Turfgrass Management

by Turgeon, A. J.

• ISBN13: 9780136283485
• ISBN10: 0136283489
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-09-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

Revision of a highly-successful text that provides state-of-the-art scientific and technological information covering turfgrass ecosystem processes. Contains latest information on pests, pesticides, fertilizers, and plant growth regulators.

Table of Contents

PREFACE	vii
chapter 1 INTRODUCTION	1	(14)
Careers in Turf	3	(1)
Turf Quality	4	(7)
Turfgrass Management	11	(2)
Questions	13	(2)
chapter 2 GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT	15	(34)
The Grass Plant	16	(2)
Germination and Seedling Development	18	(4)
Leaf Formation	22	(4)
Turfgrass Stems	26	(3)
Tillering	29	(1)
Turfgrass Roots	29	(4)
Inflorescence	33	(5)
Seasonal Growth Variation	38	(1)
Bioenergetics and Metabolism	39	(8)
Questions	47	(2)
chapter 3 TURFGRASS SPECIES	49	(60)
Turfgrass Climatic Adaptation	49	(5)
Characterization of Turfgrasses	54	(31)
Turfgrass Leaf Anatomy and Morphology	85	(10)
Criteria for Selecting Turfgrass Species	95	(9)
Questions	104	(5)
chapter 4 THE TURFGRASS ENVIRONMENT	109	(46)
Atmospheric Environment	109	(18)
Edaphic Environment	127	(23)
The Biotic Environment	150	(2)
Questions	152	(3)
chapter 5 PRIMARY CULTURAL PRACTICES	155	(52)
Mowing	155	(10)
Fertilization	165	(21)
Irrigation	186	(19)
Questions	205	(2)
chapter 6 SUPPLEMENTARY CULTURAL PRACTICES	207	(20)
Cultivation	207	(10)
Rolling	217	(2)
Topdressing	219	(3)
Matting	222	(1)
Wetting Agents	222	(2)
Turf Colorants	224	(1)
Plant Growth Regulation	225	(1)
Questions	226	(1)
chapter 7 PEST MANAGEMENT	227	(63)
Pesticides	228	(6)
Weed Control	234	(18)
Disease Control	252	(20)
Nematode Control	272	(4)
Insect Control	276	(10)
Controlling Large-Animal Pests	286	(3)
Questions	289	(1)
chapter 8 PROPAGATION	290	(40)
Site Preparation	290	(9)
Turfgrass Selection	299	(8)
Planting Procedures	307	(12)
Postplanting Culture	319	(3)
Renovation	322	(3)
Temporary Winter Turfs	325	(4)
Questions	329	(1)
chapter 9 CULTURAL SYSTEMS	330	(26)
Cultural Intensity	330	(2)
Growth Factors	332	(1)
Levels of Supply	332	(1)
Limiting Factors	333	(1)
Cultural Intensity Selection	334	(21)
Questions	355	(1)
REFERENCES	356	(4)
GLOSSARY	360	(13)
appendix 1 CONVERSION TABLES	373	(2)
appendix 2 CALIBRATION	375	(4)
Sprayer Calibration	375	(3)
Spreader Calibration	378	(1)
appendix 3 COMMON AND CHEMICAL NAMES OF PESTICIDES USED IN TURF	379	(4)
INDEX	383