Golf Turf Management provides information on major agronomic and economic topics related to building and maintaining a viable golf course. The book features basic and applied information on available grasses including selection and use; applied turfgrass physiology; soils and soil amendments; environmental concerns; and comprehensive information on turfgrass physiology, plant nutrition, turf fertilizers, and water management. It discusses managing turf diseases, insects, and weeds; turf cultural practices; managing greens and tees as well as corporate course management strategies.
Color photographs throughout illustrate concepts and topics including all major pest problems associated with golf courses and various agronomic practices necessary for successful and profitable course operation. The book suggests strategies to develop best management practices for golf courses including personnel and financial considerations when developing and implementing annual budgets, leasing versus buying equipment, and managing inventory.
This book features sixteen chapters organized in a logical sequence conducive for teaching and practical use. Drawing on the author's more than thirty years of experience and research, the author brings together a wealth of information on how to optimize golf turf management and performance. Golf Turf Management is the only complete, up-to-date text dedicated to agronomic practices and personnel management practices necessary for fiscal success.
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- Presents extensive coverage on golf course pests including a deillegalscription, biology, and control strategies.
- Content on managing Seashore Paspalum and Zoysiagrass golf greens; newest bermudagrass and bentgrass cultivars; strategies on avoiding and/or reducing organic layer accumulation and grain occurrence.
- Strategies for all facets of golf course construction, establishment, and management of the various turfgrasses grown on them.
- Includes best golf course environmental management strategies.
- Provides financial and personnel management considerations to optimize budgets without sacrificing turf quality.
- Introduces and explores contemporary concepts and practices related to organic golf turf management.
Turfgrasses. Turfgrass Physiology and Environmental Stresses. Soil Chemical and Biological Properties. Soil Physical Properties and Drainage Characteristics. Golf Course Construction and Renovation. Turfgrass Establishment and "Grow-In.” Plant Nutrition and Turf Fertilizers. Water Management. Turf Cultural Practices. Managing Greens and Tees. Integrated Pest Management. Turfgrass Diseases and Nematodes. Turfgrass Insects. Turfgrass Weeds and PGR Use. Pesticide Use and Calibration. Budgets and Personnel Management.
This book explains and covers all major agronomic and economic topics related to building and maintaining a viable golf course. It is an A to Z guide for successful golfcourse management.
This book explains and covers all major agronomic and economic topics related to building and maintaining a viable golf course. It is an A to Z guide for successful golfcourse management.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Turfgrasses. Turfgrass Physiology and Environmental Stresses. Soil Chemical and Biological Properties. Soil Physical Properties and Drainage Characteristics. Golf Course Construction and Renovation. Turfgrass Establishment and "Grow-In." Plant Nutrition and Turf Fertilizers. Water Management. Turf Cultural Practices. Managing Greens and Tees. Integrated Pest Management. Turfgrass Diseases and Nematodes. Turfgrass Insects. Turfgrass Weeds and PGR Use. Pesticide Use and Calibration. Budgets and Personnel Management.
Klappentext
This book explains and covers all major agronomic and economic topics related to building and maintaining a viable golf course. It is an A to Z guide for successful golfcourse management.
