About the Book
The complex issues involved in the management of saline and sodic turfgrass soils are enough to perplex even the most experienced site manager- there is no "silver bullet" amendment, treatment, or grass for salinity management. Best Management Practices for Saline and Sodic Turfgrass Soils: Assessment and Reclamation presents comprehensive scientif
Table of Contents:
Part I. Basics of Saline and Sodic Soils. Scope and Causes and Scope of Salinity. Saline and Sodic Problems. Classification and Characteristics of Saline and Sodic Sites. Part ll. Site Assessment BMPs for Saline and Sodic Soil Sites. Irrigation Water Quality Tests, Interpretation. and Selection. Soil Tests and Interpretation. Assessment for Salt Movement, Additions, and Retention. Part lII. Management BMPs for Saline and Sodic Soils Sites. Selection of Turfgrass and Landscape Plants. Irrigation System Design for Uniform Water Application and Flexibility. Irrigation Scheduling and Salinity Leaching. Selection of Amendments. Amendment Application Options and Guidelines. Cultivation, Topdressing, and Soil Modification. Sand-Capping. Drainage. Nutritional Practices on Saline and Sodic Sites. Additional Cultural Practices. Monitoring Progress. Part IV. Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability. Environmental Management Systems. Part V. Non-Traditional Use of Turfgrasses on Salt-Affected Sites. Reclamation, Drainage Water Reuse Schemes, Halophytic Forage Sites.
About the Author :
Robert N. Carrow, Ronny R. Duncan
Review :
"This book is the latest from Drs. Carrow and Duncan, who have published and lectured extensively on soil salinity and sodicity issues and the management of such soils over the past 15 years or so. … provides a comprehensive coverage of the nominated topic with twenty chapters organized sequentially under five section headings. … Throughout the book, the authors are to be commended for highlighting links to related chapters and parts thereof. … For both consultants and academics, there is much to like about this book. … this is a book that many soil scientists and agronomists dealing with salt-affected sites the world over will find extremely useful, and one that we can wholeheartedly recommend for their bookshelves."—D. S. Loch, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, and R. J. Loch, Landloch Pty Ltd, Toowoomba, Australia, in Grass and Forage Science, 68, 606-607, 2013
"Drs. Carrow and Duncan have created an update to their previous book published in 1998 entitled Salt-Affected Turfgrass Sites. That book has been a staple for those studying plant and soil sciences relating to turfgrass management … This new book includes greatly expanded sections on the basics of salt-affected sites, soil and water testing, soil chemistry and physical properties, plant responses, site management and reclamation. … What could be a very densely written book packed with jargon is a reference that is a good combination of technical information and practical application. This makes the text usable by scientists in turfgrass management and practitioners in the field."—Paul G. Johnson, Vadose Zone Journal, November 2012
"Using the ‘best management practices’ (BMP5) concept, their new book examines the complex issues around salinity management. presenting comprehensive scientific principles and detailing practical management and assessment recommendations for turfgrass and landscape sites. Their overriding message is that there is no ‘silver bullet’ amendment, treatment, or grass tor salinity management and that only a holistic BMPs approach will be successful and sustainable."— AUSTRALIAN TURFGRASS, December 2011
"This book is the latest from Drs. Carrow and Duncan, who have published and lectured extensively on soil salinity and sodicity issues and the management of such soils over the past 15 years or so. … provides a comprehensive coverage of the nominated topic with twenty chapters organized sequentially under five section headings. … Throughout the book, the authors are to be commended for highlighting links to related chapters and parts thereof. … For both consultants and academics, there is much to like about this book. … this is a book that many soil scientists and agronomists dealing with salt-affected sites the world over will find extremely useful, and one that we can wholeheartedly recommend for their bookshelves."—D. S. Loch, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, and R. J. Loch, Landloch Pty Ltd, Toowoomba, Australia, in Grass and Forage Science, 68, 606-607, 2013
"Drs. Carrow and Duncan have created an update to their previous book published in 1998 entitled Salt-Affected Turfgrass Sites. That book has been a staple for those studying plant and soil sciences relating to turfgrass management … This new book includes greatly expanded sections on the basics of salt-affected sites, soil and water testing, soil chemistry and physical properties, plant responses, site management and reclamation. … What could be a very densely written book packed with jargon is a reference that is a good combination of technical information and practical application. This makes the text usable by scientists in turfgrass management and practitioners in the field."—Paul G. Johnson, Vadose Zone Journal, November 2012
"Using the ‘best management practices’ (BMP5) concept, their new book examines the complex issues around salinity management. presenting comprehensive scientific principles and detailing practical management and assessment recommendations for turfgrass and landscape sites. Their overriding message is that there is no ‘silver bullet’ amendment, treatment, or grass tor salinity management and that only a holistic BMPs approach will be successful and sustainable."— AUSTRALIAN TURFGRASS, December 2011
