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Management of Sports Turf

Hardbound. Condición: As New. New. Contents Foreword. Preface. I. Introductory 1. The lawn as a feature of home and garden. 2. The history of the lawn and the scientific study of turf. 3. Good and bad lawns. 4. Lawn grasses. II. New Lawns 5. The construction and drainage of lawns. 6. How to choose and lay sods. 7. Grasses procurable in commerce. 8. Choice of seeds mixture and rate of sowing. 9. The purchase of grass seeds. 10. Sowing seeds and treating the new sward. 11. Making verges and banks. 12. The vegetative production of turf. III. Maintenance of established turf 13. Grass mowing and its effects. 14. The choice of a mower. 15. The preparation and use of top dressings. 16. Fertilizers and their practical use. 17. The evaluation purchase and compounding of fertilizers. 18. Sulphate of iron. 19. Lime and the preservation of soil acidity. 20. The weed problem and some common species. 21. Weed inhibition and weed eradication. 22. Moss. 23. Mechanical operation in turf upkeep. 24. Artificial watering. 25. Earthworm inhibition and eradication. 26. Insect pests of turf. 27. Fungal diseases of turf. 28. Eradication of vermin. 29. Turf growing under trees and in difficult situations. 30. The renovation of neglected lawns. 31. Some Don'ts in Lawn Upkeep a summary. 32. A diary for the year. IV. Turf for sport and other purposes 33. Golf course management. 34. Upkeep of Turf for bowls lawn tennis and croquet. 35. Management of football hockey and cricket grounds. 36. Upkeep of Polo grounds racecourses dog tracks and other turf areas. 37. Establishment and upkeep of airfields. V. Turf upkeep in other countries 38. Turf upkeep in some other countries. General bibliography. Appendix. Subject index. 320 pp. Nº de ref. del artículo: 58660

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