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| Class# | Lect Date | Topic | READING Turfgrass Monograph |
| 1 | 1/21 | Course introduction; photosynthesis, photorespiration Energy dynamics, Shade; light and turf growth |
175-199 269-282 |
| 2 | 1/28 | Shade tolerance, managing turf in shade Water; water potential; evapotranspiration |
441-467 |
| 3 | 2/4 | Penman equation; Turf water uses; Drought tolerance turfgrasses; manage turf water stress | |
| 4 | 2/11 | Heat stress; types of heat injury; heat tolerance in turf Cold stress; types of cold temperature injury, chilling |
252-262 |
| 5 | 2/18 | Mechanisms of freezing tolerance; desiccation; Turf cold temp tolerance First hour exam | 231-251 |
| 6 | 2/25 | Advanced Disease Management | |
| 7 | 3/4 | Wear and traffic effects on turfgrasses Soil compaction; increasing wear tolerance |
285-324 notes on web |
| 8 | 3/11 | Cultivation of turfs Fate and utilization of nitrogen and phosphorus in turf |
notes on web 385-405; 410-416 |
| 9 | 3/18 | Ca, Mg, and S nutrition of turf Fe and snake oil fertilization; advanced concepts |
416-418; handouts 419-422; handouts |
| 10 | 3/25 | NO CLASS Spring Break | |
| 11 | 4/1 | Greens construction; Soil mixes athletic fields Hour exam #2 |
handouts |
| 12 | 4/8 | Class presentations (schedule) | |
| 13 | 4/15 | Turf Ecology and competition | 129-161 |
| 14 | 4/22 | Physiology and use of PGR's Artificial turfs |
Chapter 11-ATM 89-125 |
| 15 | 4/29 | Guest lecture - Grasses used for biomass - Dr. Voigt |
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| 16 | 5/6 | Course review and wrap-up |