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Publication Type:
| Professional |
Material Type: | Book |
Monographic Author(s): | Turgeon, Alfred J. |
Monograph Title: | Turfgrass Management, 1996. |
Volume Editors: | Stewart, Charles |
Publishing Information: | Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc., Simon & Schuster, Viacom Company |
Edition: | Fourth |
# of Pages: | 416 |
Collation: | x, 406 pp. |
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URL to Search Item: | https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89055819932 Last Checked 07/03/2019 Access conditions: Possibly USA access only |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Plant organs; Germination; Tillers (vegetative); Metabolism; Turfgrasses; Environment; Edaphic factors; Cultural methods; Pest control; Propagation; Maintenance intensity
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Abstract/Contents: | Includes: Dedication; Preface; Introduction (Careers in Turf; Turf Quality; Turfgrass Management; and Questions); Growth and Development (The Grass Plant; Germination and Seedling Development; Leaf Formation; Turfgrass Stems; Tillering; Turfgrass Roots; Inflorescence; Seasonal Growth Variation; Metabolism; and Questions); Turfgrass Species (Turfgrass Climatic Adaptation; Characterization of Turfgrasses; Turfgrass Leaf Anatomy and Morphology; Criteria for Selecting Turfgrass Species; and Questions); The Turfgrass Environment (Atmospheric Environment; Edaphic Environment; Biotic Environment; and Questions); Primary Cultural Practices (Mowing; Fertilization; Irrigation; and Questions); Supplementary Cultural Practices (Cultivation; Rolling; Topdressing; Matting; Wetting Agents; Turf Colorants; Plant Growth Regulation; and Questions); Pest Management (Pesticides; Weed Control; Disease Control; Nematode Control; Insect Control; Controlling Large-Animal Pests; and Questions); Propagation (Site Preparation; Turfgrass Selection; Planting Procedures; Postplanting Culture; Renovation; Temporary Winter Turfs; and Questions); Cultural Systems (Cultural Intensity; Growth Factors; Levels of Supply; Limiting Factors; Cultural Intensity Selection; and Questions); Glossary; Appendices (Conversion Tables; Calibration (Sprayer Calibration; and Spreader Calibration); and Common and Chemical Names of Pesticides Used in Turf); and Index. |
Library of Congress Subject Headings: | Turf management; Turfgrasses; Césped -- Administración; Pastos; Gräser; Rasen; Pelouses -- Entretien; Pelouses |
ISBN: | 0134492579 |
ISBN-13: | 9780134492575 |
Language: | English |
References: | 54 |
See Also: | See also other editions of this work; search as MCODE=TURGE to isolate these records as a set in Power Search or: see records related to TURGE |
Note: | "Illustrations by Floyd Giles" Includes world map on front endpapers Includes pictures, color on back endpapers Line drawings Drawings Figures Tables Graphs |
Annotation from Turfgrass History and Literature: Lawns, Sports, and Golf, by James B Beard, Harriet J. Beard and James C Beard: | "This revision has some changes." p. 368 |
Beard Section Heading: | Bibliography of books/monographs on turfgrass culture |
Annotation from Golf Course Design, by Geoffrey S. Cornish and Michael J. Hurdzan: | "Constantly improved and updated through five editions, this extensive reference source covers every aspect of turfgrass science for beginning students at college level together with professionals in the field. It is known as an influential work." p. 125 |
Cornish & Hurdzan Ratings: | M4 |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Turgeon, Alfred J. 1996. Turfgrass Management. Stewart, Charles (ed.) Fourth. ed. x, 406 pp. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc., Simon & Schuster, Viacom Company. |
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