PLSC 440
ADVANCED TURF MANAGEMENT
M W F
9:05 –9:55 am Plant Biotech Rm 113
Spring 2005
Instructor:
Dr. John C. Sorochan
Phone: 865.974.7420
363 EPSB
e-mail: sorochan@utk.edu
Office hours: 9:55-10:55 M W F, or by appt.
Lab: Wednesday 3:35-5:30 GH 11
Objectives:
1) To develop an understanding of how environmental stresses, construction, and turfgrass
management practices affect the growth, development, and physiology of turfgrasses.
2) How environmentally sound management practices can be altered to promote optimal turfgrass
health under stress conditions.
3) To develop an understanding in soils with respect to managing turf in structured and unstructured
soils.
4) Develop an integrated management plan for a turf site (golf course, athletic field, etc.)
Texts: There are no required texts for this class.
Optional Texts:
Turfgrass: Science and Culture. J.B. Beard. 1973. Prentice-Hall, Inc. (optional)
Turfgrass Ecology and Management. T.K. Danneberger. 1993. Franzak & Foster (optional)
Turfgrass Soil Fertility and Chemical Problems. R.N. Carrow, D.V. Waddington, and P.E.
Rieke. 2001. Ann Arbor Press (now Wiley Press).
Grading: Grades will be based on quizzes, exams, class participation, and the development and
presentation of a turf site management plan. Make-up quizzes/exams will not be provided except
under extenuating circumstances (e.g., death in the family).
Grading scale (%): 92 = A
81-91 = B
70-80 = C
60=69 = D
< 60 = F
NOTE: Lectures are not final, and are likely to change as the semester progresses.
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Topic
Turfgrass Soils
Drainage
Putting green construction & establishment
Athletic field construction & establishment
Thatch
Cation Exchange Capacity
Fertility
Localized Dry Spot
Black Layer
Soil Amendments
Photosynthesis and Respiration
Turf Growth and Developments (Carbohydrates)
Turfgrass and Shade
Plant Growth Regulators
Water Potential and Use
Evapotranspiration
Water Stress
Submersion Stress
Heat and High Temperature Stress
Cold Stress
Putting Green Management (green speed)
Athletic Field Management
Turfgrass Technologies
Proposed: Spring 2005