VIT 168 - Vineyard Floor Vegetation Management

Prerequisite: BIOL 11; CHEM 3A, CHEM 3B or CHEM 8
Vineyard floor, vegetation management principles, practices, chemical, non-chemical management. ID, description of abiotic, biotic components. Assessment, quantification of component contributions on vine canopy productivity. Integration of cultural, physical, biological, chemical vegetation management strategies, major modes of action of herbicides used for undesirable vegetation elimination in vineyards. Herbicide rates, sprayer calibrations. Designing, recommend, implement sustainable vineyard floor management strategies.

Weekly Lecture Hours: 2
Weekly Lab/Activity Hours: 3
Units: 3

Course Typically Offered: Spring