Practical Golf Course Maintenance: The Magic Of Greenkeeping - Rilegato

Witteveen, Gordon; Bavier, Michael

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ISBN 10: 0471475823 ISBN 13: 9780471475828

Casa editrice: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2004

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This newly revised edition of the original best seller has hundreds of helpful tips that you can use every day! Practical information, presented in a step-by-step format, includes critical, up-to-date advice on maintaining consistent bunkers, sand topdressing and aerifying, using pesticides and fertilizers safely and effectively, irrigation principles and techniques, mowing techniques for greens, fairways, and tees, and much more. The authors have given seminars all over the world, and now they are passing on their considerable expertise to you, including the latest on the use of emerging technologies.

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Informazioni sull'autore

GORDON WITTEVEEN started the Canadian Golf Superintendents Association in 1965 and served as its first secretary. A past recipient of Golf Course Management magazine's Leo Feser Award, he started The Green Masters magazine and served as its editor for five years, and continues to write regularly for several magazines.

MICHAEL BAVIER has been superintendent at the Inverness Golf Club in Palatine, Illinois, for the past thirty-five years. During his career, he served as president of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America. He is a frequent speaker on the Turf Conference Tour, both in North America and overseas, often presenting with Gordon Witteveen "The Magic of Greenkeeping" seminar to wide-ranging audiences.

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The revised, bestselling resource of practical, nontechnical advice for maintaining and operating a golf course

Practical Golf Course Maintenance, Second Edition presents the latest information and techniques for providing first-rate upkeep and management operations for any golf course. Clear, step-by-step coverage, unencumbered by technical language, includes critical advice on maintaining consistent bunkers, sand top-dressing and aerifying, technologies, pesticide storage, and other emerging technologies, as well as mowing techniques for greens, fairways, and tees?and much more!

This updated Second Edition offers reliable, state-of-the-art guidance and hundreds of helpful tips, including:

• Advice for growing grass with fewer pesticides
• In-depth discussions on cutting and cultivating
• Expert guidance for practicing moderation with green speed
• Coverage of different regional practices affected by climate, such as overseeding, sprigging, and other tips for practicing in the Bermuda belt

Practical Golf Course Maintenance, Second Edition is a valuable tool for golf course owners, developers, architects, builders, and superintendents; as well as greens committee members, irrigation specialists, field managers, turfgrass specialists, real estate developers, and landscape architects.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0471475823
• ISBN 13: 9780471475828
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 240
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile