This work gives concise information on the major insects, pests and fungal diseases of sports turf and amenity grassland which occur in western Europe. For each pest and disease, a full description of characteristic symptoms, environmental conditions which favour attack and recommendations for integrated disease management are given. Whilst the booklet is written primarily for turf managers, it may also be of interest to advisory and research and development plant pathologists, and technical research and sales staff within the agrochemical industry.
If we hope to use N fertilizer to encourage root growth in a cool-season grass, the best time to affect that process is when it is too cool for shoot growth but warm enough for root growth (Moore et al., 1996; Grossi et al., 2005).
The author describes the biology of turfgrasses and provides extensive information about each of the species that predominate in the southern zone.
Understanding Turf Management