Sports turf & amenity grasses - David E Aldous

This is a comprehensive reference for anyone involved with the selection and maintenance of grasses for sport and recreation areas in both warm and cool climates. Keys, descriptions and photographs provide an easy means to indentify each species. Each grass is assessed on the positive and negative aspects of its use, and detailed information is provided on sowing, oversowing, stolonising, mowing heights and seedling vigour.Advice is also provided on how well it combines with particular grasses. The description of each species includes a table rating the grass's tolerance to high temperature, frost, drought, shade, wet soil, salinity, low soil fertility, wear and close mowing.