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Session |
Date | Title | Nature |
1 |
26 Aug 97 | Syllabus | Course information |
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Learning goals | Course information |
| Assignment #1 | Review of Krans paper | ||
| Term paper | Title due 9 Sep, paper due 18 Nov | ||
| Cyberturf | Resources | ||
| Genera and species | Study guide | ||
2 |
2 Sep 97 | Conversions | Study guide |
| Quiz #2 from 1995 | Study guide | ||
| Quiz #2 answers | Study guide | ||
3 |
9 Sep 97 | N sources and rates | Experiment plot plan |
| N rates and micronutrients | Experiment plot plan | ||
| Syllabus | (Revised to include calendar) | ||
| Assignment #2 | Review of Kneebone paper | ||
| Assignment #3 | Take a soil sample | ||
| Imazapic plots | Experiment plot plan | ||
| Imazapic results | Statistical analysis of individual student plot ratings from 26 August 1997 | ||
4 |
16 Sep 1997 | Design and establishment | 7-steps of turf installation |
| N sources and rates | Experiment blank evaluation sheet | ||
| N rates and micronutrients | Experiment blank evaluation sheet | ||
5 |
23 Sep 1997 | Assignment #4 | Review of Snyder paper |
| Irrigation | Irrigation calibration exercise: map of actual irrigation plan; table of PVC pipe friction losses; manufacturer's table of flow (gallons per minute), pressure (PSI=pounds per square inch), and precipitation. To be studied at home and worked in class. | ||
| List of fertilizers | Survey of 29 turf and ornamental fertilizer products, nutrient analyses, sources, quantities per bag, packaging features, prices, and unit costs | ||
| Hour exam #1 | Grasses and their benefits, propagation and establishment, conversions, evapotranspiration. | ||
6 |
30 Sep 199 | History of Turfgrass Production in Florida | White and Busey. 1987. Proc. Florida State Hort. Soc. 100. |
7 |
07 Oct 1997 | Soil test results | Sample data from the previous turfgrass class (our tests are still being run) |
8 |
14 Oct 1997 | Assignment #5 | Bring 2 turf weeds to class |
| Seed germination | Summary and data form for three cool-season grass germination experiments set up the previous week | ||
9 |
21 Oct 1997 | Assignment #6 | Calculate spray and fertilizer application rates from class experiment |
| Syllabus | See important revisions | ||
10 |
28 Oct 1997 | Plant pathology | Integrated Management for Florida Turfgrass (Plant Path. No. 47); Disease triangle sample |
| Calibration results | Graphs from Assignment #6 | ||
11 |
04 Nov 1997 | Hour exam #2 | Conversions and other information since last exam |
| Environmental safety | Pesticide fact sheets and related materials | ||
| Assignment #7 | Review of Busey paper | ||
12 |
18 Nov 1997 | Weeds handouts | Turf weeds summary and History of warm-season weeds research (handed out as class was dismissing; some students did not receive) |
13 |
25 Nov 1997 | Turf library | List of books |
| Exam #3 | Student instructions and Web announcement | ||
| Nematodes | Handout of extension circular by Dr. Robert Dunn | ||
14 |
02 Dec 1997 | Hour exam #3 | Problem solving see Student instructions |
| Review | Course summary; Turfgrass in a Nutshell | ||
15 |
09 Dec 1997 | Final exam | Comprehensive final, 2 hours |
20 November 1997