Description
RIGHT OF WAY:
Weed Control
COURSE SYLLABUS
Course Description
This course will review the methods and techniques to manage vegetation on rights of way and non-cropland industrial sites safely without damage to non-target species, sites, objects or the environment
After completing this course in its entirety, participants will be able to:
- Gain an understanding of the issues involved in controlling vegetation by roadways, utility lines,a nd pipelines.
- Tailor a management strategy that addresses the unique needs of rights of way weed management.
Lesson 1
- Roadside
- Utility lines
- Pipelines
- Railways
Lesson 2
- Plant Succession
- Weed Biology/Ecology
Lesson 3
- Weed Control Techniques
- Cultural
- Prevention
- Mechanical
Lesson 4
- Biological
- Chemical
- Early Herbicides
- 2,4-D
- Current Herbicides
Lesson 5
- Identification
- Application Site
- Timing
- Rate
Lesson 6
- Soils, moisture, topography, temperature, vegetative cover
- Chemical characteristics, soil residue, organic matter, microbes, fertility, pH
Lesson 7
- Drift
- Resistance Definition
- Selection
- Herbicide resistant weeds
Lesson 8
- Calibrations
- Sprayers
- Conventional Booms
Lesson 9
- Boomless Sprayers
- Calculations
Final Assessment
Course instructors will be available by email or telephone between 9am and 5pm Eastern Standard Time. They will assist you with questions regarding course content.
If you have any questions, please call us at 1-800-727-7104 or send an email to [email protected]. Email responses will usually be returned promptly, but guaranteed within one business day.
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