Turfgrass Management and Science

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Turfgrass Management and Science
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Turfgrass

• Plants that form a contiguous ground cover that
  persists under regular mowing and traffic.

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Turf

• Formed by an interconnecting community of
  turfgrasses and the soil adhering to their roots
  and other below ground organs.
• A higher ecological plant community including a
  portion of the medium in which turfgrasses are
  growing.

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Sod

• The surface layer of turf which is harvested for
  planting.

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Uses

• Utility
• Soil stabilization
• Cooling effect
• Absorb toxic emissions
• Reduce dust

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Uses

• Decorative
• Lawns
• Enhance beauty of landscape
• Inviting arenas

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Uses

• Sports
• Football
• Baseball
• Soccer
• Golf

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Organizations

• Professional turfgrass managers
• Evolution of turfgrass science
• Golf superintendents
• Turfgrass research

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History

• Persian gardens
• Monks in Medieval periods
• 1744 Cricket First Golf Club in Edinburgh,
  Scotland.
• 1852 - Croquet
• 1858 Lawn Tennis
• By 1900s golf worldwide

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Turfgrass Industry

• Facilities
• Golf courses, sports fields, residential and
  commercial lawns, roadside and airport turfs
• Manufacturing
• Equipment, irrigation system components, planting
  materials, fertilizers, pesticides, PGRs and soil
  amendments.

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Turfgrass Industry

• Servicing
• Distribution of retail products, lawn care
  operators, landscape contractors, architects and
  designers, researchers and consultants, trade and
  professional organizations, and publishers.
• Institutional
• Colleges and universities, extension an
  experiment stations

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Careers In Turf
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Grounds Superintendent

• Golf course
• Athletic facility
• Recreational grounds
• Institutional grounds

• Government facility
• Transportation facility
• Business facility
• Residential complex

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Manufacturing/Sales Representative

• Equipment
• Fertilizers
• Pesticides
• PGRs

• Seed
• Sod,stolons
• Miscellaneous

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Professional Service Contractor

• Consulting
• Testing
• design

• Lawn care
• Landscaping
• Construction

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Technical Writer

• Trade magazines
• Technical journals

• Newsletters
• Commercial papers

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Scientist/Educators

• Academic institutions
• Industrial research operations

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Turf Quality

• Visual Quality
• Density
• Texture
• Uniformity
• Color
• Growth habit
• Smoothness

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Density
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Texture
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Uniformity
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Color
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Growth Habit
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Growth Habit
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Growth Habit
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Smoothness
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Turf Quality

• Functional Quality
• Rigidity
• Elasticity
• Resiliency
• Ball roll
• Yield
• Verdure
• Rooting
• Recuperative potential

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Rigidity
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Elasticity
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Resiliency
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Ball Roll
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Verdure
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Rooting
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Turfgrass Management

• Include a range of activities including cultural
  practices for establishing and sustaining turf at
  a desired level of quality.

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