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ECOLOGICAL GOLF COURSE MANAGEMENT
Paul D. Sachs and Richard T. Luff
Hardcover, 200 pages, $75.00. |
The most comprehensive work ever done on ecological turf management. It's
a must-have for any superintendent interested in reducing or eliminating
chemical pesticide use. It has been said that the only sure things in life
are death and taxes but, for golf course superintendents, the requirement
to reduce or eliminate pesticides may soon be added to that list. Indeed,
for some it is already mandated. Like it or not the environmental movement
is gaining momentum and it is not going to go away. Managing golf turf is
not an easy task but may soon be daunting if chemical tools are no longer
an option. Ecological Golf Course Management addresses the concerns
of both the superintendent and the environmentalist. This book approaches
quality turf management through an understanding of turf ecosystem dynamics
conveyed in easy-to-read text. The turf manager will gain critical knowledge
of natural soil system dynamics that has never been discussed in turf books
before. This book focuses on managing the health and welfare of all soil
organisms from a single-celled bacterium to fully developed turf plants and
connects the reader to the important and relevant interactions between them.
It points out ways to exploit natural plant defense systems that have been
largely ignored and to engage many of the powerful allies that live above
and below ground.
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