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1 online resource : text file, PDF |
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Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Commonly Used Abbreviations -- Section I : Turfgrasses for Golf Courses -- Chapter 1: Turfgrasses -- The Golf Industry -- Golf Course Rating -- Turfgrass Taxonomy -- Scientific Names -- Turf Quality -- Adaptation -- Climate -- Climatic Zones -- Cultivars and Their Characteristics-Warm-Season Grasses (Table 1.4) -- Bermudagrass -- Zoysiagrass -- Bahiagrass -- Carpetgrass -- Centipedegrass -- Kikuyugrass -- Seashore Paspalum -- St. Augustinegrass -- Cultivars and Their Characteristics-Cool-Season Grasses (Table 1.9) -- Bentgrasses -- Kentucky Bluegrass -- Tall Fescue -- Perennial Ryegrass -- Fine Fescue -- Annual Bluegrass -- Canada Bluegrass -- Supina Bluegrass -- Other Cool-Season Turfgrasses -- Native, Low Maintenance, and Ornamental Grasses -- Warm-Season Grasses -- Cool-Season Grasses -- Ornamental Grasses -- Chapter 2: Turfgrass Physiology and Environmental Stresses -- Plant Characteristics -- Seed -- Crowns -- Leaves -- Stems -- Roots -- Inflorescence -- Turfgrass Physiology -- Photosynthesis -- Light Reactions -- Carbon Reactions -- C3 (or Cool-Season) Plants -- C4 (or Warm-Season) Plants -- Kranz Anatomy -- Photorespiration -- C4 Plants Compared to C3 Plants -- Respiration -- Photosynthesis and Respiration Balance in Plants -- Growth Hormones -- Growth Promoters -- Growth Inhibitors -- Biostimulants -- Environmental Stresses -- Light Intensity (or Shade) -- Temperature Stress -- Low-Temperature Stress -- Best Management Practices Minimizing Low-Temperature Stress -- Diagnosing Low-Temperature Injury -- Heat Stress on Cool-Season Turfgrasses -- Best Management Practices for Reducing Heat Stress of Cool-Season Turfgrasses -- Drought Stress -- Salinity -- Turfgrass Salt Tolerance |
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Problem Avoidance -- Architectural Design -- Developing the Design -- Construction -- Construction Documents -- Permitting and Engineering -- Meeting with Local Groups -- Construction Process -- Site Preparation -- Drainage -- Surface Storm Drainage -- Subsurface Storm Drainage -- Installation of Irrigation System -- Seedbed Preparation -- Fumigation of Rootzone Mix -- Final Grading -- Turfgrass Establishment -- Accessibility, Bridge, and Cart Path Construction -- Putting Green Construction -- Initial Planning -- Location -- Drainage -- Shade -- Profile -- Rootzones -- Surveying and Initial Staking -- The Subgrade -- Rootzone Mix Selection -- Sand Sources -- Soil Amendments -- Characteristics of Organic Amendments -- Peat -- Humus -- Sawdust -- Muck Soil -- Composts -- Other Sources -- Inorganic Soil Amendments -- Rootzone Installation -- Off-Site Mixing -- Building Materials -- Soil Sterilization -- Final Grading -- Additional Information -- Calculations -- Estimating Tons of Material for a Given Area -- Estimating Volumes of Material for a Given Area -- Construction and Shaping of Features -- Teeing areas -- Bunkers -- Renovation -- Restoration -- Renovation -- Redesign -- Rebuilding Greens -- Regrassing or Resurfacing Greens -- Tees -- Fairways and Roughs -- Bunkers -- Other Areas -- Chapter 6: Turfgrass Establishment and "Grow-in" -- Turfgrass Selection -- Plant Material Quality -- Methods of Establishment -- Seeding -- Steps to Increase Need and Maintain Purity -- Seeding Methods -- Vegetative Propagation -- "Grow-in" -- Seeding Establishment -- Vegetative Propagation Establishment -- Budgeting -- Section IV : Turfgrass Fertilization and Water Management -- Chapter 7: Plant Nutrition and Turf Fertilizers -- Nutrient Uptake -- Mineral Mobility and Deficiencies -- Primary Nutrients and Fertilizers -- Nitrogen -- Nitrification -- Nitrogen Carriers |
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Quick Release (Water Soluble) -- Slow-Release Nitrogen Sources -- Controlled-Release Urea Reaction Synthetic Nitrogen Sources (Noncoated) -- Natural Organic Nitrogen Sources -- Salt Index -- Phosphorus -- Potassium -- Secondary Plant Nutrients -- Calcium -- Magnesium -- Sulfur -- Micronutrients -- Sources -- Nonessential Elements -- Fertilizer Formulations -- Granular Fertilizers -- Liquid Fertilizers -- Manufacturing of Liquid Fertilizers -- Soil Nutrient Analysis -- Soil Testing -- Soil Analysis Report -- Interpreting a Soil Analysis Report -- Leaf Tissue Analysis -- Fertilizer Calculations -- Calculating Nutrient Percentages -- Granular Fertilizers -- Liquid Fertilizers -- Fertilizer Injection (or Fertigation) Formulas -- Parts per Million -- Traveling Gun Irrigation Systems -- Chapter 8: Water Management -- Soil Moisture -- How Turfgrasses Obtain and Lose Soil Water -- Water Potential -- Turfgrass Evapotranspiration Rates -- Turfgrass Water Use -- Cultural Practices -- Determining When to Irrigate -- Soil Moisture Measuring Devices -- Quantitative Methods -- Qualitative Methods -- Calibrating Soil Moisture Devices -- Predictive Models or Evapotranspiration Feedback -- Irrigation Strategies -- Irrigation System Calibration -- Irrigation Area Priorities -- Water Conservation -- Hydrophobic Soils and Their Management -- Hydrophobic Soils -- Adjuvants -- Irrigation Water Quality -- Salts -- Measuring and Classifying Irrigation Salinity -- Water Sodium Hazard -- Soil Sodium Permeability Hazard -- Water Carbonates and pH -- pH -- Alkalinity -- Managing Poor-Quality Water-Use Sites -- Blending Water Sources for Reducing Salinity -- Leaching or Flushing Soils to Remove Salts -- Good Soil Percolation and Drainage -- Counteracting Soil Sodium with Soil Amendments -- Amending Irrigation Water -- Acid Injection -- Water Hardness -- Soft (Ultrapure) Water |
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Effluent Wastewater Use -- Levels of Treated Water -- Characteristics of Effluent Water -- Calculating Fertilizer Amounts from Effluent Irrigation -- Toxic Ions -- Managing Toxic Elements -- Water Storage Facilities -- Golf Greens -- Irrigation System Design -- Other Information and Suggestions -- Water Treatment Options -- Desalination -- Additional Water Treatment Options -- Pond Management -- Managing Lakes/Ponds/Streams -- Section V : Turfgrass Management Practices -- Chapter 9: Turf Cultural Practices -- Mowing -- Mowing Height -- Mowing Frequency -- Mowing Equipment -- Mowing Pattern -- Walking and Triplex Mowers -- Grass Clippings -- Aerification -- Benefits of Coring -- Disadvantages of Coring -- Types of Cultivation Methods -- Frequency and Timing of Cultivation -- Additional Aerification Developments -- Spiking and Slicing -- Vertical Mowing and Grooming -- Depth -- Frequency -- Grooming and Conditioning -- Topdressing -- Topdressing Materials -- Topdressing Amounts and Frequency -- Fertilizer Programs -- Timing -- Nitrogen Rates -- Frequency -- Nitrogen Sources -- Other Nutrients -- Tees -- Winter Color -- Overseeding Myths -- Timing -- Seedbed Preparation -- Fairways -- Additional Considerations -- Annual Bluegrass Weed Control -- Overseeding Grass Selection -- Blends and Mixtures -- Overseeding Procedure -- Postplanting Maintenance -- Winter Management -- Spring Transition -- Colorants, Dyes, and Paints -- Special Management: Buffalograss -- Special Management: Kikuyugrass -- Bunker Maintenance -- Petroleum Spills -- Organic Golf Course Management -- Definition -- Management Considerations -- Chapter 10: Managing Greens and Tees -- Bentgrass/Poa annua in Stressful Environments -- Summer Decline -- Cultural Practices -- Air Movement -- Green Construction -- Irrigation/Water Management -- Thatch Management -- Mowing and Rolling |
| Summary |
"This book provides inofrmation on all major agronomic and economic topics related to building and maintaining a viable golf course. It presents technical information on biological events influence on golf course turf and features extensive information on soils, biology, construction, cultural practices, and pest management of a golf course in an environmentally friendly manner. The book features comprehensive information on turfgrass physiology, plant nutrition and turf fertilizers, water management, turf diseases, insects, and weeds; turf cultural practices, managing greens and tees as well as corporate course management strategies."--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Production management.
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Pests -- Control.
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Pest Control
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pest control.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Environmental -- General.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Environmental -- Water Supply.
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Pests -- Control.
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Production management.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781351057950 |
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1351057952 |
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9781351057943 |
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1351057944 |
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9781351057936 |
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1351057936 |
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9781351057929 |
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1351057928 |
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