Weed Science and the Environment

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Lectures            Laboratory            Other Course Info

• Introduction

• Weed Biology and Ecology

• General Methods of Weed Control

• Herbicide/Soil Interactions

• Herbicide x Plant Interactions - Absorption and Translocation of Herbicides Applied to Soil

• Herbicide x Plant Interactions - Absorption and Translocation of Herbicides Applied to Foliage

• Factors Affecting Foliar Absorption of Herbicides

• Metabolism of Herbicides in Plants

• Review of Organic Chemistry and Herbicide Chemistry

• The Plant Cell and Physiological

• Inhibition of Photosynthesis - Inhibition at Photosystem I

• Inhibition of Photosynthesis - Inhibition at Photosystem II

• Inhibition of Protoporphyrinogen Oxidase

• Auxin Type Plant Growth Regulators (Hormonal)

• Disruption of Mitosis

• Seedling Root/Shoot Inhibition

• Inhibition of Pigment Synthesis (Bleaching Herbicides)

• Inhibition of Amino Acid Synthesis

• Inhibition of Lipid Synthesis

• Inhibition of Cell Wall Synthesis

• Inhibition of Dihydropteroate (DHP) Synthase

• Unknown Mode of Action - Difenzoquat

• Unknown Mode of Action - Organic Arsenicals

• Unknown Mode of Action - Solubilizer of Plasma Membranes