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A basic text for beginning students in turfgrass management. Covers turf quality and the concept of management; the turfgrass plant and how it develops; climate and adaptation; the atmospheric, edaphic, and biotic environment in which turfgrass must grow; the array of cultural operations for sustaining turf at desired levels; pest management, with an emphasis on prevention; propagation; and an integrated system of culture. Also includes a glossary, conversion tables, a discussion of calibration, and the common and chemical names of turfgrass pesticides. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.


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A principal introductory text for formal and informal instruction in turfgrass management, this generously illustrated book covers important features of turfgrass systems, interactions between system components, and principles of turfgrass management.


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First published over 20 years ago, Turfgrass Management has maintained its position as the leading textbook for beginning turf students. A clear and comprehensive guide to principles underlying turfgrass establishment and management, this book includes sufficient detail to be appropriate for courses in weed control, disease management, and insect management in turf. In addition to updating the information on cultural operations, as well as pesticides and other materials used in turfgrass management, significant improvements to this edition include: Expanded introductory chapter includes new sections on the history of turf and the turfgrass industry Expanded bioenergetics and metabolism section in Chapter 2 includes more detailed coverage of phytohormones and antioxidants Extensively updated turfgrass species coverage in Chapter 3 New section on water repellent soils included in Chapter 4 Expanded nutrient formulations coverage in the fertilization portion of Chapter 5 New section on biostimulants added to Chapter 6 Expanded 8-page color insert shows morphological common weeds, diseases, and insects Hallmark features of this best-selling text have been retained including: Rich use of illustrations convey key concepts, processes, and relationships that, in aggregate, constitute turfgrass science and management End-of-chapter questions help focus attention on key concepts Inclusion of a contemporary climatic classification system adapted from Trewartha's system is unique among plant-science texts and provides a basis for determining where specific turfgrasses are adopted anywhere in the world


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This book has been designed as a basic text for beginning students of turfgrass science and management. In covering the important features of turfgrass systems, interactions between and among system components, and principles of turfgrass management, it attempts to unlock some of the mysteries of turf and establish the role of cultural interventions for achieving specific objectives. Illustrations are used generously throughout the text to help students grasp concepts, processes, and relationships of importance in turfgrass systems. Each chapter concludes with a series of questions to test the reader's comprehension of the material. The seventh edition of Turfgrass Management employs the same organization as earlier editions. The first chapter includes an introduction to turf quality, and it characterizes turfgrass management as the means by which turf quality can be sustained. New sections on the "History of Turf" and the "Turfgrass Industry" have been included in this edition. The second chapter focuses on the turfgrass plant and how it grows and develops into a sustainable turfgrass community. An expanded treatment of phytohormones and a new section on oxygen radicals and antioxidants have been included in this edition. The third chapter provides detailed information concerning botanic descriptions, environmental adaptations, cultural requirements, and uses of turfgrass species, along with a climactic classification system helpful in determining where turfgrass species are adapted and a taxonomic scheme useful in determining where specific turfgrasses fit in relation to other members of the grass family. The fourth chapter deals with the components of the environment—atmospheric, edaphic, and biotic—in which turfgrasses must grow, compete, and survive. Chapters five and six cover the broad array of primary and supplementary cultural practices, respectively, for sustaining turf at desired levels of quality. A new section on biostimulants has been included in this edition. The seventh chapter covers important aspects of turfgrass pest management, including those involved in the management of weeds, diseases, nematodes, insects, and large-animal pests. While the role of pesticides is emphasized in this chapter, the entire text is concerned with pest management to the extent that pest problems can be reduced or, in some cases, essentially eliminated by providing conditions that favor healthy turfgrass growth. A new eight-page colored insert featuring common weeds, diseases, and insects of turf has been included in this edition. Turfgrass propagation is covered in the eighth chapter. As many problems encountered in the management of existing turfs are directly attributable to improper establishment, the previous chapters set the stage for an enlightened discussion of propagation and its importance throughout the life of a turf. Finally, the ninth chapter attempts to bring it all together into integrated cultural systems for sustaining specific types of turf.

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This book unlocks some of the mysteries of turf and establishes the role of cultural interventions for achieving specific objectives. Starting with history of turf and the turfgrass industry, this book provides new information on species, pesticides, PGRs, and other materials used in turfgrass management. It also discusses pesticides and pest management; fertilizers; bioenergetics and metabolism, and generally focuses on the turfgrass plant and how it grows and develops into a sustainable turfgrass community. Golf course superintendents, professional lawn care specialists, and other related professionals.

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