Fundamentals of Turfgrass Management - Couverture rigide

Christians, Nick E.

 
9781575040516: Fundamentals of Turfgrass Management
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ISBN 10 : 1575040514 ISBN 13 : 9781575040516
Editeur : Ann Arbor Press, 1998

Synopsis

Book by Christians Nick

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Quatrième de couverture

The essential book on turfgrass management, now revised and updated

Fundamentals of Turfgrass Management, Third Edition introduces the principles of turfgrass management, covering everything from basic turfgrass science to fertilization, mowing, turfgrass diseases, career paths, and much more.

With an emphasis on explaining why certain management practices are handled as they are, this new edition offers expanded and updated information on:

  • Pesticides

  • Cool–season and warm–season grasses

  • Soil testing and soil amendments

  • Micronutrients in fertilization

  • Herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides

  • Sports turf and sports field construction

  • Golf course construction and management

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

Biographie de l'auteur

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 more than 880 papers, articles, book chapters, abstracts, and books including The Mathematics of Turfgrass Maintenance, Third Edition and Scotts Lawns: Your Guide to a Beautiful Yard, Christians has been the recipient of numerous honors, including the Outstanding Educator Award from the American Society of Horticultural Sciences and?the Iowa Legislative Teaching Excellence Award. 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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Éditeur
Ann Arbor Press
Date d'édition
1998
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1575040514
ISBN 13 
9781575040516
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
300
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible

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ISBN 10 :  0470587318 ISBN 13 :  9780470587317
Editeur : John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2011
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