Turf Management for Golf Courses, 2nd Edition (Hardcover)

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Product Description

Commonly referred to as "Beard's Bible," after Dr. James B. Beard, the internationally recognized turfgrass agronomist who wrote it, the first edition of this essential work sold over 50,000. Since then, Dr. Beard has spent 16 years compiling his scientific research to update his original best-seller, which is written in conjunction with the entire USGA Green Section and covers every practical and technical aspect of turfgrass management, maintenance, and operation. This new edition also boasts hundreds of new color photographs, color drawings, and useful tables that illustrate Dr. Beard's research-proven techniques. Now you can put Dr. Beard's three-decades of experience, and the collective field experience of the USGA Green Section, on your desk in the most complete, most detailed, and most useful manual-of-practice ever published.

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This book is a comprehensive reference and "how-to" book concerning the culture and management of golf turfs. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 793 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 2 edition (October 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1575040921
• ISBN-13: 978-1575040929
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.3 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #570,679 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is simply a good book, December 2, 2003

By A Customer

I use this book at school for a class called "golf course organization and maintenace." It is geared directly to golf courses. The fact of the matter is that it covers every imaginable aspect of golf course maintenance and operations, and I do mean everything. In my opinion there is no other book more valuable for persons training to be golf course superintendents. If your already a superintendent I'm sure it would still be a wise decision to purchase this book.

2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars better turf management !!, March 18, 2002

By A Customer

this book will heip even the greats turf managers around the world,