The goal of every sports turf manager is to provide aesthetically pleasing athletic fields. This book describes the scientific methods at the biochemical and molecular level to do that.

Reactive oxygen species can have damaging effects to turf as they can damage proteins, lipids, DNA, and can damage the entire photosynthetic system. This book offers methods and practices to help combat their damaging effects and keep them in check.

Free Radicals can cause harm to the entire photosynthetic process, damaging proteins, lipids, and DNA. This book addresses the causes remedies to prevent them from doing damage.

Biostimulants have been shown to have a great benefit not only to overall plant growth and development, but also play a role in mitigating both abiotic and biotic stress.

Jeff Haag is a native of Crestline, Ohio, and a graduate of Defiance College with a Bachelor of Science degree. He has been in the turf grass profession for the past 25 years, while serving as the sports turf manager/golf course superintendent at Bowling Green State University, and assistant sports turf manager at the University of Louisville. He currently serves as the sports turf specialist at John Carroll University in University Heights, Ohio. Jeff has published four scientific article...

The role of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) as a signal in animals has been documented for over 60 years. In contrast, evidence that GABA is a signal in plants has only emerged in the last 15 years, and it was not until last year that a mechanism by which this could occur was identified—a plant ‘GABA receptor’ that inhibits anion passage through the aluminium-activated malate transporter family of proteins (ALMTs). ALMTs are multigenic, expressed in different organs and present on different mem...

Photo Damage to turf grass can damage lipids, proteins, and DNA, and can cause serious harm to the electron transport chain. This book describes measures that can be taken to help prevent photo damage.