest scientific advances and current approaches
Includes expanded coverage on World Agricultural Systems
Provides a summary of recommended websites and references for expanded knowledge

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Utgivningsdatum2022-10-22
Mått152 x 229 x 41 mm
Vikt1 000 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieWoodhead Publishing Series in Food Science, Technology and Nutrition
Antal sidor694
Upplaga10
FörlagElsevier Science
ISBN9780323857024

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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. Following a 12-year career advising farmers on all aspects of crop production Louisa has held an academic role as Senior Lecturer in Agronomy at Harper Adams University for the past 11 years. Louisa leads on a number of crop production and crop protection related modules to both undergraduate and postgraduate students and is also responsible for management of the BASIS Certificate in Crop Protection, the statutory qualification required by practitioners in the industry, also sitting on the BASIS Education and Training committee. Steve Finch, is Principal Lecturer in Crop Production at the Royal Agricultural University, UK Gerry P. Lane was formerly a Principal Lecturer at the Royal Agricultural University, UK.

1. Plants2. Climate and weather3. Soil health and management4. Fertilisers and manures5. Weeds6. Diseases7. Pests8. Sustainable Crop Production Techniques9. Precision crop production10. Organic Crop Husbandry11. Principles of plant breeding, seed production and certification12. World Agricultural Systems13. Cereals14. Oilseeds and Pulse crops15. Root Crops16. Energy and industrial crops17. Fresh produce18. Arable forage crops19. Introduction to grass production20. Establishing and improving grassland21. Grazing management22. Conservation of grass and forage crops