Degree Type
Thesis
Date of Award
1964
Degree Name
Master of Science
Department
Horticulture
Major
Horticulture
First Advisor
Eliot C. Roberts
Abstract
The importance of turfgrass on airports, athletic fields, cemeteries, church grounds, golf courses, industrial lawns, parks, roadsides and school grounds has become well recognized in modern agriculture. These areas cover an estimated 13,450,100 acres in the United States. A total of $2,892,800,000 is spent annually for growing and maintaining the grass i n these locations. Turf managers and homeowners also spend over $80,000,000 for pest killers and buy 4,000,000 power mowers every year. Fine turf is a valuable landscape commodity and compares in economic importance with our major field crops.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.31274/rtd-180813-8158
Publisher
Iowa State University Digital Repository
Copyright Owner
Jerry Hamilton Cheesman
Copyright Date
1964
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
File Size
140 pages
Recommended Citation
Cheesman, Jerry Hamilton, "Nutrient-disease relationships in Merion Kentucky bluegrass" (1964). Retrospective Theses and Dissertations. 17373.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/rtd/17373