Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 796.352069 EAN: 9780131397934 ISBN: 0131397931 Label: Prentice Hall Manufacturer: Prentice Hall Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 896 Publication Date: April 10, 2004 Publisher: Prentice Hall Sales Rank: 168214 Studio: Prentice Hall
Product DescriptionFor courses in Turfgrass Management and Golf Course Management. This text 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. The author and 27 acclaimed contributors share their expertise in areas ranging from turfgrass to environmental science. The most current and comprehensive publication on the market, Best Golf Course Management Practices provides the need-to-know information that leads to successful golf course construction and maintenance. Its in-depth, easy-to-read style is ideal for golf course superintendents, their staff, owners, club officials as well as students of 2- and 4-year schools.
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Great Book With A Huge Mistake
This is one of the greatest books but with a Big Mistake in Calculating Fertilization Rates ,.the author in page 834 (calibration Formulas and Conversion Used and wrote a wrong conversion
To Covert lbs/1000sqft Multiply By 4.91 to obtain Kg/100m2 the actuall number should have been 0.4883 he then used this in all his calculations like in page 320 "Nitrogern Rates of Golf greens is from 8 to 24 pounds of nitrogen per 1000 square feet (39 to 118 Kg N/100m2)...."
It should have been 3.9 to 11.8 Kg N/100m2 this is a huge mistake in the book since in my country we use Kg (metric units) So I used the wrriten numbers without noticing the mistake till my green was ruined !!! so untill the author fixes this you should not buy Best Golf Course Management Practices (2nd Edition) (if ... Read More
Good resource book
The first thing noticable about Best Golf Course Management Practices (2nd Edition) is the steep price. At almost a hundred dollars, you're going to think twice before you venture into buying another book about golf. This however is not just another book about golf, if you're looking for a pictorial about nice looking golf courses this is not what you need. If you're looking for information (and pictures) on how can a designer, planner or developer go wrong while planning, building or operating a golf course then you're going to find a lot of useful information and illustrations. I think Best Golf Course Management Practices (2nd Edition) is more about how not to do it. This really makes it different from other books available in the market. The audience for this will be golf course designers and managers and ennvironmentalists, ... Read More
