A Dictionary of Plant Sciences: 2nd edition (revised) (Oxford Paperback Reference) by Michael Allaby |
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Turfgrass management is the science of maintaining high quality turfgrasses. In this large and growing industry today′s managers require a background not only in botany and horticulture but also in business management
This book provides the basic principles of turfgrass managment at a level that is accessible to students but which is also suitable for experienced professionals. Today in the US turfgrass is a $50 billion industry.
∗ Covers basic turfgrass science, fertilisation, mowing and turfgrass diseases and also provides practice tools to enable the reader to make practical every day management decisions
∗ This new edition offers expanded information on turfgrass nutrition, nitrogen sources, weeds, insects and disease identification and management
∗ Colour photos of grasses, weeds and turfgrass diseases makes this an easy–to–use valuable resource for students
This book provides the basic principles of turfgrass managment at a level that is accessible to students but which is also suitable for experienced professionals. Today in the US turfgrass is a $50 billion industry.
∗ Covers basic turfgrass science, fertilisation, mowing and turfgrass diseases and also provides practice tools to enable the reader to make practical every day management decisions
∗ This new edition offers expanded information on turfgrass nutrition, nitrogen sources, weeds, insects and disease identification and management
∗ Colour photos of grasses, weeds and turfgrass diseases makes this an easy–to–use valuable resource for students
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The revised edition of the essential book on turfgrass management
Fundamentals of Turfgrass Management provides a complete, up–to–date introduction to all aspects of turfgrass management from basic turfgrass science to establishment, mowing, irrigation, topdressing, fertilization, pest management, and more. By giving full, in–depth explanations of all topics, this revised fundamentals guide makes it easier to apply covered material to a variety of environments, including golf courses, sports fields, and lawns.
This Second Edition offers updated, practical material on:
- Controlling moss and algae
- Water treatment and water quality
- Turfgrass nutrition
- Nitrogen sources
More than fifty new color photographs bring to life the expanded coverage of weeds, insects, grasses, and turfgrass disease identification and management. The perfect hands–on reference for making day–to–day management decisions, this guidebook offers step–by–step advice on the selection and maintenance of turfgrasses and addresses helpful mathematics for making everyday calculations, such as application rates of fertilizers and pesticides, for irrigation, and topdressing problems.
Fundamentals of Turfgrass Management, Second Edition is an essential volume for everyone who works with turfgrass, including golf course superintendents, field managers, irrigation specialists, greenkeepers, golf course architects, and golf course builders.
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