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Poa Annua: Physiology, Culture, and Control of Annual Bluegrass

ISBN: 978-0-471-47268-1

December 2003

176 pages

Description

Annual bluegrass is the most widespread turfgrass species maintained on intensively cultured turf. Indeed, most of the top golf courses in the world have greens composed, at least in part, of this type of turfgrass

There have historically been conflicting beliefs as to why many golf courses have problems with annual bluegrass populations during the summertime months. Through analysing the industry's latest research and pest control technologies the author helps put to rest this debate and offers methods for growing and maintaining healthy annual bluegrass. Written by leading experts in their field, this book contains many colour photographs and is a practical guide for golf course and turgrass specialists.

About the Author

J. M. VARGAS Jr., is Professor of Plant Pathology at Michigan State University where he teaches courses and conducts research on turfgrass diseases, biological control, disease modeling, and fungicide resistance. He has authored more than 200 papers and the most widely used textbook on turfgrass diseases.

A. J. TURGEON is Professor of Turfgrass Management in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences at Penn State University. He’s devoted the last decade to turfgrass education and research, with an emphasis on the development and evaluation of computer-based learning resources and techniques. He has authored 300 publications, including the popular textbook Turfgrass Management.