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| Publication Type:
| Professional |
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| Material Type: | Book |
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| Monographic Author(s): | Beard, James B. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Professor, Texas A&M University |
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| Monograph Title: | A Manual on Golf Course Construction, Turf Establishment, and Cultural Practices, 1991. |
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| Publishing Information: | York, England: British and International Greenskeepers Association |
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| # of Pages: | 84 |
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| Collation: | 84 pp. |
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| Evaluative Review: | Appears in Greenkeeper International May 1991, p. 42 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Cultural methods; Turfgrasses; Soils; Soil modification; Golf course design; Golf course construction; Turfgrass quality; Soil testing; Physical properties of soil; Nutrients
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| Abstract/Contents: | Includes chapters devoted to: turfgrass growth (shoot structures; root structure; growth; physiology; plant water relations; and low temperature stress and hardiness); turfgrass species descriptions (definitions; origin; turfgrass nomenclature; turfgrass descriptions; and turfgrass communities); soils and soil modification (soil mineral component; soil air component; soil water component; soil organic component; soil reaction; root zone modification; and the Texas/USGA method of modern putting green construction); constuction and turf establishment (golf course procedures; golf course site development; golf course planting and turf establishment; planting procedures for turf establishment; and vegetative planting); and basic cultural practices (mowing; turfgrass nutrition and fertilization; irrigation; topdressing; thatch; vertical cutting; and turf cultivation). |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 5 |
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| Note: | "Under sponsorship of the British & International Golf Greenskeepers Association"
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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 small manual on grass botany, cool-season turfgrass species, soils, root-zone modification, establishment, and basic cultural practices for golf course turfgrasses in the United Kingdom. The manual was originally developed to coordinate with a two-day seminar presentation in Harrogate, England, UK." p. 173 |
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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):
Beard, James B. 1991. A Manual on Golf Course Construction, Turf Establishment, and Cultural Practices. 84 pp. York, England: British and International Greenskeepers Association. |
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