Turfgrass management is the science of maintaining high quality turfgrasses. In this large and growing industry today's managers require a background not only in botany and horticulture but also in business management. This book provides the basic principles of turfgrass managment at a level that is accessible to students but which is also suitable for experienced professionals. Today in the US turfgrass is a $50 billion industry. It covers basic turfgrass science, fertilisation, mowing and turfgrass diseases and also provides practice tools to enable the reader to make practical every day management decisions. This new edition offers expanded information on turfgrass nutrition, nitrogen sources, weeds, insects and disease identification and management. Colour photos of grasses, weeds and turfgrass diseases makes this an easy to use valuable resource for students.