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Label: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited
Series: Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Contributors: Dr Michael Richardson (Contributions by), Dr David Gardner (Contributions by), Dr Rebecca Grubbs-Bowling (Contributions by), Dr Kevin Morris (Contributions by), Dr Cale Bigelow (Contributions by), Prof Michael Fidanza (Edited by), Dr Alec Kowalewski (Contributions by), Dr Charles Fontanier (Contributions by), Dr Marco Schiavon (Contributions by), Dr Cole Thompson (Contributions by), Dr David Jespersen (Contributions by), Dr Brian Whitlark (Contributions by), Dr Michelle Wisdom (Contributions by), Dr Travis W. Gannon (Contributions by), Dr Michelle DaCosta (Contributions by), Dr Trent M. Tate (Contributions by), Dr John Dempsey (Contributions by), Dr Adam W. Thoms (Contributions by), Dr Paul L. Koch (Contributions by), Dr Matteo Serena (Contributions by), Dr James Kerns (Contributions by), Dr Garrett Y. Price (Contributions by), Dr Gerald M. Henry (Contributions by), Dr Alex J. Lindsey (Contributions by), Dr Joseph Young (Contributions by), Dr Ambika Chandra (Contributions by), Dr Aaron J. Patton (Contributions by), Dr Audrey Simard (Contributions by), Dr Benjamin Wherley (Contributions by), Dr James T. Brosnan (Contributions by), Dr Matthew T. Elmore (Contributions by), Dr Benjamin A. McGraw (Contributions by), Dr Phillip L. Vines (Contributions by), Dr Douglas J. Soldat (Contributions by), Dr Dale J. Bremer (Contributions by), Dr Ed Nangle (Contributions by), Dr Dana G. Sullivan (Contributions by), Dr Yuanshuo Qu (Contributions by), Dr Emily Braithwaite (Contributions by), Dr Stanley Kostka (Contributions by), Dr Chrissie A. Segars (Contributions by), Dr Paige Boyle (Contributions by), Dr Ruying Wang (Contributions by), Dr Steve Graham (Contributions by), Dr F. Dan Dinelli (Contributions by), Dr Pauric McGroary (Contributions by), Dr Roch Gaussoin (Contributions by), Dr Bernhard R. Leinauer (Contributions by), Dr Erik Ervin (Contributions by), Dr John Cisar (Contributions by), Dr Elizabeth Guertal (Contributions by), Dr Kai Umeda (Contributions by), Dr James Steffel (Contributions by), Dr Mu Hong (Contributions by), Dr Jing Zhang (Contributions by), Dr Frank Rossi (Contributions by), Dr John Pope (Contributions by), Prof Bryan G. Hopkins (Contributions by), Dr David McCall (Contributions by), Dr Charles Schmid (Contributions by), Dr Len Kne (Contributions by)
Language: English
Publisher: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited
Pages: 688
This collection summarises and reviews the wealth of recent research addressing key challenges facing the turfgrass industry, including the need to reduce its carbon footprint and contribution to climate change.
“The book is broken down into three distinct parts and encompasses a total of 20 chapters which come complete with extensive references. The editor – Dr Michael Fidanza – needs little introduction to global turfgrass managers…he has drawn together more than 60 contributing authors, representing a ‘who’s who’ of the turfgrass scientific and academic community.” (Book Review Published in Australian Turfgrass Management Journal – Brett Robinson, Australian Sports Turf Managers Association, Australia)
Turfgrass is required to meet a challenging range of aesthetic, functional and environmental requirements, whilst also adapting to the threat of abiotic and biotic stresses which are being accentuated by climate change. The turfgrass industry is also facing increasing pressure to reduce its environmental impact and advance more sustainable maintenance practices that utilise and/or optimise fewer agronomic-related resources.
Achieving sustainable turfgrass management summarises the wealth of recent research that addresses these challenges, whilst also identifying potential mitigation strategies to reduce the sector’s contribution to climate change, such as reduced fertilizer use and water conservation. This collection also highlights developments in breeding for improved cultivars of turfgrass with enhanced abiotic and biotic stress responses, as well as climate resilience.
In its extensive exploration of turfgrass physiology, breeding and cultivation, the book showcases how the turfgrass industry can adopt more sustainable management practices and reduce its environmental impact.
