Best Golf Course Management Practices
By: Mccarty, L.b. (Author).
Pearson Education (US). Published: 28/06/2009. Audience Guide: Tertiary Education (US: College).
Hardback. Sourced from U.S.A.
For courses in Turfgrass Management and Golf Course Management. Best Golf Course Management Practices, 3e provides up-to-date basic and applied information on grasses available, their selection and use; soils and soil amendments; critical management decisions; pest management and IPM practices; environmental concerns and strategies to develop best management practices for golf courses; and personnel and financial considerations when developing and implementing annual budgets, leasing vs. buying equipment, and managing inventory. The author and 27 acclaimed contributors share their expertise in areas ranging from turfgrass to environmental science. The most current and comprehensive publication on the market, Best Golf Course Management Practices provides the need-to-know information that leads to successful golf course construction and maintenance. Its in-depth, easy-to-read style is ideal for golf course superintendents, their staff, owners, club officials as well as students of 2- and 4-year schools.The text covers all major grasses used on golf courses, their weaknesses and strengths; way to build golf courses and greens; latest information on fertilizers including rates and sources; soil amendments and pesticides used on golf courses; how to manage grass with poor quality water; complete pest descriptions, biology and identification pictures; environmental concerns and solutions commonly associated with golf courses; budgeting, financial management and personnel issues and needs for golf course management. Item Details
ISBN10/13: 0135047099/9780135047095
TITLE: Best Golf Course Management Practices
CONTRIBUTORS: Mccarty, L.b. (Author)
EDITION: 3rd Revised edition
IMPRINT: Prentice Hall
PUBLISHER: Pearson Education (US)
FORMAT: Hardback
PUBLICATION DATE: 28/06/2009
SUBJECT: Agriculture & Farming, Gardening, Horticulture, Landscape
DIMENSIONS (Width x Height): 210mm x 276mm
PAGES: 860
AUDIENCE GUIDE: Tertiary Education (US: College)
CONTENTS: 1. Turfgrasses 2. Turfgrass Physiology and Environmental Stresses 3. Soil Chemical Properties 4. Soil Physical Properties and Drainage Characteristics 5. Soil Oxygen and Temperature Properties 6. Soil Organisms 7. Golf Course Construction and Renovation 8. Putting Green Construction 9. Turfgrass Establishment and "Grow-In 10. Plant Nutrition and Turf Fertilizers 11. Developing Turf Fertilizer Programs and Fertilizer Calculations 12. Water Management and Conservation in Turf 13. Irrigation Water Quality 14. Cultural Practices for Golf Courses 15. Managing Bentgrass/Poa annua Golf Greens in Stressful Environments 16. Managing Bermudagrass Golf Greens 17. Managing Seashore Paspalum 18. Integrated Pest Management 19. Turfgrass Diseases 20. Turfgrass Insects 21. Turfgrass Nematodes 22. Turfgrass Weeds 23. Turfgrass Plant Growth Regulators 24. Effective, Safe, and Legal Use of Pesticides 25. Best Golf Course Environmental Protection Strategies 26. Sprayer and Spreader Calibration 27. Budgets and Personnel Management Appendix A: Stoke's equation for Calculating the Velocity of Falling Particles and Darcy's Equation for Calculating Hydraulic Conductivity. Appendix B: Calculating Soil Porosity. Appendix C Chemical and Physical Properties of Organic Materials Used in Turf Appendix D Surface Area Calculations Appendix E Calibration Formulas and Metric Conversion Tables
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