Principles of Field Crop Production introduces over fifty species of crops and the most current principles and practices used in crop production today.

Learn the botanical characteristics, economic importance, history and adaptation of various species and how science and technology are impacting their production.

Principles of Field Crop Production, Fourth Edition maintains its historical perspective while discussing current topics such as: how plants grow and respond to their environment, biotechnology and crop improvement, and the latest developments in equipment and production techniques.

Contents:

1. General Principles of Crop Production
   1. The Art and Science of Crop Production
   2. Crop Plants in Relation to the Environment
   3. Botany of Crop Plants
   4. Crop Improvement
   5. Tillage Practices
   6. Fertilizer, Green Manuring, Rotation, and Multiple Cropping Practices
   7. Seeds and Seeding
   8. Harvest of Field Crops
   9. Handling and Marketing Grain, Seeds, and Hay
   10. Pastureland and Rangeland
   11. Weeds and Their Control

2. Crops of the Grass Family
   12. Corn or Maize
   13. Sorghum
   14. Sugarcane
   15. Wheat
   16. Rye and Triticale
   17. Barley
   18. Oat
   19. Rice
   20. Millets
   21. Perennial Forage Grasses

3. Crops of the Legume Family
   22. Alfalfa
   23. Sweetclover
   24. The True Clovers
   25. Lespedeza
   26. Soybean
   27. Cowpea
   28. Field Beans
   29. Peanut
   30. Miscellaneous Legumes

4. Crops of Other Plant Families
   31. Buckwheat
   32. Flax
   33. Cotton
   34. Tobacco
   35. Sugarbeet
   36. Potato
   37. Sweetpotato and Yam
   38. Rapeseed/Canola
   39. Miscellaneous Industrial Crops
   40. Miscellaneous Food and Forage Crops

5. Appendices
   • Table A-1. Seed, and Plant Characteristics
   • Table A-2. Composition of Crop Products
   • Table A-3. Conversion Tables

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