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| Publication Type:
| Professional |
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| Material Type: | Book |
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| Monograph Title: | All About Bowls: The History, Construction & Maintenance of Bowling Greens, 2008. |
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| Volume Editors: | Perris, Jeff |
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| Publishing Information: | Bingley, West Yorkshire, England: STRI |
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| Edition: | 3rd |
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| # of Pages: | 224 |
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| Collation: | 224 pp. |
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| Evaluative Review: | appears in New Zealand Turf Management Journal, May 2009, 24(2), p. 33, by David Howard. |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Bowling greens; History; Bowling green construction; Bowling green maintenance; Cultural methods
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| Abstract/Contents: | Includes: The history of the game; The development of greens and greenkeeping (prior to 1945); Bowling green evolution: 1945 to the present day; Modern bowling green construction; Modern bowling green maintenance: the assessment of a green and the calendar of required work; Modern bowling green maintenance: fertility and topdressing; Modern bowling green maintenance: mechanical work; Modern bowling green maintenance: water and irrigation; Modern bowling green maintenance: the control of weeds, moss, pests, and diseases; Modern bowling green maintenance: miscellaneous work. |
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Library of Congress
Subject Headings: | Bowling greens -- History; Bowling greens -- Design and construction; Bowling greens -- Maintenance and repair |
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| ISBN: | 1 873431 06 6 |
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| ISBN-13: | 9781873431061 |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| See Also: | See also 1988 1st edition, R=13982. R=13982
See also 1992 2nd revised edition, R=28663. R=28663
Includes as Appendix A, p. 191-196, "A survey of pH, phosphate and potash levels in soil samples taken from golf and bowling greens," reprinted from Journal of the Sports Turf Research Institute, vol. 61 1985, p. 136-140, R=7082. R=7082
Includes as Appendix B, p. 197-212, "The playing quality of level bowling greens," reprinted from Journal of the Sports Turf Research Institute, vol. 62, 1986, p. 50-65, R=9184. R=9184
Includes as Appendix C, p. 213-219, "Ball roll characteristics of five turfgrasses used for golf and bowling greens," reprinted from Journal of the Sports Turf Research Institute, vol 68, 1992, p. 88-94, R=25349. R=25349 |
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| Note: | Foreword by Tony Allcock, p. 4.
Pictures, color & b/w
Figures
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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 the construction, establishment, and culture of turfgrasses for bowling greens under the conditions in the United Kingdom. It also includes an interesting historical review of bowls starting in the late 1200s. There is a foreword by Tony Allcock. Reprints of three research papers from the Journal of the Sports Turf Research Institute are included in the back." p. 316 |
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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):
2008. All About Bowls: The History, Construction & Maintenance of Bowling Greens. Perris, Jeff (ed.) 3rd. ed. 224 pp. Bingley, West Yorkshire, England: STRI. |
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