Sports fields: design, construction, and maintenance

This is the definitive how-to book for sports turf practitioners. It combinesin-depth coverage of sports field topics with step-by-step procedures, providing readers with clear, understandable guidance on the planning, design, construction, and turf maintenance of sports facilities. The second edition includes new coverage green initiatives, resource conservation, natural organic fieldmaintenance, and artificial turf. Updated information on grasses, pesticides,fertilizers, equipment maintenance, and new technologies is also included.Jim Puhalla, President, Sportscape International 30 years experience in the sports field industry, specializing in the design, construction, renovation, and maintenance of sports fields and related facilities Recipient of 1995's ‘Baseball Diamond of the Year’ Award by the Sports Turf Managers Association and Sports Turf magazine Jeff Krans, Ph.D., former Professor of Agronomy, Mississippi State University Turfgrass breeding and physiology specialist Member of theCrop Science Society of American and the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America Mike Goatley, Ph.D, Extension Turfgrass Specialist, Virginia Tech University Advisor for the Virginia Turfgrass Council and the Virginia Sports Turf Managers' Association 2008 recipient of the Sports Turf Managers' Association's William H. Daniel Founder's Award

• ISBN: 978-0-470-43893-0
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 528
• Fecha Publicación: 05/05/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés