This Third Edition provides a complete, up-to-date introduction to all aspects of turfgrass management—from basic turfgrass science to establishment, mowing, irrigation, topdressing, fertilization, pest management, turfgrass diseases, and more. By giving full, in-depth explanations of all topics, this revised fundamentals guide makes it easier to apply covered material to a variety of environments, including golf courses, sports fields, and lawns.
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"...plenty of readily available information packed into this book..."—Bob Labbance, TURF Magazine
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Nick E. Christians is a University Professor of horticulture at Iowa State University, in Ames, Iowa, where he has taught courses and conducted research on turfgrass management and physiology since 1979. He received his B.S. degree from Colorado State University in 1972, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Ohio State University in 1977 and 1979, respectively. He has published more than 1000 technical papers, popular articles, published research reports, book chapters, and abstracts. He is coauthor of The Mathematics of Turfgrass Maintenance, 4th ed., Weed Control in Turf and Ornamentals by Turgeon, McCarty, and Christians published by Prentice Hall, and of Scotts Lawns: Your Guide to a Beautiful Yard. Dr. Christians has served as an invited speaker at professional conferences around the United States and has delivered invited seminars in Austria, Canada, China, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Singapore, and Spain. He has also presented many seminars nationally as part of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) educational program on both turfgrass management and mathematics. His awards include the Iowa State University Award for Excellence in Academic Advising, promotion to University Professor in 2000, the Outstanding Educator Award from the American Society of Horticultural Science, the Iowa Legislative Teaching Excellence Award, the Iowa Inventor of the Year Award for 1998, R&D 100 Award 1996, and the Louis Thompson Advisor of the Year Award from the Iowa State University College of Agriculture. He was made a Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy in 1995 and a Fellow of the Crop Science Society of America in 1996.
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This introductory-level book provides the beginner with the basics of turfgrass management. Scientific names are as up-to-date as possible for the turfgrasses as well as pests that invade them. Diagrams / photos of grasses and grass pests could be more extensive, but the cost of the book would likely escalate beyond the nominal price of this volume, which makes it attractive for use as a text in an entry-level turfgrass course.
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First off let me say that I bought this book to teach myself, not going along with any class or anything. It has some good information in it, I did have two problems though. First off the entire book is in black and white, except for maybe a 15 page section in the middle which just has pictures to identify grasses and weeds. It would be a lot better if the whole thing was in color. Especially when it shows you a turf problem in a B&W picture, it is kind of hard to tell what it really looks like. The few colored pictures they do have are only a close up of each type of weed/turf..I would be nice if they had more pictures of them from different views..as you are not always holding it up to your eyes to identify it. The other thing I didn't like was that I was hoping the book would have short quizzes after each chapter(where they just ask you questions about the chapter, usually used for homework. Since i'm teaching myself it would be nice to have some questions to go off of. The book still has a lot of good info in it, I don't think I would pay $70 for it again though, probably spend a little more on another book.
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more green tissue, rolled vernation, folded vernation, sports field management, dryland bentgrass, other turf areas, aerification holes, large hairy crabgrass, low mowing heights, core aerification, weeping alkaligrass, turf industry, membranous ligule, topdressing program, creeping bentgrass turf, sod producers, higher mowing heights, ryegrass fairways, attack turf, cool humid zone, mature turf, turf canopy, turf response, sod production, broadleaf control Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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