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Features

• Coverage of available varieties of turfgrass plants—Describes in laymen's terms their adaptations, physiology and growth, development characteristics, and possible alternatives.

  • Helps explain the expectations and limitation of various grasses to non-turfgrass professionals such as golf course members, greens' committees, and general managers, providing an excellent “study guide” of these explanations and limitations.

• Factors that influence turfgrass growth and survival—Includes chemical reactions, interaction of soil and temperature properties, and soil organisms.

  • Discusses the complete interaction of living and nonliving soil properties affecting turfgrass growth and development—as well as those that may limit this, helping users avoid common problems.

• In-depth discussions on the various means of designing and constructing golf courses—Includes a general sequence of events outlining necessary steps to plan, permit, and actually construct a golf course.

  • Familiarizes users with important practical considerations for the growing business and golf course construction.

• Comprehensive treatment of plant nutrition, turf fertilizers, fertility programs, and pertinent fertilizer calculations.

  • Explores the major and minor nutrients involved in turfgrass plant growth and development, their interactions, critical need levels, and related soil and tissue recommendations—along with best management practices to maximize fertility use.

• Presentation of water use and conservation.

  • Supplies users with material on particular turfgrass watering needs, rate, and timings, and how various management techniques and soil amendments affect these.

• Best turfgrass management practices.

  • Emphasizes proper mowing, aerifying, verticutting and topdressing requirements for various turfgrasses and their uses.

• Best pest management and control practices.

  • Lists and discusses the interaction of agronomic practices, pest occurrence, Integrated Pest Management strategies and techniques, and control options.

• Best pesticide and nutrient management and handling practices.

  • Provides helpful information on developing frequently required strategies for the safe, effective, and legal use of pesticides, best golf course environmental protection, sprayer and spreader calibration, pesticide calibration formulas, and metric system conversion formulas.

Table of Contents

I. BEST TURFGRASSES FOR GOLF COURSES.

II. BEST SOIL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES.

III. BEST GOLF COURSE CONSTRUCTION AND ESTABLISHMENT PRACTICES.

IV. BEST TURFGRASS FERTILIZATION PRACTICES.

V. BEST GOLF COURSE IRRIGATION PRACTICES.

VI. BEST TURFGRASS MANAGEMENT PRACTICES.

VII. BEST PEST MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL PRACTICES.

VIII. BEST PESTICIDE AND NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT AND HANDLING PRACTICES.

Courses

Golf Course Management  (Agriculture)

Next Edition(s)

• Best Golf Course Management Practices, 3/E
  McCarty
  ©2011  |  Prentice Hall  |  Paper; 792 pp  |  Instock
  ISBN-10: 0135047099  |  ISBN-13: 9780135047095
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  For courses in Turfgrass Management and Golf Course Management.

   

  Best Golf Course Management Practices, 3e provides up-to-date basic and applied information on grasses available, their selection and use; soils and soil amendments; critical management decisions; pest management and IPM practices; environmental concerns and strategies to develop best management practices for golf courses; and personnel and financial considerations when developing and implementing annual budgets, leasing vs. buying equipment, and managing inventory.

   

  The author and 27 acclaimed contributors share their expertise in areas ranging from turfgrass to environmental science. The most current and comprehensive publication on the market, Best Golf Course Management Practices provides the need-to-know information that leads to successful golf course construction and maintenance. Its in-depth, easy-to-read style is ideal for golf course superintendents, their staff, owners, club officials as well as students of 2- and 4-year schools.

   

  The text covers all major grasses used on golf courses, their weaknesses and strengths; way to build golf courses and greens; latest information on fertilizers including rates and sources; soil amendments and pesticides used on golf courses; how to manage grass with poor quality water; complete pest descriptions, biology and identification pictures; environmental concerns and solutions commonly associated with golf courses; budgeting, financial management and personnel issues and needs for golf course management.

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Author Bios

Bert McCarty is a Professor of Horticulture specializing in turfgrass science and management at Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina. A native of Batesburg, South Carolina, McCarty received a BS degree from Clemson University in Agronomy and Soils, an MS from North Carolina State University in Crop Science, and a PhD from Clemson University in Plant Physiology and Plant Pathology. Dr. McCarty spent nine years as a turfgrass specialist at the University of Florida in Gainesville. While at the University of Florida, he oversaw the design and construction of a state-of-the-art research and education turfgrass facility named "The Envirotron." He also was author or co-author of the books Best Management Practices for Florida Golf Courses, Weeds of Southern Turfgrasses, and Florida Lawn Handbook. In 1996, he moved to Clemson University, where he is currently involved in research, extension, and teaching activities. He has published over 500 articles dealing with all phases of turfgrass management and has given over 700 presentations. He is currently co-author of the books Color Atlas of Turfgrass Weeds, Southern Lawns, Managing Bermudagrass Turf, and Fundamentals of Turfgrass and Agricultural Chemistry. He is also a co-author for the GCSAA seminars Weed Control and Advanced Weed Management, and is active in a number of professional societies.

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Best Golf Course Management Practices, Second Edition is the most complete and up-to-date guidebook and reference for those studying turfgrass management, including golf courses and sports fields. Written by top turfgrass scientists, this book provides in-depth information and tips on growing grass with minimum inputs. Included are chapters on the best turfgrasses for golf courses; preventing and managing environmental stresses such as cold, drought, and heat stress; golf course design and maintenance considerations for environmentally friendly turf; pest management; and irrigation water quality and quantity. The latest research and applied trends on pest control, soils and soil amendments, fertilizers and fertilization strategies, drainage, green's construction options, bentgrass/poa and bermudagrass green management, and the latest labor and budget requirements for maintaining modern golf facilities are included.

• A new chapter on budgets and personnel management
• Recent changes in pesticides, fertilizers, grasses, and management techniques and strategies have been added
• Latest updates on Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategies and procedures
• Revised color photographs on the most destructive diseases and other problematic pests and management situations for golf courses

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©2005  |  Prentice Hall  |  On-line Supplement; 0 pp  |  Live
ISBN-10: 013139794X  |  ISBN-13: 9780131397941

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