CLF360
- (CLF300)
Core Area:
(CLF360)
AGRICULTURE CORE CURRICULUM
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PLANT SCIENCE
Unit Title:
Pest Management
UNIT DIRECTORY:
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Code
Topic Title
Hours
Year(s)
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(CLF361)
Intro. to Plant Pests
1
1
(CLF362)
Weed Control
1
2
(CLF363)
Weed Collections
2
1
(CLF364)
Damage Caused by Plant Pests
1.5
1
(CLF365)
Plant Disease Identification.
1
2
(CLF366)
Disease Control: Cultural
1.5
2
(CLF367)
Disease Control: Chemical
2
2
(CLF368)
Biology of Insects
1
1
(CLF369)
Insect Control
1
1/2
TOTAL TIME FOR UNIT =
12
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UNIT GOAL:
Students shall understand the importance of pest control in
agricultural production and appreciate the need for safe .
pesticide application procedures.
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UNIT OBJECTIVES:
Upon completion of this unit, the students will be able
to:
1.
List the four types of plant pests.
2.
Discuss weed competition and how it effects plant populations.
3.
Describe cultural and chemical controls of common California weeds.
4.
Visually identify, collect and dry mount fifteen common weed samples.
5.
List four results of plant disease.
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360.Identify symptoms, names of diseases and causal agents of four diseases
common to California
360.Collect and present, in class, four examples of disease damage to
plants.
360.Describe the term cultural control as applied to plant diseases.
360.Give examples and (when appropriate) be able to demonstrate two or more
methods of cultural control of plant diseases.
10. Describe chemical control measures for diseases.
11. Give examples and (when appropriate and safe) be able to demonstrate two
or more methods of chemical control of diseases.
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REFERENCES
Agrios.
Anderson.
(1978).
(1977).
Plant Pathology.
Weed Science:
Davidson, R. H.& Lyon, W. F.
NY: John Wiley & Sons.
Academic Press (second edition).
Principles.
(1987)
West Publishing.
INSECT PESTS (8th edition).
New York,
Growers Weed Identification Handbook, U.C. Publication #4030
Hartman, Kofraneck, Rubatzk, and Plocker. (1988). Plant Science (second
edition). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
Landers.
Inc.
(1986).
Home Repair and Maintenance.
The Goodheart-Wilcox Co,
Marer. (1988). The Safe and Effective Use of Pesticides.
California Press.
Obrien, M. (1957). Demonstrations for Farm Mechanics.
The Interstate Printers and Publishers.
Robins, Bellue and Walters.
University of
Danville, IL:
Weeds of California.
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RESOURCES
Creative Educational Videos, Agriculture Technology & Industrial:
www.cev-inc.com
800-922-9965
Educational Resources:
www.edresources.com
Texas A&M Instructional Materials Services:
www-IMS.tamu.edu/catalog.htm
Ohio Agricultural Education Curriculum Materials Service, Ohio State:
www-cms.ag.ohio-state.edu
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Cells Alive:
www.cellsalive.com
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign:
www.life.uiuc.edu
Aggie Horticulture, Texas A&M Horticulture:
http://extension-horticulture.tamu.edu/tamuhort.html
Virtual Library of Development Biology:
http://zygote.swarthmore.edu
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