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"...a definitive how-to book for sports field managers...hundreds of illustrations and step-by-step instructions..."—Athletic Turf
"...I teach from this book at Iowa State University and it is also my first reference when stumped by a phone call. The entire book is easy to read and takes a practical approach to designing, building and managing sports fields..."—Dr. David Minner, Iowa State University
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A definitive how-to book for every practitoner of sports turf -- from football to baseball to soccer and everything in between. Sports Fields covers every important aspect of planning, design, construction, and turfgrass maintenance with hundreds of illustrations and step-by-step procedures to help you get the job done right -- first time, every time. No other book provides such intricate detail, combined with easy-to-understand guidance.
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Sports turf fields and related facilities are designed to meet two basic requirements: they must be large enough and/or the necessary shape to allow the particular sport to be played according to its recognized rules and regulations, and they must have a surface that allows the players to compete safety and at reasonable level of competition. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Sports turf fields and related facilities are designed to meet two basic requirements: they must be large enough and/or the necessary shape to allow the particular sport to be played according to its recognized rules and regulations, and they must have a surface that allows the players to compete safety and at reasonable level of competition. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
installed drain systems, solid tine aeration, bermudagrass fields, deep tine aeration, sports turf management, cool season fields, sports field management, nonporous courts, sports field construction, positive surface drainage, chemical control alternatives, sports field managers, catchment test, level sidelines, skinned infield, turfgrass culture, sports turf managers, warm season zone, rootzone mix, full circle heads, clear playing area, cool season zone, skinned area, slip fix, pipe drain systems Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, North America, Mississippi State University, Hunter Industries, Integrated Cultural Management, Little League, Date Rates May, Penn State University, Field Name, American Lawn Bowls Association, College Boulevard Overland Park, James Thompson, Kansas City, New Jersey, Plaza Circle, Rule Number, San Marcos, Sieve Opening, Aeration Aerating, American Society of Agronomy, Cool Season Maintenance Cool, Fluid Fungicide, Prescription Athletic Turf, The National Collegiate Athletic Association, Uncompacted Material New!
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- Destructive Turfgrass Insects: Biology, Diagnosis, and Control by Daniel A. Potter on page 188
- Official Major League Baseball Rules Book, 2003 Edition by Sporting News on page 249
- Diseases of Turfgrasses by Houston B. Couch on page 188
- Compendium of Turfgrass Diseases by Richard W. Smiley on page 188
- Soil Fertility and Fertilizers by Samuel L. Tisdale on page 118
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