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Fundamentals of Tropical Turf Management
G Wiecko
CABI
June 2006
Paperback 208 pp ISBN 1845930304
£25.00
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Written in an easily-accessible style, this book provides a practical introduction to all aspects of tropical turf
management. General topics covered include climate adaptation, the physiology and morphology of turf-grasses,
an overview of the different turf-grass species, soil characteristics and testing, establishment techniques, cultivation,
nutrition and fertilization, mowing procedures, irrigation requirements, compaction and thatch, and turf pests. It also
discusses golf-course maintenance including the different methods needed for the tee, the fairway, the putting green
and the rough. The book also looks at sports field management including rugby fields, tennis courts, football and
hockey fields, bowling greens and croquet-courts, and playgrounds. Numerous line drawings and photographs
are used to illustrate key concepts, processes and relationships.
Of interest to: Students and practitioners in the fields of turf-grass management, horticulture, landscape architecture
and agronomy.
Contents
- Introduction to Turf Grasses
- Turf-Grass Species
- Soil
- Turf-Grass Establishment
- Turf Nutrition and Fertilization
- Mowing
- Irrigation
- Turf Cultivation, Compaction, and Thatch
- Golf-Course Maintenance
- Sports Turf
- Pests
- Appendix
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