Handbook of Turfgrass Management and Physiology
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Summary
A multibillion dollar industry that has tripled in the last ten years, turfgrass management plays an important role in landscaping, golf courses, and other sports surfaces. Proper management and cultural practices are crucial for the performance of these versatile grasses, creating a demand among scientists, researchers, and industry professionals for better quality, hardier grasses. The mounting collection of research into new species, modern cultivars, and stress tolerant genotypes requires a high-quality, accessible resource.
Filling a long-empty niche by compiling the most complete, up-to-date collection of contributions from internationally known specialists, Handbook of Turfgrass Management and Physiology is the only single source reference that covers every aspect of turfgrass maintenance and cultivation. Divided into several sections, this all-inclusive volume begins with an introductory chapter on turf related issues. The second section reveals detailed accounts of turfgrass growth, management, and cultural practices such as carbon metabolism and overseeding. Subsequent sections cover sports turf management and growth regulating factors, as well as breeding, genetics, and biotechnology. The text highlights research in turfgrass pathology and disease including nutritional disorders, rapid blight, and fungal diseases. The book reviews several methods of pest control using herbicides, as well as biological, and microbial control agents. It provides extensive information on the physiological responses of turfgrass to acidic soil, salinized water, temperature, light, depleted oxygen, reactive nitrogen use, and other environmental stressors. The final section looks at future and potential grasses requiring minimal maintenance and management.
Offering hundreds of figures and tables, thousands of references, and an extensive index, Handbook of Turfgrass Management and Physiology is the definitive reference to the dynamic and growing world of turfgrass.
Table of Contents
TURFGRASS MANAGEMENT/MAINTENANCE-RELATED ISSUES
Preference of Golf-Course Operators for Various Turf Varieties and Their
Perceived Importance of Selected Problems in Turf Maintenance, W.J. Florkowski and S. He
TURFGRASSES GROWTH, MANAGEMENT, AND CULTURAL PRACTICES
Carbon Metabolism in Turfgrasses, A.A. Iglesias and F.E. Podestá
Warm-Season Turfgrass Fertilization, G.H. Snyder, J.L. Cisar, and D.M. Park
Growth Responses of Bermudagrass to Various Levels of Nutrients in the Culture Medium, M. Pessarakli
Weed Management in Warm-Season Turfgrass, B.J. Brecke
Weed Management Practices Using ALS-Inhibiting Herbicides for Successful Overseeding and Spring Transition, S. Mitra, P.C. Bhowmik, and K. Umeda
Management of Tropical Turfgrasses, G. Wiecko
Turfgrass Culture for Sod Production, S.T. Cockerham
SPORTS-TURF MANAGEMENT
Culture of Natural Turf Athletic Fields, S.T. Cockerham
TURFGRASS GROWTH REGULATORS: PROMOTERS AND INHIBITORS
Applied Physiology of Natural and Synthetic Plant Growth Regulators on Turfgrasses, E.H. Ervin and X. Zhang
TURFGRASS BREEDING, GENETICS, AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
Breeding Turfgrasses, T.D. Phillips
TURFGRASS GROWTH DISORDERS, PATHOLOGY, DISEASES, AND TURF DISEASE MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL
Nutritional Disorders of Turfgrasses, A. Heydari and G.M. Balestra
Biological Control of Turfgrass Fungal Diseases, A. Heydari
Current Understanding and Management of Rapid Blight Disease on Turfgrasses, P.D. Peterson, S B. Martin, and J.J. Camberato
A Review of Dead Spot of Creeping Bentgrass and a Road Map for Future Research, J.E. Kaminski
TURFGRASS INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT
Herbicide Formulation Effects on Efficacy and Weed Physiology, D.S. Gardner
Techniques to Formulate and Deliver Biological Control Agents to Bentgrass Greens, K.E. Conway and S.R. Blazier
Biological Control of Some Insect Pests of Turfgrasses, J.H. Frank
Microbial Control of Turfgrass Insects, A.M. Koppenhöfer
Integrated Pest Management of White Grubs, A.M. Koppenhöfer
Biology and Management of the Annual Bluegrass Weevil, Listronotus maculicollis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), B.A. McGraw and A.M. Koppenhöfer
Understanding and Managing Plant-Parasitic Nematodes on Turfgrasses, W.T. Crow
TURFGRASS MANAGEMENT AND PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES UNDER ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS CONDITIONS
Acid Soil and Aluminum Tolerance in Turfgrasses, H. Liu, C.M. Baldwin, and H. Luo
Relative Salinity Tolerance of Turfgrass Species and Cultivars, K.B. Marcum
Physiological Adaptations of Turfgrasses to Salinity Stress, K.B. Marcum and W. Hall
Salinity Issues Associated with Recycled Wastewater Irrigation of Turfgrass
Landscapes, Y. Qian and A. Harivandi
Turfgrass Drought Physiology and Irrigation Management, S. McCann and B. Huang
Shade Stress and Management, J. Clinton Stier and D. Gardner
Cold Stress Physiology and Management of Turfgrasses, J. Clinton Stier and S.Z. Fei
Cold-Stress Response of Cool-Season Turfgrass: Antioxidant Mechanism, P.C. Bhowmik, K. Shetty, and D. Sarkar
Responses of Turfgrass to Low-Oxygen Stress, Y.Jiang
Identification of Turfgrass Stress Utilizing Spectral Reflectance, Y. Jiang
Enhancing Turfgrass Nitrogen Use under Stresses, H. Liu, C. M. Baldwin, H. Luo, and M. Pressarakli
TURFGRASS MANAGEMENT AND PHYSIOLOGICAL ISSUES IN THE FUTURE
Saltgrass (Distichlis spicata), a Potential Future Turfgrass Species with Minimum Maintenance/Management Practice Requirements, M. Pessarakli
Native Grasses as Drought-Tolerant Turfgrasses of the Future, P.G. Johnson
The History, Role, and Potential of Optical Sensing for Practical Turf Management, G.E. Bell and X. Xiong
Index
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Editorial Reviews
"… an up-to-date collection of contributions from the most competent experts in turfgrass science. This well written book is comprehensive … a good source of reference … ."
– Qingli Ma, Environmental & Turf Services, Maryland in Soil Sci. Society of America, Vol. 73, No. 2, 2009
