Syllabus of Weed Management
1.Introduction to weeds
2. Characteristics of weeds
3. Harmful and beneficial effects of weeds on ecosystem
4. Classification of weeds
5. Reproduction and dissemination of weeds
6. Dormancy in weeds and its types
7. Crop-weed competition
8. Principles of weed management- an introduction
9. Physical and cultural methods of weed control
10. Chemical and biological methods of weed control
11. Herbicide classification
12. Herbicide active ingradient and formulations
13. Herbicide application- types and techniques
14. Introduction to mode of action of herbicides
15. Herbicidal selectivity to plants
16. Fate of herbicides .
17. Concept of adjuvant- surfactant, stabilizing agents, stickers, activators and compatibility agents and solvents .
18. Bio-herbicides and their application in agriculture.
19. Concept of herbicide mixture and utility in agriculture.
20. Herbicide compatibility with agro-chemicals and their application.
21. Allelopathy and its application for weed management.
22. Integrated weed management - An introduction
23. Integration of herbicides with non chemical methods of weed management.
24. Weed management in rice, wheat, barley, maize, sorghum and bajra.
25. Weed management in oil seeds and pulses – groundnut , soybean, mustard, gram , lentil,, mungbean and urdbean .
26. Aquatic weeds and their management.