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FUNDAMENTALS OF TURFGRASS MANAGEMENT

THE PREMIER TURFGRASS MANAGEMENT HANDBOOKUPDATED AND EXPANDED

Fundamentals of Turfgrass Management is the longstanding authority on all aspects of the science and practices behind world-class turfgrass care. This fully revised Fifth Edition comes enriched by two new authors who share their cutting-edge research and real-world expertise on such topics as growth, soil testing, nutrition, herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides. Coverage throughout is refreshed with new illustrations and charts, as well as:

  • Expanded coverage on professional lawn care programs, including cool-season and warm-season turfgrasses, establishing methods and costs, cultivation, sand topdressing, and more
  • Enhanced material on the most up-to-date thinking and practices in weed management
  • Brand-new chapters on the environmental, economic, and quality-of-life benefits of well-maintained turf, as well as the influence

    Table of Contents

    Preface vii

    Acknowledgments ix

    Chapter 1 Benefits of Turf and Its Management 1

    Part I Grasses 7

    Chapter 2 Introduction to the Grasses 9

    Chapter 3 Cool-Season Grasses 41

    Chapter 4 Warm-Season Grasses 75

    Chapter 5 Ornamental Grasses 97

    Part II Turf Culture 109

    Chapter 6 Establishment 111

    Chapter 7 Soil Testing and Soil Amendments 147

    Chapter 8 Turf Nutrition and Fertilization 171

    Chapter 9 Mowing, Rolling, and Plant Growth Regulators 209

    Chapter 10 Irrigation 225

    Chapter 11 Thatch, Cultivation, and Topdressing 249

    Chapter 12 Light Requirements and Shade Management 269

    Part III Turf Pest Management 285

    Chapter 13 Turf Weed Management 287

    Chapter 14 Turf Insect Management 331

    Chapter 15 Turf Disease Management 353

    Part IV The Turf Industry 379

    Chapter 16 Careers in the Turfgrass Industry 381

    Chapter 17 Sports Turf Management 389

    Chapter 18 Sod Production 407

    Chapter 19 Professional Lawn Care 419

    Chapter 20 Golf Course Maintenance 431

    About the Authors 455

    Index 457

Fundamentals of Turfgrass Management

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      Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Published 30 December 2016
      ISBN-13 9781119204633
      978-1119204633
      ISBN-10 1119204631
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      FUNDAMENTALS OF TURFGRASS MANAGEMENT

      THE PREMIER TURFGRASS MANAGEMENT HANDBOOKUPDATED AND EXPANDED

      Fundamentals of Turfgrass Management is the longstanding authority on all aspects of the science and practices behind world-class turfgrass care. This fully revised Fifth Edition comes enriched by two new authors who share their cutting-edge research and real-world expertise on such topics as growth, soil testing, nutrition, herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides. Coverage throughout is refreshed with new illustrations and charts, as well as:

      • Expanded coverage on professional lawn care programs, including cool-season and warm-season turfgrasses, establishing methods and costs, cultivation, sand topdressing, and more
      • Enhanced material on the most up-to-date thinking and practices in weed management
      • Brand-new chapters on the environmental, economic, and quality-of-life benefits of well-maintained turf, as well as the influence

        Table of Contents

        Preface vii

        Acknowledgments ix

        Chapter 1 Benefits of Turf and Its Management 1

        Part I Grasses 7

        Chapter 2 Introduction to the Grasses 9

        Chapter 3 Cool-Season Grasses 41

        Chapter 4 Warm-Season Grasses 75

        Chapter 5 Ornamental Grasses 97

        Part II Turf Culture 109

        Chapter 6 Establishment 111

        Chapter 7 Soil Testing and Soil Amendments 147

        Chapter 8 Turf Nutrition and Fertilization 171

        Chapter 9 Mowing, Rolling, and Plant Growth Regulators 209

        Chapter 10 Irrigation 225

        Chapter 11 Thatch, Cultivation, and Topdressing 249

        Chapter 12 Light Requirements and Shade Management 269

        Part III Turf Pest Management 285

        Chapter 13 Turf Weed Management 287

        Chapter 14 Turf Insect Management 331

        Chapter 15 Turf Disease Management 353

        Part IV The Turf Industry 379

        Chapter 16 Careers in the Turfgrass Industry 381

        Chapter 17 Sports Turf Management 389

        Chapter 18 Sod Production 407

        Chapter 19 Professional Lawn Care 419

        Chapter 20 Golf Course Maintenance 431

        About the Authors 455

        Index 457

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