This is an extremely well laid out and clearly written book that would be of interest to anyone involved in turfgrass management,but for those who want to learn more about turfgrass diseases,this is an essential text.This third edition contains updated and useful information on both the different warm-and cool-season grasses that can be maintained as turf and also on the biotic and abiotic agents of noninfectious disease.The index retains both common and Latin names for the diseases and their causal agents,which makes finding the relevant section quite straightforward and the included glossary has been expanded to enable all readers to comprehend fully the information provided on the individual pathogens and diseases.There is also a revised disease diagnosis key that is based around the temperature and time of year for symptom expression and a detailed discussion regarding obligate and facultative parasites and saprophytes that will enable the general reader to appreciate the complexity of potentially pathogenic organisms further.
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