AGRO-7125 Weed Management

UNIVERSITY OF SARGODHA

DEPARTMENT OF AGRONOMY, COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE

 

COURSE OUTLINE                                                                                           Spring 2020

Course Title:                Weed Management                      

Course Code:              AGRO-7125              

Credit Hours:              3(2-1)

Instructor:                   Dr. Muhammad Ather Nadeem         

Email:                          [email protected]

Introduction of course

Weed Management covers diverse aspects of weeds, weed crop competition and weed control in field and horticultural crops. It also includes include emerging problem like herbicide resistance and weed invasion and their solutions. The students will learn about the concepts of strategic planning and surveillance as it applies to managing weeds in a conservation setting. The course will be helpful to enable students to develop weed control techniques for enhancing crop yields under field conditions on sustainable basis.

 

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The key objectives of the course are:

To identify endemic and invasive weed species

To understand effective cultural, mechanical, biological, and chemical methods for managing weeds

To critically evaluate weed management options within ecological, economic, and social constraints

To design integrated weed management systems for field and horticultural crops

To enable students to develop a solid, long-term weed-management plan

 

Text Books
  1. 1. Anderson, W.P. 2007. Weed Science: Principles and Applications. 4th Ed. Waveland Pr. Inc.
  2. Andrew H. Cobb and P.H. John Reade. 2010 Herbicide and plant Physiology-2nd Edition. Willey Blackwell, UK.
  3. Chauhan B.S. and G. Bahajan. 2017. Recent advances in weed management. Springer New York USA.
  4. Upadhyaya M.K. and R.E. Blackshaw. 2007. Non-chemical weed management. Principle concepts and technology. Biddle Ltd. Kings Lynh UK.
  5. Monaco T.J. 2002. Weed Science Principles and practices-4th Edition. John Wiley& Sons Inc. USA.
  6. Naylor, R.E.L. 2002. Weed Management Handbook. Black Well Science, UK.
  7. Zimdahl, R.L. 2013. Fundamentals of Weed Science. 4th Ed. Academic press.
  8. Zimdahl, R.L. 2004. Weed-Crop Competition- a review. 2nd Ed. Wiley Blackwell, UK.

 

 

 

Weekly lesson plan

Week

Topics and Readings

Book with Page No.

1

Concept of weed management

Weed Science: principles and Applications Page 1-9

Significance of weed management in modern agriculture

Weed Management Handbook Page 1-15

2

Weed-crop interference

Weed Science: principles and Applications Page 33-44

Competition and Allelopathy

Weed Management Handbook page 16-38

3

Weed management using principles of competition

Weed-Crop Competition- a review Page 146-166

Weed competition models

Weed-Crop Competition- a review page 173-186

4

Methods of weed control-preventive, cultural Mechanical

Weed Science: principles and Applications 71-100

Methods of weed control-Chemical, Biological

 

Weed Science: principles and Applications 71-100

5

Integrated weed management

Weed Management Handbook page 302-310

Advantages of integrated weed management

6

  Weed management for field crops-Wheat

Recent advances in weed management page 155-176

Weed management for field crops-oil seeds   

Recent advances in weed management page

7

Weed management for field crops-rice

 

Weed Science Principles and practices Page 399-411

Weed management for field crops-maize

Recent advances in weed management page 177-196

8

Weed management for field crops-sugarcane

Weed-Crop Competition- a review page 75-78

Weed management for field crops-cotton

Recent advances in weed management page 197-222

9

Mid Term Exam

 

 

10

Weed management in lawn and  turf grass

Weed Science Principles and practices Page 500-520

Weed management in pastures

Weed Science Principles and practices Page 522-529

 

11

Weed management in range lands

Weed Science Principles and practices Page 522-529

Weed management in forestry

Recent advances in weed management page 255-280

 

12

Weed Management for Horticultural crops-Summer vegetable

Weed Management Handbook page 359-398

Weed Management for Horticultural crops-Winter vegetable

 

13

Weed Management for Horticultural crops

-Orchard

Weed Science Principles and practices page 488-499

Management of aquatic weeds

Weed Management Handbook Page 319-414

 

14

Management of parasitic weeds

Recent advances in weed management page 15-346

Management non-cropped area weeds

Weed Science Principles and practices Page 531-573

 

15

Invasive weeds

Fundamentals of Weed Science page 191-207

Consequences of plant invasion

Fundamentals of Weed Science page 208-221

 

16

Herbicide resistance

Weed Management Handbook Page 225-252

Management of herbicide resistance in weeds

Weed Science Principles and practices page 379-396

17

Herbicide tolerant crop

Weed Management Handbook page 253-279

Natural products as need for new herbicides

Non-chemical weed control page 65-92

18

Final Examination

 

 

 

RESEARCH PROJECT / PRACTICAL / LABS
  • Identification and collection of weeds
  • Demonstration of competitive effect of weeds on crop growth
  • Determination of critical period of weed interference in crops
  • use of tillage implements for effective and economical weed control. 
  • Testing of  herbicide resistance in weeds.

System of Evaluation

Sessional: 20%                        Mid Test: 30%             Final Examination: 50%

Time Table

Tuesday 11:20

Wednesday 12:10

Thursday 11:20

KEY DATES

Mid test : April 27 to May 4, 2020

Final Examination: June 22-26, 2020

Result Declaration July 03, 2020

Course Material

Other Courses by Dr. Muhammad Ather Nadeem