Description
Book SynopsisTurfgrass Soil Fertility and Chemical Problems is the best single-source, practical management tool that will help you overcome every fertility management challenge you face!
Turfgrass Soil Fertility and Chemical problems will:
* Help you pinpoint the effectiveness of fertilizer programs to ensure turfgrass quality, water quality, and environmental integrity
* Help you understand a multitude of turfgrass species and cultivars and their complex nutrient responses or requirements
* Explains site-specific fertilization, covering issues such as establishment on poor quality soils and the use of low-quality irrigation water
* Show you how fertilization is important for environmental, traffic, and stress tolerance, as well as recovery
* Show you how to apply the interpretation of soil, tissue, and water-quality test information in the development of fertilization regimes
Table of ContentsPart I: Introduction
1. Soil and Soil Related Problems 3
2. Plant Nutrition 13
3. Enhancing Turfgrass Nutrient-Use Efficiency 33
Part II: Soil Chemical Properties and Problems
4. Cation Exchange Capacity 45
5. Soil pH Concepts and Acidity Problems 67
6. Alkaline Soil pH Problems 89
7. Basics of Salt-Affected Soils 103
8. Management of Salt-Affected Sites 131
9. Assessing Chemical/Nutrient Status 159
10. Nitrogen 177
11. Phosphorus 201
12. Potassium 211
13. Calcium, Magnesium, and Sulfur 227
14. Micronutrients and Other Elements 245
15. Biochemical Aspects and Amendments 269
16. Unique Soil Problems (Waterlogged, Pollutants, Organic) 285
Part III: Fertilizers and Fertilization
17. Turfgrass Fertilizers 197
18. Factors in Selecting a Fertilizer 325
19. Developing Fertilizer Programs 339
Appendixes
Appendix A: Units of Measure 369
Appendix B: Common Fertilizer Calculations 373
Appendix C: Symbols and Atomic Weights of Selected Elements 379
Appendix D: Symbols and Valences of Selected Cations and Anions 381
Appendix E: Commonly Used Acronyms 383
Appendix F: Sieve Designation 385
Index 387
