Course Description
Practical management and utilization of pesticides in urban and agricultural environments. Subject areas include classification of insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides, etc., their general chemical and toxicological properties, deployment philosophy, hazards and environmental impact, formulation and application, safety and disposal, and management of pesticide resistance.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Term paper additional.
Athena Title
Pesticides and Transgenic Crop
Non-Traditional Format
Offered in Athens, Tifton, and Griffin.
Prerequisite
CHEM 1212 and CHEM 1212L
Semester Course Offered
Offered spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Practical management and utilization of pesticides and pesticidal transgenic crops in agricultural and urban environments. Subject areas include pesticide classification, their general chemical and toxicological properties, deployment philosophy, hazards and environmental impact, formulation and application, safety and disposal, and management of pesticide resistance.
Topical Outline
I. Introduction - historical perspective on use and application of pesticides A. Pesticide formulations B. Toxicology C. Pesticide labels and labeling D. Pesticide laws and regulation E. Pesticide development II. Pesticide modes of action A. Fungicide modes of action B. Insecticide modes of action C. Herbicide modes of action III. Pesticide deployment A. Nozzles and sprayer calibration B. Pesticide storage C. Pesticide use in stored products D. Pesticide use in the urban environment E. Pesticide use in ornamentals and pecans F. Use of plant growth regulators G. Use of soil fumigants H. Pesticide use in animal production I. Resistance management IV. Biological interactions with pesticides A. Pesticide fate in the environment B. Pesticides in groundwater C. Non-target effects D. Drift management V. Transgenic crops A. Introduction to biotechnology B. Insecticidal transgenic crops development, use and consequences C. Herbicide resistant transgenic crops development, use and consequences
Syllabus