Nick Christians
Författare till Scotts Lawns: Your Guide to a Beautiful Yard
Om författaren
Nick E. Christians, PhD, is Professor of Horticulture at Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, where he has taught courses and conducted research on turfgrass management and physiology since 1979. The author or coauthor of hundreds of papers, articles, book chapters, abstracts, and books including The visa mer Mathematics of Turfgrass Maintenance, Fourth Edition (Wiley), Mathematics for the Green Industry (Wiley), and Scotts Lawns: Your Guide to a Beautiful Yard, Christians has been the recipient of numerous honors, including the Iowa Legislative Teaching Excellence Award and the Outstanding Educator Award from the American Society for Horticultural Science. He has been a Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy since 1995, and a Fellow of the Crop Science Society of America since 1996. visa färre
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- Christians, Nick Edward
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- male
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- Colorado State University (BS)
The Ohio State University (MS, Agronomy)
The Ohio State University (PhD, Agronomy) - Yrken
- professor (Iowa State University)
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His research centers on fertility management of turfgrasses and the development of natural herbicides for use in the turf industry. He is the author of more than 1,100 published articles, extension publications, research reports and journal articles on the subject. He has received a number of awards for teaching, research, and advising and holds the rank of University Professor at Iowa State University. Dr. Christians is very active with the turf industry locally, nationally and internationally and presents information each year on his research at a variety of industry related events, including an annual field day at Iowa State and a winter turf conference held in Des Moines, IA. He is currently co-chair for the North Central Extension and Research Activity for turfgrass association (NCERA-221) and is helping to plan the annual meeting at Iowa State University. Dr. Christians teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in turfgrass management at Iowa State.
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- 3
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- 196
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- #111,885
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- 3.7
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It's been said before by other reviewers and I agree: This book really is the best all-in-one guide to a gorgeous, healthier lawn. I recommend it whether you intend to read it cover to cover or to consult it as needed like a field guide.… (mer)