Lockhart and Wiseman's crop husbandry including grassland /
H.J.S. Finch, A.M. Samuel and G.P.F. Lane.
- 8th ed.
- Cambridge, England : Woodhead Pub., 2002.
- 1 online resource (x, 510 pages) : illustrations.
- Woodhead Publishing in food science and technology .
- Woodhead Publishing in food science and technology. .
Previous edition: published as Introduction to crop husbandry by A.J.L. Wiseman, H.J.S. Finch and A.M. Samuel. Oxford: Pergamon, 1993.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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Annotation CONTENTS 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 husbandary; 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.