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(CLF6000) Advanced Core Cluster: ORNAMENTAL HORTICULTURE

 (CLF6300) Unit Title: DISEASES AND PESTS OF ORNAMENTAL PLANTS

         UNIT DIRECTORY:

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          Code    Topic Title                          Hours    Year(s)
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         (CLF6301) Plant Pathology and Plant Health      3       3 / 4 

         (CLF6302) Weed Control                          3       3 / 4

         (CLF6303) Safe and Effective Use of           2 / 3     3 / 4 
                    Chemical Pesticides

         (CLF6304) Introduction to Integrated          2 / 3     3 / 4
                    Pest Management (IPM)

         (CLF6305) Nursery Sanitation                    1       3 / 4

         (CFL6349) Unit Exam                             1       3 / 4

                                    TOTAL TIME FOR UNIT = 12
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UNIT GOAL: Students will dicuss the types of diseases and pests that infect
           ornamental plants and describe their symptoms and control.
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UNIT OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:

 1. Demonstrate and discuss safety practices used in chemical measurements 
    and application.

 2. Summarize the relationship of proper plant nutrition with improved 
    plant health.

 3. Explain the effect of diseases on development, growth, and production 
    of plants.

 4. Distinguish between pest eradication and pest control.

 5. Define integrated pest management (IPM) and discuss ways to 
    incorporate this method into a management program.

 6. Identify how weeds are harmful to ornamental plants.

 7. Explain the differences between cultural, mechanical, biological, and
    chemical control of plant pests and demonstrate applications of each. 

 8. Identify the difference between a contact and a systemic pesticide. 

 9. Compare the effects of selective and nonselective herbicides. 

10. Demonstrate, under careful supervision, four types of chemical
    application (e.g., band, spot, broadcast, and direct spray) to 
    ornamental plants. 

11. To describe the importance of nursery sanitation in a disease 
    prevention program.

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REFERENCES:

Agrios, George N. (1978). PLANT PATHOLOGY (2nd ed.). NY: Academic Press.
 (pp. 7, 172-191, 435-446, 549-580, 612-623)

Anderson, Wood P. (1977). WEED SCIENCE. St. Paul, MN: West.

Baker, Kenneth F. (Ed.). (1957). THE UC SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING HEALTHY
 CONTAINER-GROWN PLANTS. University of California, Division of Agricultural
 Sciences, Agricultural Experiment Station--Extension Service, Manual 23.
 (out-of-print)

Davidson, Ralph H., & Lyon, William F. (1987). INSECT PESTS OF FARM,
 GARDEN, AND ORCHARD (8th ed.). NY: John Wiley & Sons. (pp. 62-85)

Hartmann, Hudson T., & Kester, Dale E. (1983). PLANT PROPAGATION: 
 PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES (4th ed.). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.

Hartmann, Hudson T., Kofranek, Anton M., Rubatzky, Vincent E., & Flocker,
 William J. (1988). PLANT SCIENCE: GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION
 OF CULTIVATED PLANTS (2nd ed.). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.

Marer, Patrick J. (1988). THE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE USE OF PESTICIDES.
 University of California, Statewide Integrated Pest Management Project,
 Div. of Agriculture & Natural Resources, Publication #3324, 387 pages.
 Available from: Publications, Div. of Agriculture & Natural Resources,
 Univ. of California, 6701 San Pablo Avenue, Oakland, CA 94608-1239.
 (415) 642-2431

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