Lockhart and Wiseman's crop husbandry including grassland / H. J. S. Finch, A. M. Samuel and G. P. F. Lane.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Finch, H. J. S., author.

Samuel, A. M., author.

Lane, G. P. F., author.

Series:

Woodhead Publishing in food science and technology.

Woodhead Publishing in Food Science and Technology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agriculture--Great Britain.

Agriculture.

Crops--Great Britain.

Crops.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (515 p.)

Edition:

8th ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, England : Woodhead Publishing Limited, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

Front Cover; Lockhart & Wiseman's Crop Husbandry: Including Grassland; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Chapter 1.Plants; 1.1 Plant physiology; 1.2 Plant groups; 1.3 Structure of the seed; 1.4 Plant structure; 1.5 Plant requirements; 1.6 Legumes and nitrogen fixation; 1.7 The control of plant growth and development; 1.8 Further reading; Chapter 2.Soils and soil management; 2.1 Soil formation; 2.2 Other factors in soil formation; 2.3 The physical make-up of soil and its effect on plant growth; 2.4 Soil fertility and productivity; 2.5 Farm soils; 2.6 Soil improvement

2.7 Further readingChapter 3.Fertilisers and manures; 3.1 Nutrients required by crops; 3.2 Trace elements; 3.3 Units of plant food; 3.4 Straight fertilisers; 3.5 Compound fertilisers; 3.6 Application of fertilisers; 3.7 Organic manures; 3.8 Residual values of fertilisers and manures; 3.9 Fertilisers and the environment; 3.10 Further reading; Chapter 4.Climate and weather; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Solar radiation and rainfall; 4.3 Air and soil temperature; 4.4 Other aspects of climate and weather; 4.5 Climate change; 4.6 Further reading; Chapter 5.Weeds; 5.1 The impact of weeds

5.2 Weed types and identification5.3 Control of weeds: general; 5.4 Weed control in cereals; 5.5 Weed control in other combinable crops; 5.6 Weed control in root crops; 5.7 Weed control in grassland; 5.8 Spraying with herbicides: precautions; 5.9 Further reading; Chapter 6.Pests of farm crops; 6.1 Insects and nematodes; 6.2 Other pests of crops; 6.3 Types of pest damage; 6.4 Methods of pest control; 6.5 Classification of pesticides; 6.6 Further reading; Appendix; Chapter 7.Diseases of farm crops; 7.1 Introduction to plant disorders; 7.2 Types of damage; 7.3 Some important types of pathogens

7.4 Other disorders7.5 The control of plant diseases; 7.6 Further reading; Appendix; Chapter 8.Cropping techniques; 8.1 Drainage; 8.2 Irrigation; 8.3 Warping; 8.4 Claying; 8.5 Tillage and cultivations; 8.6 Control of weeds by cultivation; 8.7 Crop management: key issues; 8.8 Break crops and crop rotations; 8.9 Further reading; Chapter 9.Integrated crop management; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Definition; 9.3 Economics; 9.4 Crop rotations; 9.5 Soil management; 9.6 Crop nutrition; 9.7 Crop protection; 9.8 Food quality and safety in the food chain; 9.9 Wildlife and conservation

9.10 Crop assurance schemes9.11 Further reading; Chapter 10.Organic crop husbandry; 10.1 Organic farming; 10.2 Achieving organic status; 10.3 Rotations; 10.4 Soil and plant nutrition; 10.5 Weed control; 10.6 Disease control; 10.7 Pest control; 10.8 Husbandry examples; 10.9 Other systems; 10.10 Further reading; Chapter 11.Plant breeding and seed production; 11.1 Introduction; 11.2 Plant breeding methods; 11.3 Target traits in breeding; 11.4 Choosing the right variety; 11.5 Seed quality; 11.6 Seed production; 11.7 Further reading; Part 3: The management of individual crops; Chapter 12.Cereals

12.1 Introduction

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed April 23, 2016).

ISBN:

1-85573-650-0