Crop and Soil Sciences > Degree Programs and Courses > Agronomy Courses > Agronomy 497A
Agronomy 497A - Principles of Weed Management
- Instructor: Dr. David Mortensen
- Credits: 4
- Semesters Offered: Fall
- Texts:
- Prerequisite: none
- Syllabus: Link to PDF file.
- Links: Course Outline
Course Description:
This 4-credit lecture/lab course will address the subject from an integrated weed management perspective. The course's foundation is a study of weed biology and ecology. On that foundation, weed control methods and principles of their integration are studied and applied. The final third of the course focuses on one method of control, chemical, studying herbicide fate in plants and the soil/water environment.
For information on the course, please contact the instructor:
Dr. Dave Mortensen
Assistant Professor of Weed Ecology/Biology
215 ASI Building
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences
University Park, PA 16802
Voice: 814 865-1906
e-mail: dmortensen@psu.edu