Loaded with helpful hints and easy-to-understand examples -- and now with 20 percent more content -- this book covers the type of mathematical problems that golf course superintendents face every day. You'll learn how to handle budgeting estimates and figure how much fertilizer or pesticide you should buy. You'll also find guidance on the ordering of topdressing, irrigation volume and coverage, area and volume calculations, and many other aspects of golf course operation that require a thorough understanding of basic mathematical principles. Whatever the management calculation may be, this book has the solution you need! Example problems and answers help you get the job done right.

The Mathematics of Turfgrass Maintenance

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Christians, Nick E.

Agnew, Michael L.

Gardening & Landscape Design

wiley

Get this comprehensive guide to the use of math in the Green Industry. 
Designed for both students and practitioners in the Green Industry, this book offers full coverage of the calculations necessary to effectively, safely, and economically manage a Green Industry operation. The authors provide clear explanations of all relevant mathematical principles and cover calculations inherent in all aspects of the Green Industry, from determining area and volume, to the application of fertilizers, pesticides, and growth regulators, to preparing design and installation cost estimates. Coverage includes computations for: <ul>
<li>Landscape installation and maintenance.</li> <li>Greenhouse, nursery, and interior landscape operation.</li> <li>Parks and recreation maintenance.</li> <li>Turf management, including lawn care, sports turf, and sod production.</li> <li>Proper application of fertilizers, pesticides, and plant-growth regulators.</li> <li>Proper calibration of application equipment.</li> </ul>
Additional features include multiple computations you can work through, appendices with units of measure and equivalents, and a table with conversion factors.

Mathematics for the Green Industry: Essential Calculations for Horticulture and Landscape Professionals

VanDerZanden, Ann Marie

Agnew, Nancy H.

Arts & Photography

Now revised &amp; updated -- the essential book on turfgrass management! 
The new edition of Fundamentals of Turfgrass Management introduces the principles of turfgrass management, covering everything from basic turfgrass science to fertilization, mowing, turfgrass diseases, irrigation topdressing, pest management, as well as career paths, and much more. With an emphasis on explaining why certain management practices are handled as they are, this new edition: <ul>
<li>Incorporates updates throughout with special emphasis on pesticides, herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, and soil testing</li> <li>Contains expanded coverage of physiology, water quality and seed production, seed certification, and seed buying</li> <li>Offers step-by-step advice on the selection and maintenance of turfgrasses</li> <li>Includes the latest information on cutting-edge fertilization research, mowing techniques, and sports field management practices</li> <li>Features a full-color identification guide that covers the most common grasses and weeds</li> </ul>
Written on a level suitable for students, but with a wealth of information useful to experienced turfgrass managers, Fundamentals of Turfgrass Management, Fourth Edition provides a solid yet flexible grounding that readers can apply and adapt on the job to nearly any situation.

Fundamentals of Turfgrass Management

The classic turfgrass management handbook, updated with new developments in the field Fundamentals of Turfgrass Management is the bestselling guide with expert coverage of basic turfgrass science and all aspects of practical care. Now in its fifth edition, this industry favorite offers the latest information on growth, nutrition, herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides, as well as new chapters discussing shade stress and light requirements and the benefits of turf. Though written at an introductory level, this book provides experienced turf managers with the most current thinking and new developments in wide range of topics, such as fertilization, grass selection, pest management, plant growth regulators, sports turf management practices, soil testing, and water quality. For students and experienced professionals alike, this book provides a thorough and well-rounded reference with everyday utility. Today’s turf managers must have detailed knowledge of agronomy, botany, entomology, horticulture, pathology, and business management. This book brings these diverse fundamentals together into a single volume and will help you to: <ul>
<li>Master the art and science of turfgrass care, cultivation, and management</li> <li>Learn best practices for mowing, fertilizing, soil health, irrigation, and more</li> <li>Identify, manage, and control insect, disease, and weed pests</li> </ul>
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<li>Examine the professional management of sports turf, golf courses, lawns, and sod</li> </ul>
Turf management is a $70 billion industry that reaches into sports, tourism, land management, real estate, and more. The care and maintenance of high quality turf requires careful consideration and monitoring of many variables, and both strategic planning and quick action are needed to stay ahead of threats from weather, pests, traffic, and more. Fundamentals of Turfgrass Management provides clear guidance and comprehensive coverage of all aspects of the industry, with the latest information all turf managers need to know.

Patton, Aaron J.

Law, Quincy D.

FUNDAMENTALS OF TURFGRASS MANAGEMENT THE PREMIER TURFGRASS MANAGEMENT HANDBOOK--UPDATED AND EXPANDED Fundamentals of Turfgrass Management is the longstanding authority on all aspects of the science and practices behind world-class turfgrass care. This fully revised Fifth Edition comes enriched by two new authors who share their cutting-edge research and real-world expertise on such topics as growth, soil testing, nutrition, herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides. Coverage throughout is refreshed with new illustrations and charts, as well as: <ul> <li>Expanded coverage on professional lawn care programs, including cool-season and warm-season turfgrasses, establishing methods and costs, cultivation, sand topdressing, and more</li> <li>Enhanced material on the most up-to-date thinking and practices in weed management</li> <li>Brand-new chapters on the environmental, economic, and quality-of-life benefits of well-maintained turf, as well as the influence of light on turf health</li> </ul> Whether you're earning a degree or a paycheck, Fundamentals of Turfgrass Management, Fifth Edition remains the most complete, respected guidebook of solutions for developing and maintaining the finest-standards of turfgrass.

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The Mathematics of Turfgrass Maintenance

Mathematics for the Green Industry: Essential Calculations for Horticulture and Landscape Professionals

Fundamentals of Turfgrass Management

Fundamentals of Turfgrass Management

Fundamentals of Turfgrass Management