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Full TGIF Record # 73348
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Material Type:Book
Monographic Author(s):Carrow, R. N.; Waddington, D. V.; Rieke, P. E.
Author Affiliation:Carrow: Professor of Crop and Soil Science, University of Georgia; Waddington: Professor Emeritus of Soil Science, Pennsylvania State University; and Rieke: Professor Emeritus of Crop and Soil Science, Michigan State University
Monograph Title:Turfgrass Soil Fertility and Chemical Problems: Assessment and Management, 2001.
# of Pages:409
Publishing Information:Chelsea, MI: Ann Arbor Press
Collation:ix, 400 pp.
Evaluative Review:Appears in TurfNews, 26(2) March/April 2002, p. 71.
Appears in New Zealand Turf Management Journal, 17(2) May 2002, p. 34, by Bill Walmsley.
Review Appears in Carolinas Green, May/June 2009, p. 18-19, by Chris Hartwiger and Patrick O'Brien
URL to Search Item:http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/1575041537/ref=sib dp pt/104-2561706-0077504#reader-link
   Last Checked 12/2003
Keywords:TIC Keywords: Fertility; Fertilization program; pH; Soil fertility; Fertilizers; Fertilization; Chemical properties of soil; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Potassium; Physical properties of soil; Cation exchange capacity; Micronutrients; Cations; Anions; Acidity; Soil amendments; Soil properties; Soil analysis
Abstract/Contents:Addresses the goals of providing "current turfgrass managers a practical, science-based, single-source information package to assist their fertility management challenges" and providing "a 'textbook' for the next generation of turfgrass managers..." Includes: Introduction (Soil and soil related problems, Plant nutrition, Enhancing turfgrass nutrient-use efficiency); Soil chemical properties and problems (Cation exchange capacity, Soil pH concepts and acidity problems, Alkaline soil pH problems, Basics of salt-affected soils, Management of salt-affected sites, Assessing chemical/nutrient status, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium, Calcium, magnesium, and sulfur, Micronutrients and other elements, Biochemical aspects and amendments, Unique soil problems (waterlogged, pollutants, organic)); Fertilizers and fertilization (Turfgrass fertilizers, Factors in selecting a fertilizer, Developing fertilizer programs).
Library of Congress
Subject Headings:
Turfgrasses -- Fertilizers; Turf management; Soil chemistry; Soil fertility
ISBN:1-57504-153-7
Language:English
References:Chapter refs.
Note:Pictures, color
Figures
Tables
Graphs
Charts
Diagrams
Includes preface, p. vii-viii
Includes appendix A, "Units of measure"; p. 369-372.
Includes appendix B, "Common fertilizer calculations"; p. 373-377.
Includes appendix C, "Symbols and atomic weights of selected elements"; p. 379
Includes appendix D, "Symbols and valences of selected cations and anions"; p. 381
Includes appendix E, "Commonly used acronyms"; p. 383
Includes appendix F, "Sieve designations and nominal openings for U.S. Standard sieve series and equivalent Tyler screen designations"; p. 385-386
Includes index, p. 387-400.
Annotation from Turfgrass History and Literature: Lawns, Sports, and Golf, by James B Beard, Harriet J. Beard and James C Beard:"A text on soil chemistry and plant nutrition as related to turfgrass culture. It includes soil chemical properties, essential plant nutrients, soil chemical problems, fertilizers, and fertilization programs. There is a list of selected references at the end of each chapter." p. 187
Beard Section Heading:Bibliography of books/monographs on turfgrass culture
Cornish & Hurdzan Ratings:C1; M5
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ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Carrow, R. N. 2001. Turfgrass Soil Fertility and Chemical Problems: Assessment and Management. ix, 400 pp. Chelsea, MI: Ann Arbor Press.
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