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Fundamentals of Turfgrass Management

ISBN: 9780470587317 | 0470587318

Edition: 4th
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Wiley
Pub. Date: 7/12/2011

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Summary Table of Contents Author Biography

This revision of the bestselling Fundamentals of Turfgrass Management provides an introduction to the principles of turfgrass management by covering everything from basic turfgrass science to fertilization, mowing, career paths, and more.

The essential book on turfgrass management now revised and updated! Fundamentals of Turfgrass Management, Fourth Edition introduces the principles of turfgrass manage-ment, covering everything from basic turfgrass science to fertilization, mowing, turfgrass diseases, irrigation to... MOREpdressing, pest management, as well as career paths, and much more. With an emphasis on explaining why certain management practices are handled as they are, this new edition: Incorporates updates throughout with special emphasis on pesticides, herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, and soil testing Contains expanded coverage of physiology, water quality and seed production, seed certification, and seed buying Offers step-by-step advice on the selection and maintenance of turfgrasses Includes the latest information on cutting-edge fertilization research, mowing techniques, and sports field management practices Features a full-color identification guide that covers the most common grasses and weeds Written on a level suitable for students, but with a wealth of information useful to experienced turfgrass managers, Fundamentals of Turfgrass Management, Fourth Edition provides a solid yet flexible grounding that readers can apply and adapt on the job to nearly any situation.

Now revised & updated -- the essential book on turfgrass management!

The new edition of Fundamentals of Turfgrass Management introduces the principles of turfgrass management, covering everything from basic turfgrass science to fertilization, mowing, turfgrass diseases, irrigation topdressing, pest management, as well as career paths, and much more.

With an emphasis on explaining why certain management practices are handled as they are, this new edition:

Incorporates updates throughout with special emphasis on pesticides, herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, and soil testing
Contains expanded coverage of physiology, water quality and seed production, seed certification, and seed buying
Offers step-by-step advice on the selection and maintenance of turfgrasses
Includes the latest information on cutting-edge fertilization research, mowing techniques, and sports field management practices
Features a full-color identification guide that covers the most common grasses and weeds

Written on a level suitable for students, but with a wealth of information useful to experienced turfgrass managers, Fundamentals of Turfgrass Management, Fourth Edition provides a solid yet flexible grounding that readers can apply and adapt on the job to nearly any situation.

Preface	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. ix
Careers in the Turfgrass Industry	p. 1
Introduction to the Grasses	p. 9
Cool-Season Grasses	p. 31
Warm-Season Grasses	p. 59
Ornamental Grasses	p. 75
Establishment	p. 85
Soil Testing and Soil Amendment	p. 117
Fertilization	p. 139
Mowing, Plant Growt... MOREh Regulators, and Shade	p. 179
Irrigation	p. 195
Thatch, Cultivation, and Topdressing	p. 215
Weed Control	p. 233
Turf Insects	p. 273
Turfgrass Diseases	p. 293
Sports Field Management	p. 315
Sod Production	p. 333
Professional Lawn Care	p. 347
Golf Course Maintenance	p. 361
About the Author	p. 389
Index	p. 391
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Nick E. Christians, PhD, is Professor of Horticulture at Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, where he has taught courses and conducted research on turfgrass management and physiology since 1979. The author or coauthor of hundreds of papers, articles, book chapters, abstracts, and books including The Mathematics of Turfgrass Maintenance, Fourth Edition (Wiley), Mathematics for the Green Industry (Wiley), and Scotts Lawns: Your Guide to a Beautiful Yard, Christians has been the recipient of numerous honors, including the Iowa Legislative Teaching Excellence Award and the Outstanding Educator Award from the American Society for Horticultural Science. He has been a Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy since 1995, and a Fellow of the Crop Science Society of America since 1996.

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