Course Description

Major environmental topics affecting the turfgrass industry today (pesticide/nutrient fate, water quality/quantity, pesticide resistance, etc.) and how they impact turf management.

Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Graduate students will be required to read classic and/or recent papers in environmental aspects of turfgrass assigned to them by the instructor and turn in weekly assignments based on the papers. Assignments will be designed to encourage critical thinking. To enhance presentation and teaching skills, graduate students will be required to make a presentation to the class on a recent paper in environmental turfgrass chosen by the instructor. Graduate students will also be required to write a term paper on a current topic in environmental turfgrass. The topic for the term paper will be chosen by the student in consultation with the instructor. Students will need to demonstrate the ability to critically read scientific papers and to integrate scientific information from multiple sources.

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Athena Title

Environ Turfgrass Science

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Prerequisite

CRSS 2830 or CRSS 3270

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Semester Course Offered

Offered spring

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Grading System

A - F (Traditional)

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Student learning Outcomes

• At the end of the course, students will be able to describe the factors involved in pesticide/nutrient fate and the resulting environmental impacts.
• At the end of the course, students will be able to understand the benefits and limitations of organic turfgrass management as well as how it compares to conventional turfgrass management.
• At the end of the course, students will be able to identify the management differences between real and synthetic turfgrass systems.
• At the end of the course, students will be able to describe the pesticide certification process and identify several pesticides that recently lost registration.

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Topical Outline

• Environmentally Friendly Turf Real vs. Synthetic Turfgrass Systems Organic Turfgrass Management Site-Specific Turfgrass Management Ecological Impact of Cultural Practices Pesticide Regulation/Certification/Record Keeping Pesticide Fate/Exposure Pesticide Resistance Turfgrass Off-types/Mutation Nutrient Fate/Fertilizer Efficiency Greenhouse Gas Emissions Carbon Sequestration in Turfgrass Environments Water Quantity/Drought Regulations Reclaimed Water Use Construction Concerns/Ecological Impacts Audubon Society/Certification/Collaboration

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Institutional Competencies Learning Outcomes

Critical Thinking

The ability to pursue and comprehensively evaluate information before accepting or establishing a conclusion, decision, or action.

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Syllabus

Select Faculty / Instructor to download syllabus:   Henry, Gerald   Henry, Gerald

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