Increased yields, markets, and profitability have led to changes in crop
husbandry. Since its first publication in 1966, revised editions of
Lockhart & Wiseman's Crop Husbandry Including Grassland have upheld
and increased the book's good reputation. This ninth edition maintains
its status as the standard textbook for many agricultural courses.
Part one covers the principles of crop production with chapters
concerning plants, climate, soil management, fertilizers, manures,
weeds, and diseases threatening farm crops. Part two surveys crop
husbandry techniques. Environmental impact has been addressed in greater
detail in this edition. This section looks at issues such as sustainable
crop management, precision farming, and organic crop husbandry. The way
these general techniques apply to individual crops is explained in part
three. This part considers a range of cereals, combinable break crops,
root crops, industrial crops, and fresh produce crops. Part four looks
at the use of grassland and forage crops, with chapters considering
arable forage crops, the characteristics of grassland, and the
corresponding methods for establishing and improving grassland. This
part also includes information regarding equine grassland management and
conservation of grass and forage crops.
This ninth edition of Lockhart and Wiseman's Crop Husbandry Including
Grassland is relevant for students throughout the United Kingdom and
Europe. It is a useful reference book for agriculture National Diploma
courses, Foundation Degrees, and BSc degrees, and is important for
Masters level students entering agriculture from another discipline.