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| Publication Type:
| Professional |
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| Material Type: | Book |
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| Monographic Author(s): | Spencer, Jerry |
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| Monograph Title: | Nutrition of Sports Turf in Australia, 2008. |
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| Publishing Information: | Collingwood, Victoria: Land Links |
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| # of Pages: | 206 |
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| Collation: | viii, 198 p. |
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| Related Web URL: | http://www.tropicalgrasslands.asn.au/Tropical%20Grasslands%20Journal%20archive/PDFs/Vol_44%20(1_2_3_4)/Vol%2044%20(4)%20Book%20Review%20-%20Sports%20Turf%20Nutrition%20308.pdf
Last checked: 3/October/2011
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Notes: Book review |
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| Evaluative Review: | Appears in Tropical Grasslands, 44, 2010, p. 308-310, by D. S. Loch, N. W. Menzies, and J. D. Hull. |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Nutrition; Sports Turf; Nutrients; Fertilizers; Combination treatments; Establishment; Fertigation
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| Abstract/Contents: | Includes: Primary Nutrients; Secondary Nutrients; Micronutrients; Straight Nitrogen Phosphorus Potassium (NPK) Fertilisers; Micronutrient Fertilisers; Slow-Release Fertilisers for Turf; Controlled-Release Fertilisers; The Use of Combination Products in the Australian Turf and Nursery Industries; Putting it all into Practice; Establishment; Post-Establishment Fertiliser Strategies; and Fertigation. |
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Library of Congress
Subject Headings: | Turf management -- Australia.; Turfgrasses -- Nutrition -- Australia.; Turfgrasses -- Australia.; Turfgrasses -- Fertilizers -- Australia.; Turfgrasses -- Australia -- Growth. |
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| ISBN: | 0643095136 |
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| ISBN-13: | 9780643095137 |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | >150 |
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| See Also: | See also related article "Book review: Nutrition of sports turf in Australia" Tropical Grasslands, 44 2010, p. 308-310, R=197873 R=197873 |
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| Note: | Pictures, b/w
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Includes appendix: "Appendix I: Soil Acidity"; pp. 139-143
Includes appendix: "Appendix II: Sulphur - calculating the rate of sulphur to apply to achieve a pH reduction"; pp. 144-145
Includes appendix: "Appendix III: What happens to soil in the presence of sodium?"; pp. 146-152
Includes appendix: "Appendix IV: Dealing with high sodium soils"; pp. 153-154
Includes appendix: "Appendix V: Nutrient conversion factors"; pp. 155-158
Includes appendix: "Appendix VI: Properties of slow-release fertilisers"; pp. 159-161
Includes appendix: "Appendix VII: Polymer-coater fertilisers"; pp. 162-164
Includes appendix: "Appendix VIII: Salt index and partial salt index of commonly used turf fertilisers"; p. 165
Includes appendix: "Appendix IX: Soil and tissue testing"; pp. 166-171
Includes appendix: "Appendix X: Interpreting soil analysis for turfgrass use"; pp. 172-183
Includes index: pp. 197-198 |
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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 book concerning aspects of plant nutrition, fertilizer carriers, and fertilization techniques for turfgrasses under conditions in Australia. There is a list of selected references in the back." p. 342 |
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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):
Spencer, Jerry. 2008. Nutrition of Sports Turf in Australia. viii, 198 p. Collingwood, Victoria: Land Links. |
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