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Class
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 Date
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Lecture topics planned
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To prepare for this class date
read chapter numbers in Ross and Lembi, other readings
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Laboratory and other special activities
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Exam and assignment deadlines
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| 1 |
14-May-09
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Introduction, course
syllabus, learning
objectives, review of the elements,
chemistry, some botany
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Weed seed collection for germination
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Quiz
1 (natural sciences, math, and botany, not graded)
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| 2 |
21-May-09
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Water
and weeds, weed
identification
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Review
for quiz 2 and read "Impact
of cultural factors and weed populations . .
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Weed ecology, quadrat
sampling experiment (data as PDF
or Excel)
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Quiz 2
(Class notes from 14-May-09 and "Impact
of cultural factors")
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| 3 |
28-May-09
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Weed biology and identification
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Review
for quiz 3 and read chapters
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Observe weed seed germination
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Quiz 3
and students bring 5 weeds from home
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| 4 |
4-Jun-09
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Weed biology and identification
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Review
for quiz 4 and read chapters 5 and 6; 1 to 4
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Survey and identified weeds
in landscape; and Saturday June 6, 9:00 - 11:00
am special Chemistry workshop
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Quiz 4
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5
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11-Jun-09
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Herbicides
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Weed
key to review for quiz 5 and Read chapters 8-11
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Tuesday June 9, 5:30 - 7:30 pm special
Chemistry workshop for
those who missed Saturday
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Quiz 5
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| 6 |
18-Jun-09
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Herbicide families
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7, 24, and 25
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Hour test
1 (Study quizzes and Weed
set 1 for hour test)
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19-Jun-09 |
Field
Trip Friday, June 19, 8 am-2 pm to Redlands area of Miami-Dade
County to see artichoke production, Fruit and Spice Park,
roadside grasses |
| 7 |
25-Jun-09
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Herbicides general and issues
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12 to 15, Links - Herbicide
company genealogy by Arnold Appleby of Oregon State
Univ. and Teaching
herbicide use could expand African food output by Forrest
Laws of Farm Press
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| 8 |
2-Jul-09
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Ten
herbicides: families, modes of action, method
of translocation
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11, 22, and 23
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Quiz 6
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| 9 |
9-Jul-09
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Herbide metabolism and selectivity,
the herbicide label
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19 and 21, Weed-whacking
herbicide proves deadly to human cells (Scientific
American article about "inert" ingredients)
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10
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16-Jul-09
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Sprayer calibration, and units conversion;
tillage, cultural management, and IPM, weed management
in cropping systems including landscape and natural
areas
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Weed set
2 for hour test
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Sprayer calibration workshop
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Quiz 7
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11
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23-Jul-09
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Wrapping it up, review for final exam
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18, 20
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Hour test
2
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30-Jul-09
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No class
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| 12 |
6-Aug-09
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Final exam
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Final exam
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