This course emphasizes topics relating to turfgrass management practices in tropical climates. It is designed to familiarize students with the specific characteristics of turf and the turfgrass environment, and provide practical information on how to manage both.
Strong emphasis is placed on management strategies designed for local conditions.
This course is designed to expose graduate students to tropical turfgrass management strategies. It covers the important features of turfgrass ecosystems, interactions between ecosystem components, and the principles of turfgrass management. Emphasis is placed on the scientific principles of turfgrass culture to provide a sound basis for formulating decisions and methods of operations. This course fills the existing educational gap in the Environmental Science MS Program. An undergraduate background in basic biology, and chemistry is required.