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Objetivo Geral:

This course has the goal of training students to learn about: 1) the characteristics, importance and negative impact of the main weed species present in agriculture; 2) the understanding of weed ecology principles, weed genetics and evolution, weed demography and population dynamics and evolutionary processes regulating population density; and 3) the weed and crop interference and principles of weed management methods.

Topic 1. Introduction, importance and main weed species

Topic 2. Principles of ecology, genetics, evolution and weed reproduction

Topic 3. Demographics and population dynamics of weeds
- emergence and dispersion
- dormancy and germination
- population regulation

Topic 4. Association between plants: studying methods, intensity and importance of competition,
allelopathy and parasitism

Topic 5. Weed management methods
- preventive
- physical
- mechanic
- cultural
- biological

Topic 6. The future of weed science

Topic 7. Practical activities

Bibliografia Básica:

• NAYLOR, R.E.L. Weed Management Handbook. British Crop Protection Council: Oxford, 2002. 423p.
• RADOSEVICH, S.R.; HOLT, J.S.; Ghersa, C.M. Ecology of Weeds and invasive plants. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, 2007. 454p.
• ZIMDAHL, R.L. Fundamentals of Weed Science. Academic Press: San Diego, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/C2015-0-04331-3
• ZIMDAHL, B. Integrated weed management for sustainable agriculture. ‎ Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, USA, 2017. 737 pages.
• Scientific journal using the latest and most updated information available