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| Material Type: | Book |
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| Monographic Author(s): | Beard, James B. |
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| Author Affiliation: | International Sports Turf Institute, Inc. |
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| Monograph Title: | The Texas-USGA Method of Root Zone Modification, 1992. |
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| Publishing Information: | College Station, Texas: International Sports Turf Association |
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| # of Pages: | 71 |
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| Collation: | [1], 11 pp. 16 pp.; [1], 34 pp.; 5 pp.; [3] pp. |
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| Series: | International Turfgrass Manual Number 19 |
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| Abstract/Contents: | Includes: International Turfgrass Manual Number 19 (The Texas-USGA Method of Root Zone Modification (Subgrade; Subsurface Drainage System; Gravel Base; Coarse Sand Layer; and Ringing the Perimeter); Texas-USGA Root Zone Mix Specifications; Component Descriptions for Root Zone Mix (Sand Component; Organic Matter Component; and Soil Component); Composite Root Zone Mix Particle Size Distribution; Composite Root Zone Mix Physical and Chemical Properties Criteria (Mix Water Infiltration Rate; Mix Aeration Porosity; Mix Water Retention Capacity; Mix Bulk Density; pH; Soil Salinity/Electrical Conductivity; and Soil Sodium); Root Zone Mix Analysis (Submitting Soil Materials for Testing); and Root Zone Mix Installation)); Section I - Turfgrass Growth (Turf; Shoot Structures (Shoot; Stem; Node; Internode; Leaf; Sheath, Leaf; Crown; Lateral Shoot; Intravaginal Growth; Tiller; Bunch-type Growth; Extravaginal Growth; Creeping Growth Habit; Stolon; Rhizome; Stolon - Rhizome Integration; and Inflorescence); Root Structure (Root Functions; Origin; Anatomy; Dimensions; and Factors Affecting Root Growth (Environmental Factors That Encourage Root Growth; and Cultural Practices that Enhance Root Growth); and Turfgrass Species); Growth and Physiology (Meristem (Sites; and Origin); Leaf; Root; Seasonal Growth Pattern; Physiology (Energy Transformations; Photosynthesis (PHS); Metabolism; Assimilation; Storage; Plant Hormones; and Synthetic Growth Regulators)); and Plant Water Relations (Role of Water (H20) in Turfgrass Growth; Water Absorption; Transpiration; Evapotranspiration; Water Conservation Strategies for Irrigated Turfs; Select Turfgrasses with Low Evapotranspiration Rates; Use Cultural That Reduce the Evapotranspiration; and Follow Proper Irrigation Practices)); Cool-Season Turfgrass Identification and Description (Turfgrass Vegetative Identification (Introduction; Turfgrasses Versus Sedges and Rushes; Vegetative Structures Used in Grass Identification; Shoot Structures (Tillers; Bunch-type or Noncreeping Growth Habit; Creeping Growth Habit; Stolons; Rhizomes; and Stolon/Rhizome and Integradation); and Leaf Structures (Vernation; Ligule; Leaf Blade; Auricles; Sheath; and Collar)); Turfgrass Vegetative Identification Procedures (Plant Selection; Plant Examination; and Vegetative Identification Key Use); and Turfgrass Vegetative Identification Key (Leaf Vernation Folded (Perennial Ryegrass); Auricles Absent (St. Augustinegrass; Centipedegrass; Kikuyugrass; Bermudagrass; Carpetgrass; African Bermudagrass; and Bahiagrass); Stolons Absent (Red Fescue; Sheep Fescue; Chewings Fescue; Annual Bluegrass; Rough Bluegrass; Canada Bluegrass; and Kentucky Bluegrass); Leaf Vernation Rolled (Auricles Present (Italian Ryegrass; Meadow Fescue; Tall Fescue; and Fairway Crested Wheatgrass); Auricles Absent (Japanese Lawngrass (Zoysia); Manilagrass (Zoysia); and Blue Grama); and Collar not Hairy (Korean Velvetgrass (Zoysia); Buffalograss; Smooth Brome; Redtop; Colonial Bentgrass; Velvet Bentgrass; Creeping Bentgrass; and American Bentgrass))); Turfgrass Descriptions and Culture (Cool-Season Turfgrasses); Creeping Bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera subsp. palustris) (Plant Description; Use; Climatic Adaptation; Soil Adaptation; and Cultivars); Perennial Ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) (Plant Description; Use; Climatic Adaptation; Soil Adaptation; and Cultivars); Kentucky Bluegrass (Poa pratensis L.) (Plant Description; Use; Climatic Adaptation; Soil Adaptation; and Cultivars); Fine-Leafed Fescues (Festuca rubra L.) (Plant Description; Use; Climatic Adaptation; Soil Adaptation; and Cultivars); Annual Bluegrass (Poa annua L.) (Plant Description; Use; Climatic Adaptation; Soil Adaptation; and Cultivars); and Tall Fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.) (Plant Description; Use; Climatic Adaptation; Soil Adaptation; and Cultivars)); A Randomly Oriented, Interlocking mesh High-Sand Root Zone System for Sports Field and Race Course Applications (Results; and Summary of Beneficial Contributions of the Interlocking Mesh Element Matrix to Turf Root Zones (Soil-Turf Stabilization; Surface Quality for Sports and Recreation; and Soil Root Zone Environment)); and Abstract. |
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Library of Congress
Subject Headings: | Grounds maintenance; Turfgrasses -- Identification |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | Chapter Refs. |
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| See Also: | See also related manuscript, History of The Texas-USGA Method of Root Zone Modification, [1992], R=192091 R=192091
Updated version appears in TURFAX, 2(2) March/April 1994, p. 5-6, R=213927. R=213927 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Beard, James B. 1992. The Texas-USGA Method of Root Zone Modification. [1], 11 pp. 16 pp.; [1], 34 pp.; 5 pp.; [3] pp. College Station, Texas: International Sports Turf Association. |
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