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TPSS/PEPS 481 INFORMATION PAGE
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LAB # |
DATE |
TOPICS COVERED |
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1 |
8/24 |
Updated Lab outline-grading system. . Contains corrections for extra lab on No-till farming and changes to points assigned for Group project. Group project will get 20 points (or 10% of final grade) for the oral seminar since the written group report will not be required. Posted 10/25/2011
List of weed to know for weed ID quiz |
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2 |
8/31 |
Weed I.D. Grasses
Project #1 - Pre and Post Herbicide performance HERBICIDE LABELS USED IN PROJECT #1. Project#2 - Tillage comparison Project#3 - Tarping for weed control Additional reading: Tarping for perennial weed control in conservation areas - 2008 |
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3 |
9/07 |
Weed I.D. Broadleaf and sedge weeds, start outside lab projects CD, weed ID study guide-provided in class not on the web |
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4 |
9/14 |
Weed I.D. Quiz and How to present methods and results of Weed Science Lab field experiments |
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5 |
9/21 |
No-tillage farming and Allelopathy in Agroecosystems. |
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6 |
9/28 |
Herbicide injury and diagnosis. Visual ratings of herbicide injury for evaluation of test plots. |
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7 |
10/05 |
Living sods for weed control in tropical cropping systems. |
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8 |
10/12 |
Spray equipment: nozzles, pumps and specialized applications systems |
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9 |
10/19 |
Sprayer calibration lecture, demo of small sprayers, Form to collect data for calibration homework |
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10 |
10/26 |
Check calibration homework (credit earned), review homework, calibration quiz |
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11 |
11/02 |
Review of calibration quiz. |
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12 |
11/09 |
Pesticide labels and safety and controlling spray drift. |
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13 |
11/16 |
Collect data from experiments |
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14 |
11/30 |
Thanksgiving Day Holiday -- NO LAB |
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15 |
12/07 |
WEED COLLECTIONS DUE. Review data from experiments and present graphics data for seminar presentations |
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16 |
12/12 |
Oral presentations of field experiments. Written reports due. |
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16 |
12/18 |