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| Material Type: | Book |
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| Monographic Author(s): | McKernan, Dennis |
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| Author Affiliation: | Instructor at Olds College where he specializes in instructing Turfgrass Management Irrigation and Landscape Construction. He is also a consultant and designer with Life Works Design and Consulting in Olds. |
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| Monograph Title: | Great Plains Turfgrass Manual, 1997. |
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| Publishing Information: | Olds, Alberta, Canada: Life Works |
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| Edition: | 3rd |
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| # of Pages: | 210 |
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| Collation: | 210 pp. |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Low maintenance turf; Soil Alkalinity; Soil structure; Soil Texture; Mowing; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Potassium; Fertilizers; Identification keys; Thatch control; Athletic fields; Establishment; Soil management; Water relations; Compaction; Integrated pest management; Golf green construction; Bowling green construction; Nutrition; Seeding; Sodding; Micronutrients; Insect control; Disease control
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| Abstract/Contents: | Includes: Species Identification and General Characteristics (Species Identification; and Reproduction Methods); Low Maintenance Grasses (Low Maintenance Species); Turfgrass Establishment (Seeding a Lawn; and Sodding); Managing Turfgrass Soil (Soil Components; Soil Texture and Structure; Soil Acidity and Alkalinity; and Soil Amendments); Turfgrass Water Relations; Turfgrass Mowing (Turfgrass Mowing); Turfgrass Nutrition (Primary Nutrients; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Potassium; Micronutrients; Nutrient Uptake; Fertilizers; Growth Cycle; Fertilizer Calculations; Deficiency Symptoms; Determining Nutrient Deficiences; and Soil Test and Interpretations); Thatch Management (Thatch Tolerances; Causes of Thatch; and Control of Thatch); Soil Compaction and Turf Management (Soil Compaction; Causes, Effects, and Factors Influencing Copmaction; and Relieving Compaction); Integrated Pest Management (Integrated Pest Management; Insect Problems; and Disease Problems); Athletic Field Construction (Athletic Field Construction; Natural Soil Fields; Modified Soil Fields; Soilless Fields; and Athletic Field Management Practices); and Golf and Bowling Green Construction (Conventional and Modified Soil Greens; U.S.G.A. Specification Greens; Seeding Bentgrass Greens; Sodding Bentgrass Greens; and Growing In). |
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Library of Congress
Subject Headings: | Turf management -- Great Plains |
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| ISBN: | 0969820003 |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| See Also: | See also 1st edition Great Plains Turfgrass Manual, 1993, R=117814 R=117814
See also 2nd edition Great Plains Turfgrass Manual, 1994, R=29959 R=29959 |
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| Note: | Pictures, b/w
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| Annotation from Turfgrass History and Literature: Lawns, Sports, and Golf, by James B Beard, Harriet J. Beard and James C Beard: | "A significant revision and update of the 1994 second edition. The study questions have been eliminated." p. 284 |
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| Beard Section Heading: | Bibliography of books/monographs on turfgrass culture |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
McKernan, Dennis. 1997. Great Plains Turfgrass Manual. 3rd. ed. 210 pp. Olds, Alberta, Canada: Life Works. |
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