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Lockhart and Wiseman’s Crop Husbandry Including Grassland
10th Edition - October 22, 2022
Editors: Alison Samuel, Louisa Dines, Steve Finch, Gerry P. Lane
Paperback ISBN:
9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 5 7 0 2 - 4
eBook ISBN:
9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 8 4 3 8 - 6
Lockhart and Wiseman’s Crop Husbandry Including Grassland, Tenth Edition delivers the latest developments in crop varieties, crop protection products and environmental schemes.… Read more
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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
This hybrid textbook is a foundational textbook for agricultural students throughout the UK and Europe, as well as a core reference for professional practitioners. Students and practitioners outside the UK and Europe seeking global insights
1. Plants
2. Climate and weather
3. Soil health and management
4. Fertilisers and manures
5. Weeds
6. Diseases
7. Pests
8. Sustainable Crop Production Techniques
9. Precision crop production
10. Organic Crop Husbandry
11. Principles of plant breeding, seed production and certification
12. World Agricultural Systems
13. Cereals
14. Oilseeds and Pulse crops
15. Root Crops
16. Energy and industrial crops
17. Fresh produce
18. Arable forage crops
19. Introduction to grass production
20. Establishing and improving grassland
21. Grazing management
22. Conservation of grass and forage crops
- No. of pages: 694
- Language: English
- Published: October 22, 2022
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323857024
- eBook ISBN: 9780323984386
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Alison Samuel
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.
Affiliations and expertise
Previously Senior Associate Lecturer, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UKLD
Louisa Dines
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.
Affiliations and expertise
Senior Lecturer in Agronomy, Harper Adams University – HAU; Senior Lecturer in Agronomy, Harper Adams University – HAU, UKSF
Steve Finch
Steve Finch, is Principal Lecturer in Crop Production at the Royal Agricultural University, UK
Affiliations and expertise
Royal Agricultural College, UKGL
Gerry P. Lane
Gerry P. Lane was formerly a Principal Lecturer at the Royal Agricultural University, UK.
Affiliations and expertise
Fromerly Principal Lecturer, Royal Agricultural College, UK