Managing Weeds
Part 1 – 412 | Unit 1.10
DEMONSTRATION OUTLINE
A. Review the Identification Process
- Ask student to share the name of the plant and the identifying characteristics
- Identification is confirmed with other students and instructor
- Instructor reviews identifying characteristics, if necessary
B. Ask Students to Share Additional Cultural Information
- Where weed was found/habitat
- Genus and species of weed
- Life habit classification of weed
- Soil physical or chemical properties as indicated by presence of particular weed species
- Reproductive strategy and dispersal of weed
- Cultural controls for organic systems
C. Instructor Shares His or Her Experience in Managing the Weed Species Identified
Instructor’s Demonstration 3 Outline