AGRONOMY 822/ HORTICULTURE 822 Integrated Weed Management	DATES:  Spring 2011	Call Numbers:  TBA
URL: http://my.unl.edu

Credits: One graduate credit for the entire academic course, which begins with an optional one-day workshop.  The workshop and online course are also offered for noncredit professional development, with CEU-credit also available for workshop participants. 

Interested in increasing your knowledge of IWM beyond the one-day workshop? Click here for details on the Integrated Weed Management Package, which includes both the workshop and online mini-course.

Description: This course begins with an optional one-day workshop, date and location to be announced.  Attendance is recommended, but is not mandatory, as the sessions will be taped and archived on Blackboard.  The workshop will run from approximately 8:30 a.m. to
5 p.m.

The course is designed to provide graduate students and agribusiness professionals engaged in production agriculture with a working understanding of Integrated Weed Management principles as a basis for understanding weed control issues in both conventional and organic cropping systems.  IWM, which is based on a multidisciplinary approach to weed control, provides information on the need for and timing of weed control, the effective and environmentally sound use of herbicides, and alternatives to herbicide use, such as weed flaming.  Topics covered during the course include:

• The importance of weed biology and ecology
• Critical periods of weed control
• Weed thresholds
• Weed shifts and why they occur
• Alternatives to herbicide use
• Flaming as a control tool
• Herbicide-resistant crops
• IWM - basic rules of thumb

Instructor:  Dr. Stevan Knezevic

Delivery:  Course begins with an optional one-day workshop, date and location to be announced.  Following the workshop, academic students are expected to complete Internet-based assignments and quizzes and participate in an online discussion board.

Requirements:  Internet access and e-mail

Prerequisites:  Individuals taking the course for academic credit must be enrolled in UNL's Graduate School and have completed 12 hours in agronomy or closely related biological sciences courses.

Tuition:  For information on tuition and fees, please click on the Registration links above.

Text:  None.  All materials will be distributed at the workshop or made available via the Internet/Blackboard.

Who It's For:  Among those who would benefit from this course are: