BIOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT OF WEEDS AND INVASIVE PLANTS

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: BOTANY/BIOLOGY 130 , ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY/BOTANY 152 , PLANTSCI 110 , BIOCORE 381 , or graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness + Lab Breadth - Biological Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the diversity and impact that weeds have in different ecosystems. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Analyze the weed management strategies (e.g. chemical, physical, cultural, biological) currently being used in different crop and non-crop systems. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Correlate ecological principles and plant physiology with weed growth, survival, population dynamics, and invasiveness. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Distinguish between the classifications, mode of actions, and selectivity of commonly used herbicides and identify the associated herbicide symptomology. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Identify major weed species commonly found in the Midwestern United States. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Interpret application and mixing instructions on herbicide labels. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Evaluate the advantages and limitations of weed management strategies currently being used in different crop and non-crop systems in general and specific primary literature. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the diversity and impact that weeds have in different ecosystems. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Analyze the weed management strategies (e.g. chemical, physical, cultural, biological) currently being used in different crop and non-crop systems. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Correlate ecological principles and plant physiology with weed growth, survival, population dynamics, and invasiveness. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Distinguish between the classifications, mode of actions, and selectivity of commonly used herbicides and identify the associated herbicide symptomology. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Identify major weed species commonly found in the Midwestern United States. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Interpret application and mixing instructions on herbicide labels. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Evaluate the advantages and limitations of weed management strategies currently being used in different crop and non-crop systems in general and specific primary literature. Audience: Graduate