Description
Book SynopsisComplete guidelines to developing and maintaining the most effective, environment-friendly irrigation systems for golf coursesGolf Course Irrigation offers valuable insight on the design, installation, management, and maintenance of irrigation systems-the most important management tool used on today''s golf courses. Without manufacturers'' bias, this useful resource provides hands-on guidance to the highest quality irrigation systems, including specifications and applications of the best pump stations, controllers, sprinkler heads, nozzles, valves, sensors, and other components that make the difference in top-quality irrigation systems.
Typically regarded as significant users of water, golf courses are under increasing scrutiny by governmental and environmental groups, making it essential that the up-to-date information found here-on such topics as water supply, plant irrigation requirements, application uniformity, and construction management-be at
Table of ContentsPreface vii
1 Plant Irrigation Requirements 1
2 Water Supply: Quantity and Quality 15
3 Pump Stations 29
4 Materials 61
5 Design 129
6 Construction Management 253
7 Installation 305
8 Conservation 413
Glossary 419
Appendix: Tables and Charts 423
Standards 439
Index 441
