Management should include
- identification of weeds
- the life cycle as it affects the application of controls and cultural practices
- preventive weed control
- cultural control
- natural chemical control (e.g., pheromones, hormones)
- mechanical control
- biological control
- management threshold.
Process/Skill Questions:
- What is a weed?
- What are the consequences of improper weed identification?
- How does the life cycle of a weed affect management of the turfgrass area?
- What factors determine management of noxious weeds?