Baseball and Softball Fields

Design, Construction, Renovation, and Maintenance

Inbunden, Engelska, 2003

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Beskrivning

Create the flawless playing field your team and its fans deserve. This book covers it all, from stadium and field design to fences and drainage to amenities for spectators. In practical, non-technical language, the authors outline the most common problems you?re likely to encounter and provide solutions for each, including special considerations for all major North American climate zones. With contributions from Major League groundskeepers who share their experiences in managing state-of-the-art facilities, this guide is your ticket to a truly gorgeous field.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2003-08-28
Mått:185 x 255 x 18 mm
Vikt:624 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:240
Förlag:John Wiley & Sons Inc
ISBN:9780471447931

Utforska kategorier

Bollsport inom Sport, fritid och hobby
Landskapsarkitektur inom Kultur
Evenemang och organisation inom Sport, fritid och hobby

Mer om författaren

JIM PUHALLA is President of Sportscape International, Inc., a firm specializing in the design, construction, renovation, and maintenance of sports fields and related facilities. He has contributed numerous articles to Sports Turf magazine and received the magazine?s "Baseball Diamond of the Year" award in 1995 for reconstructing Boardman High School's field in Ohio.JEFF KRANS is Professor of Agronomy in the Golf and Sports Turf Management program at Mississippi State University. He has conducted extensive turfgrass research, as well as developed, patented, and commercialized four turf-type bermudagrass cultivars.MIKE GOATLEY is Professor of Agronomy in the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences at Mississippi State University. He has conducted turfgrass research in the areas of plant nutrition, plant growth regulation, and soil modification.

Innehållsförteckning

Preface. Acknowledgments.PART I. DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION.Chapter 1. Field Design.Chapter 2. Irrigation, Drainage, and Covers.Chapter 3. Soil.Chapter 4. Turfgrass Selection.Chapter 5. Construction and Reconstruction.PART II. RENOVATION AND MAINTENANCE.Chapter 6. Renovation.Chapter 7. Skinned Area (and Warning Track) Maintenance and Management Procedures.Chapter 8. Turfgrass Maintenance and Management Procedures.Chapter 9. Field Aesthetics.PARTT III. ANCILLARY INFORMATION.Chapter 10. Fences, Backstops, Dugouts, and Bullpens.Chapter 11. Rules and Regulations.About the Authors.Index.