Winter Games Pitches
Download or Read eBook Winter Games Pitches PDF written by R. D. C. Evans and published by STRI. This book was released on 1994 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : R. D. C. Evans |
| Publisher | : STRI |
| Total Pages | : 222 |
| Release | : 1994 |
| ISBN-10 | : 1873431031 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9781873431030 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (31 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Winter Games Pitches by : R. D. C. Evans
Book excerpt: Covering the establishment and care of grass for a wide variety of sports such as association football, rugby, hockey, lacrosse, the Gaelic games, American football and including facilities such as polo grounds, this work provides a comprehensive treatment of the subject. Divided into nine sections, a detailed introduction to the sports to be catered for is followed by sections on: pitch construction and design; sands for construction and top dressing; frost protection and soil warming; grasses for winter pitches; maintenance machinery; fertilizers for pitches; weeds, pests and diseases; and end of season renovation.
