PLSCI 6140

Weed Ecology and Management

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2024-2025 Catalog. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

Examines plant ecological principles governing weed population dynamics and weed-crop competitive interactions in crop and non-crop ecosystems. Development of sustainable weed management strategies.

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: PLSCI 3150 or equivalent.

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025SP, 2023SP, 2021SP, 2019SP

Outcomes

• Identify range of sustainable weed management strategies in crop and non-crop systems.
• Critically evaluate published, peer-reviewed literature in the disciplines of weedy and invasive plant biology, ecology, and management.
• Develop a grant proposal specific to the student's discipline.
• Pitch grant proposal to classmates using a verbal and visual presentation.
• Critically evaluate classmates' grant proposals and provide constructive criticism.

When Offered Spring.

Comments Offered in odd-numbered years only.

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