This Second Edition of the exceptional reference book provides up-to-date basic and applied information on new products, grasses, and techniques used to develop best management practices for golf courses.

It covers grasses available, their selection and use, soils and soil amendments, pest management and IPM practices, and environmental concerns and strategies.

Features:

• Coverage of available varieties of turfgrass plants
• Factors that influence turfgrass growth and survival—includes chemical reactions, interaction of soil and temperature properties, and soil organisms
• In-depth discussions on the various means of designing and constructing golf courses
• Comprehensive treatment of plant nutrition, turf fertilizers, fertility programs, and pertinent fertilizer calculations
• Presentation of water use and conservation
• Best turfgrass management practices
• Best pest management and control practices
• Best pesticide and nutrient management and handling practices

Best Golf Course Management Practices provides in-depth, easy-to-read style which is ideal for golf course superintendents, their staff, owners, club officials as well as 2- and 4-year students.

Contents

1. Best Turfgrasses for Golf Courses
   1. Turfgrasses
   2. Turfgrass Physiology and Environmental Stress

2. Best Soil Management Practices
   3. Soil Chemical Properties
   4. Soil Mineral Properties and Drainage
   5. Soil Oxygen and Temperature Properties
   6. Soil Organisms

3. Best Golf Course Construction and Establishment Practices
   7. Golf Course Construction and Renovation
   8. Putting Green Construction
   9. Turfgrass Establishment and "Grow-In"

4. Best Turfgrass Fertilization Practices
   10. Plant Nutrition and Turf Fertilizers
   11. Developing Turf Fertilizer Programs
   12. Fertilizer Calculations

5. Best Golf Course Irrigation Practices
   13. Water Management in Turf
   14. Irrigation Water Quality
   15. Effluent Wastewater Use on Turf

6. Best Turfgrass Management Practices
   16. Cultural Practices for Golf Courses
   17. Management Practices Affecting Putting Speed
   18. Overseeding
   19. Managing Bentgrass/Poa annua Golf Greens
   20. Managing Bermudagrass Golf Greens

7. Best Pest Management and Control Practices
   21. Integrated Pest Management
   22. Turfgrass Diseases
   23. Turfgrass Insects
   24. Turfgrass Nematodes
   25. Turfgrass Weeds
   26. Turfgrass Plant Growth Regulators

8. Best Pesticide and Nutrient Management and Handling Practices
   27. Effective, Safe, and Legal Use of Pesticides
   28. Best Golf Course Environmental Protection Strategies
   29. Sprayer and Spreader Calibration
   30. Budgets and Personnel Management

Appendices
Stoke's Equation for Calculating the Velocity of Falling Particles and Darcy's Equation for Calculating Hydraulic Conductivity
Calculating Soil Porosity
Determining Surface Area
Calibration Formulas and Metric Conversion Tables

Glossary
Index

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