Turfgrass

Turfgrass
Science and Culture

Author: James Beard
ISBN: 9780139330025
Pages: 672
Format: 18 X 24
Binding: Paperback
Pub. Year: 1973

Description
A classic and best-selling text for sod and turfgrass courses covering lawnkeeping and athletic groundskeeping.

Contents
I. INTRODUCTION.
1. The Turfgrasses.
2. Growth and Development.
3. Cool Season Turfgrasses.
4. Warm Season Turfgrasses.
5. Turfgrass Communities.
II. THE TURFGRASS ENVIRONMENT.
6. Light.
7. Temperature.
8. Water.
9. Air.
10. Soil.
11. Traffic.
III. TURFGRASS CULTURAL PRACTICES.
12. Mowing.
13. Fertilization.
14. Irrigation.
15. Cultivation and Thatch.
16. Establishment.
17. Turfgrass Pests.