Lecture Schedule

TURFGRASS ESTABLISHMENT AND MANAGEMENT

 

Horticulture - Agronomy 351

Fall Semester - 2011

 

Nick Christians
133 Horticulture
(515) 294-0036
e-mail: nchris [at] iastate [dot] edu
Web site: http://www.hort.iastate.edu/directory/detail.php?id=2

Internet sites for course:
Lecture: http://www.hort.iastate.edu/courses/syllabi/hort351/
Lab: http://www.hort.iastate.edu/courses/syllabi/hort351l/

LECTURE AND LAB SCHEDULE

MondayAugust22Introduction
Wednesday 24Morphology, Growth, and Developement
Friday 26Morphology; Intro to Warm- and Cool-season Grasses
Weekly Lab  Morphology and I.D. of Grasses
 
MondayAugust29Cool-season Turfgrass Species
Wednesday 31Cool-season Turfgrass Species
FridaySeptember2Cool-season Turfgrass Species
Weekly Lab  Identification of Grasses - Cool-season
 
MondaySeptember5Labor Day -- No Classes
Wednesday 7Cool-season Turfgrass Species
Friday 9Warm-season Turfgrass Species
Weekly Lab  Labor Day - No laboratory scheduled
 
MondaySeptember12Warm-season Turfgrass Species
Wednesday 14Establishment of Turfgrasses
Friday 16Establishment of Turfgrasses
Weekly Lab  Identification of Grasses - Warm-season
 
MondaySeptember19Turfgrass Weeds
Wednesday 21Turfgrass Weeds
Friday 23Turfgrass Weeds & Weed Control
Weekly Lab  Field Trip to Research Station
 
MondaySeptember26FIRST EXAM
Wednesday 28Turfgrass Weeds & Weed Control
Friday 30Turfgrass Weeds & Weed Control
Weekly Lab  Weed I.D. - Field Trip on Campus
 
MondayOctober3Turfgrass Weeds & Weed Control
Wednesday 5Fertilization
Friday 7Fert. and Pesticide Calculations

Weekly LabNo lab scheduled

MondayOctober10Fert. and Pesticide Calculations
Wednesday 12Fertilization
Friday 14Fertilization
Weekly Lab  Field Trip to Research Station: To include fertilizerSpreader and Herbicide Sprayer calibration
 
MondayOctober17Fertilization
Wednesday 19Fertilization
Friday 21Turfgrass Insects
Weekly Lab  Help session on Fertilizer and Pesticide Calculations/Computer Use in Turfgrass Management
 
MondayOctober24Turfgrass Insects
Wednesday 26Turfgrass Insects
Friday 28Turfgrass Insects
Weekly Lab  Irrigation-Field Trip to Veenker Memorial Golf Course
 
MondayOctober31Turfgrass Seed and Calculations
WednesdayNovemeber2SECOND EXAM
Friday 4Turfgrass Diseases
Weekly Lab  Turfgrass Seed Laboratory
 
MondayNovember7Turfgrass Diseases
Wednesday 9Turfgrass Diseases
Friday 11Turfgrass Diseases
Weekly Lab  Turfgrass Insect I.D.
 
MondayNovember14Turfgrass Diseases
Wednesday 16Turfgrass Diseases
Friday 18Turfgrass Diseases
Weekly Lab  Turfgrass Disease Laboratory
 
MondayNovember21Thanksgiving Week-No Classes
Wednesday 23Thanksgiving Week-No Classes
Friday 25Thanksgiving Week-No Classes
Weekly Lab  Thanksgiving Week No Lab
 
MondayNovemeber28Mowing
Wednesday 30Sod Production
FridayDecember2Thatch and Cultivation
Weekly Lab  Review For Final Exam
 
MondayDecember5Athletic Field Management
Wednesday 7Irrigation
Friday 9Review
Weekly Lab  Laboratory Final - Cumulative

December 12- 16 FINAL EXAM week

The second exam will cover material presented after the first exam. The final exam will cover all material presented during the course.