Golf turf management /

Golf Turf Management provides information on major agronomic and economic topics related to building and maintaining a viable golf course.

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Main Authors: McCarty, L. B. (Lambert Blanchard), 1958- (Author)
Published: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group,
Publisher Address: Boca Raton, FL :
Publication Dates: [2018]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Summary: Golf Turf Management provides information on major agronomic and economic topics related to building and maintaining a viable golf course.
Carrier Form: xxviii, 732 pages: illustrations (chiefly color), color map, forms ; 29 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 683-686) and index.
ISBN: 9781138584068 (hardback) :
1138584061 (hardback)
Index Number: SB433
CLC: S688.4
Call Number: S688.4/M123
Contents: Turfgrasses for golf courses. Turfgrasses -- Turfgrass physiology and environmental stresses -- Soil management practices. Soil chemical properties -- Soil physical and drainage properties -- Golf course construction and establishment practices. Golf course construction and renovation -- Turfgrass establishment and 'grow-in" -- Turfgrass fertilization and water management. Plant nutrition and turf fertilizers -- Water management -- Turfgrass management practices. Turf cultural practices -- Managing greens and tees -- Pest management and control practices. Integrated pest management -- Turfgrass diseases and nematodes -- Turfgrass insects -- Turfgrass weeds and PGR use -- Pesticide use and calibration -- Budgeting practices. Budgets and personnel management -- Useful mathematics and metric conversion.