Fundamentals of Turfgrass Management [Hardcover]

Nick Christians (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1575040514 | ISBN-13: 978-1575040516 | Publication Date: May 2, 1998 | Edition: 1

Fundamentals of Turfgrass Management covers everything from basic turfgrass science to establishment, mowing, irrigation, topdressing, fertilization, pest management and much more. It explains the how-and-why so you can easily apply the fundamental concepts. Perfect as a textbook or as a practical reference for turfgrass practitioners. Essential reading for golf course superintendents, and also includes athletic fields, sod production, lawn care, and landscape management.

Fundamentals of Turfgrass Management is currently a required textbook in the GCSAA certification program.

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"...plenty of readily available information packed into this book..."—Bob Labbance, TURF Magazine

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"...plenty of readily available information packed into this book..."—Bob Labbance, TURF Magazine

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 301 pages
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; 1 edition (May 2, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1575040514
• ISBN-13: 978-1575040516
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 6.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,745,492 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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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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24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars does a great job at covering the basics of turf management, April 28, 1999

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This review is from: Fundamentals of Turfgrass Management (Hardcover)

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.

3.0 out of 5 stars Not too thrilled, January 12, 2012

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This review is from: Fundamentals of Turfgrass Management (Hardcover)

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.