Scotts Guide To The Identification Of Turfgrass Diseases And Insects

Provides turfgrass management specialists, consultants, extension agents, and students with updated information on the nature, diagnosis, and control of each of the major diseases of cool and warm season golf, landscape, recreation, and sports turfgrasses. Covering all aspects of disease diagnosis and control, this volume includes color photographs and information on the environmental and cultural conditions that lead to problems. Wire spiral inside hard cover.

The revision of Controlling Turfgrass Pests is the only book to present the current state-of-the-art and science of turfgrass pest management. It contains the technical and practical information necessary for decision-making and the day-to-day operation in all areas of turfgrass culture and management.

This guide will assist sports turf managers in making quick, accurate diagnoses of turfgrass diseases to prevent their spread and aid in determining a treatment plan.

Introduces the principles of turfgrass management, covering everything from basic turfgrass science to fertilization, mowing, turfgrass diseases, irrigation topdressing, pest management, as well as career paths, and much more.

This CD-ROM is an interactive guide to identifying and managing more than 65 turfgrass diseases and disorders. It combines over 350 high-quality images, expert advice on disease control, and vast reference material. Whisk from section to section, follow the step-by-step guides, or browse a myriad of color images, calendars, tables, keys, and more. Features include diagnostic guide, image browser, illustrated pathogen index, detailed lists of management recommendations, analysis and illustration of disease cycles, and turfgrass identification guide. This CD-ROM is Windows and Macintosh compatible.

The Color Atlas of Turfgrass Diseases presents over 450 high-quality color photographs of all the major turfgrass diseases that occur on both warm- and cool-season grasses, and it is international in scope. This one-of-a-kind book will become the standard color guide to disease diagnosis and pathogen identification for all golf course superintendents and turfgrass practitioners. No other book contains as many detailed color photographs of this quality. Numerous photographs of each disease are provided. The Color Atlas of Turfgrass Diseases also includes step-by-step color photo guidance on diagnostic techniques for laboratory analysis that can be used by practitioners.