Handbook of Turfgrass Management and PhysiologyMohammad Pessarakli 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 |
Contents
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Turfgrass Growth Management and Cultural Practices | 27 |
Chapter 2 Carbon Metabolism in Turfgrasses | 29 |
Chapter 3 WarmSeason Turfgrass Fertilization | 47 |
Chapter 4 Growth Responses of Bermudagrass to Various Levels of Nutrients in the Culture Medium | 57 |
Chapter 5 Weed Management in WarmSeason Turfgrass | 65 |
Chapter 6 Weed Management Practices Using ALSInhibiting Herbicides for Successful Overseeding and Spring Transition | 95 |
Chapter 7 Management of Tropical Turfgrasses | 115 |
Chapter 19 Microbial Control of Turfgrass Insects | 299 |
Chapter 20 Integrated Pest Management of White Grubs | 315 |
Curculionidae | 335 |
Chapter 22 Understanding and Managing PlantParasitic Nematodes on Turfgrasses | 351 |
Turfgrass Management and Physiological Responses under Environmental Stress Conditions | 373 |
Chapter 23 Acid Soil and Aluminum Tolerance in Turfgrasses | 375 |
Chapter 24 Relative Salinity Tolerance of Turfgrass Species and Cultivars | 389 |
Chapter 25 Physiological Adaptations of Turfgrasses to Salinity Stress | 407 |
Chapter 8 Turfgrass Culture for Sod Production | 139 |
SportsTurf Management | 149 |
Chapter 9 Culture of Natural Turf Athletic Fields | 151 |
Turfgrass Growth Regulators Promoters and Inhibitors | 169 |
Chapter 10 Applied Physiology of Natural and Synthetic Plant Growth Regulators on Turfgrasses | 171 |
Turfgrass Breeding Genetics and Biotechnology | 201 |
Chapter 11 Breeding Turfgrasses | 203 |
Turfgrass Growth Disorders Pathology Diseases and Turf Disease Management and Control | 209 |
Chapter 12 Nutritional Disorders of Turfgrasses | 211 |
Chapter 13 Biological Control of Turfgrass Fungal Diseases | 223 |
Chapter 14 Current Understanding and Management of Rapid Blight Disease on Turfgrasses | 237 |
Chapter 15 A Review of Dead Spot on Creeping Bentgrass and a Road Map for Future Research | 245 |
Turfgrass Integrated Pest Management | 255 |
Chapter 16 Herbicide Formulation Effects on Efficacy and Weed Physiology | 257 |
Chapter 17 Techniques to Formulate and Deliver Biological Control Agents to Bentgrass Greens | 269 |
Chapter 18 Biological Control of Some Insect Pests of Turfgrasses | 281 |
Chapter 26 Salinity Issues Associated with Recycled Wastewater Irrigation of Turfgrass Landscapes | 419 |
Chapter 27 Turfgrass Drought Physiology and Irrigation Management | 431 |
Chapter 28 Shade Stress and Management | 447 |
Chapter 29 ColdStress Physiology and Management of Turfgrasses | 473 |
Antioxidant Mechanism | 507 |
Chapter 31 Responses of Turfgrass to LowOxygen Stress | 531 |
Chapter 32 Identification of Turfgrass Stress Utilizing Spectral Reflectance | 547 |
Chapter 33 Enhancing Turfgrass Nitrogen Use under Stresses | 557 |
Turfgrass Management and Physiological Issues in the Future | 603 |
Chapter 34 Saltgrass Distichlis spicata a Potential Future Turfgrass Species with Minimum MaintenanceManagement Practice Requirements | 605 |
Chapter 35 Native Grasses as DroughtTolerant Turfgrasses of the Future | 619 |
Chapter 36 The History Role and Potential of Optical Sensing for Practical Turf Management | 641 |
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Back cover | 703 |
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