Product Description

This Third Edition provides a complete, up–to–date introduction to all aspects of turfgrass management—from basic turfgrass science to establishment, mowing, irrigation, topdressing, fertilization, pest management, turfgrass diseases, and more. By giving full, in–depth explanations of all topics, this revised fundamentals guide makes it easier to apply covered material to a variety of environments, including golf courses, sports fields, and lawns.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1197663 in Books
• Published on: 1998-05-02
• Format: Illustrated
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 301 pages

From the Back Cover

The essential book on turfgrass management, now revised and updated

Fundamentals of Turfgrass Management, Third Edition introduces the principles of turfgrass management, covering everything from basic turfgrass science to fertilization, mowing, turfgrass diseases, career paths, and much more.

With an emphasis on explaining why certain management practices are handled as they are, this new edition offers expanded and updated information on:

• Pesticides

• Cool–season and warm–season grasses

• Soil testing and soil amendments

• Micronutrients in fertilization

• Herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides

• Sports turf and sports field construction

• Golf course construction and management

Written on a level suitable for students, but with a wealth of information useful to experienced turfgrass managers, Fundamentals of Turfgrass Management, Third Edition provides a solid yet flexible grounding that readers can apply and adapt on the job to nearly any situation.

About the Author

Nick E. Christians, PhD, is Professor of Horticulture at Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, where he has taught courses and conducted research on turfgrass management and physiology since 1979. The author or coauthor of more than 880 papers, articles, book chapters, abstracts, and books including The Mathematics of Turfgrass Maintenance, Third Edition and Scotts Lawns: Your Guide to a Beautiful Yard, Christians has been the recipient of numerous honors, including the Outstanding Educator Award from the American Society of Horticultural Sciences and?the Iowa Legislative Teaching Excellence Award. He has been a Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy since 1995, and a Fellow of the Crop Science Society of America since 1996.

Customer Reviews

turfgrass management
A very clearly written book on this subject. Excellent examples to back up the underlying science

a superb book
This is a superbly well written textbook which is fully up to date , with references (2006).
As someone with a background in chemistry the clear examples of the science involved in turfgrass management were fully appreciated, although I read this out of interest in the subject and am not doing a course, I would have no hesitation in recommending this book to a wide audience of people in most disciplines. Remedies for problems encountered have to be understood as they may differ according to climate, soil type and location, even quality of irrigation water, and this book gives you the necessary background to determine what type of analysis should be done and why. Interpretation of results may also vary and it is essential to know why. All aspects of turfgrass management are covered in depth while remaining very readable. A fine book.