Landscape Weed Management Syllabus (CS 053) Fall 2010
Instructor: Dr. Joseph C. Neal Office: 262 Kilgore Hall Email: joe_neal@ncsu.edu Office Hours: Monday – Friday, 8 am – 5 pm, by appointment only.Contact Dr. Neal via email for an appointment.
| Date | Topics | Lecture Outlines | Presentations | Handouts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCT 11 | Landscape Weed Management Overview – Principles, Site assessment, Types of landscape plantings and weed management options for each. | Outline and Reading assignment | Presentation | Handout |
| OCT 13 | Landscape Weed Management Overview continued: Weed management options cont., site preparation | Outline | Presentation | Handout |
| OCT 18 | Fumigation, Steam Pasteurization and Solarization | Outline | Presentation | Handout |
| OCT 20 | Preemergence weed control I: Mul ches | Outline | Presentation | Handout |
| OCT 25 | Preemergence weed control II: Preemergence herbicides | Outline | Presentation | Handout |
| OCT 27 | Preemergence weed control III: Preemergence herbicides continued.; and how to use available resources – AG427 | Outline | Presentation | Handout |
| NOV 1 | EXAM | 2005 exam 1 | 2007 exam 2 | |
| NOV 3 | Postemergence weed control I: Selective grass control | Outline | Presentation | Handout |
| NOV 8 | Return and Review Exam | |||
| NOV 8 | Postemergence weed control II: Selective broadleaf weed control | Outline | Presentation | Handout |
| NOV 10 | Postemergence weed control III: Non-selective herbicides | Outline | Presentation | Handout |
| NOV 15 | Calibration and application uniformity | Outline | Presentation | |
| NOV 17 | Controlling hard to kill weeds Part I: sedges in landscape plantings | Outline | Presentation | Handout |
| NOV 22 | Controlling hard to kill plants Part II | see above | see above | |
| NOV 24 | NO CLASS | |||
| NOV 29 | Controlling hard to kill weeds cont. | Study Questions | Same as above | |
| Dec 1 | LAST CLASS -- finish hard to kill weeds and Review | 2004 Final | 2007 Final | 2007 Final with answers |
