|
| Session |
Date |
Lecture
topics planned |
Chapters
to read in Christians |
Laboratory
and other special activities |
Exam
and deadline dates (tentative) |
| 1 |
24 Aug 99 |
Course objectives
and summary. Core concepts and brief history of turfgrass science.
Introductions. Grasses and the web. |
 |
Plant seeds of
grass species for identification. |
|
| 2 |
31 Aug 99 |
Natural history of grass.
Cultural roots of turfgrass. Basic principles of turfgrass
maintenance. Conversions. |
1-4 |
Fertilizer
calibration. |
|
| 3 |
07 Sep 99 |
The kinds of grasses, their
growth, development, establishment, and propagation. Conversions. |
5 |
Students will attempt to visit the
Art Museum of Fort Lauderdale individually.
The grass spikelet and inflorescence; identification. |
e-papers topics due.
|
| 4 |
14 Sep 99 |
No class
- Hurricane Floyd |
| 5 |
21 Sep 99 |
Evapotranspiration, physics
of water and sprinkler system design. |
8-10, 14-17 |
Evaluate fertilizer experiment (results
posted)
Course objectives and sample questions
for Hour test #1
|
|
|
28 Sep 99 |
No
class |
| 6 |
05 Oct 99 |
Collecting assets: a
basic turf library, turfgrass on the web, networking with
other professionals. |
6-7 |
|
Hour
test #1: Grasses and how they grow
and how and why we grow them; conversions, water. |
| 7 |
12 Oct 99 |
Soil physics (particle size,
drainage), cultural practices (aerification, verticutting, deep tines),
soil amendments, localized dry spots, percolation. |
|
Irrigation calibration experiment.
Fertilizer handout. |
|
| 8 |
19 Oct 99 |
All
Day Field Trip |
| 9 |
26 Oct 99 |
Soil chemistry, turf nutrition,
and fertilization. |
|
Irrigation
handout |
|
| 10 |
02 Nov 99 |
Biota: weeds |
11-13 |
Weed
identification |
Hour
test #2: Irrigation and soil; turfgrass environments and
industry; conversions. |
| 11 |
09 Nov 99 |
Biota: pest managemnet, nematodes,
biocontrol, and IPM |
|
Guest lecturer:
Nematodes
Dr. Robin M. Giblin-Davis
Nematode summary and links |
|
| 12 |
16 Nov 99 |
Pesticides, turfgrass insects |
|
Pesticide demonstration
Guest lecturer: Insects
Dr. Thomas J. Weissling |
|
| 13 |
23 Nov 99 |
Turfgrass diseases;
student presentations |
|
Guest lecturer:
Diseases
Dr. Monica L. Elliott
List of organisms to memorize |
|
| 14 |
30 Nov 99 |
Student presentations;
review for final exam. |
|
|
e-papers
due |
| 15 |
07 Dec 99 |
What is science
and technology? |
|
|
Hour
test #3: The biotic environment. |
|
14 Dec 99 |
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Final Exam (comprehensive) ********* |
