Weeds
What is weed?
Evolution of weed
Classification of weed
Classification based on morphology/
cotyledon characters
Classification based on habitat
Classification based on origin
Classification based on association
Classification based on life cycle / ontogeny
Classification based on nature of stem
Classification based on soil pH
Special classification
weed management
Importance of weed management
Principles of weed management
CHARACTERISTICS OF
WEEDS & THEIR IMPORTANCE
CHARACTERISTICS OF WEEDS
Importance of Weeds or Benefits or
Advantages Derived from Weeds
Weed Biology
Weed Ecology
Propagation of weeds
Sexual Reproduction
Asexual reproduction
Vegetative reproduction
WEED DISSEMINATION:
of weeds
Cultural Methods of Weed Control
Preventive methods of weed management
Biological methods of Weed control
Weeds
What is weed?
Evolution of weed
Classification of weed
Classification based on morphology/
cotyledon characters
Classification based on habitat
Classification based on origin
Classification based on association
Classification based on life cycle / ontogeny
Classification based on nature of stem
Classification based on soil pH
Special classification
weed management
Importance of weed management
Principles of weed management
CHARACTERISTICS OF
WEEDS & THEIR IMPORTANCE
CHARACTERISTICS OF WEEDS
Importance of Weeds or Benefits or
Advantages Derived from Weeds
Weed Biology
Weed Ecology
Propagation of weeds
Sexual Reproduction
Asexual reproduction
Vegetative reproduction
WEED DISSEMINATION:
of weeds
Cultural Methods of Weed Control
Preventive methods of weed management
Biological methods of Weed control
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For more information, Please see websites below:
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Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children =
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Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech =
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Free School Gardening Art Posters =
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Increase Food Production with Companion Planting in your School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
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Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success =
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City Chickens for your Organic School Garden =
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Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide =
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2. Horticulture
Word first used in 1600’s
Comes from two Latin words
Hortus “Garden”
Cultura “Cultivation”
Horticulture means “cultivated garden”
or “culture of garden plants”
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3. Life Sciences
Biology is the branch of science that
deals with both plant and animal
organisms and life processes.
Zoology is the part of biology that deals
with animals.
Botany is the part of biology that deals
with plants.
4. Horticulture
The science and practice of growing,
processing and marketing fruits,
vegetables, and ornamental plants.
5. Agronomy
The science and practice of growing
field crops such as cotton, wheat,
tobacco, corn and soybeans.
6. Branches of Horticulture
Olericulture
The growing and study of vegetables.
Pomology
The growing and study of fruits and nuts.
Viticulture
The growing and study of grapes or vines.
Floriculture
The growing and study of flowers.
7. Branches of Horticulture
Greenhouse Management
The growing and study of plants in
greenhouses.
Turfgrass Management
The growing and study of turfgrasses. This
includes home, municipal, and commercial
lawns; sports turf maintenance; highway
rights-of-way; and seed and sod
production.
8. Branches of Horticulture
Nursery Management
The growing and study of trees and shrubs
that are produced primarily for landscape
purposes.
Arboriculture
The growing and study of trees.
Known as silviculture in forestry.
Synonymous with urban forestry.
9. Branches of Horticulture
Landscape Horticulture
The application of design and horticultural
principles to placement and care of plants
in the landscape.
Interiorscaping
The application of design and horticultural
principles to placement and care of plants
in indoor environments.
10. Branches of Horticulture
Horticultural Therapy
The use of horticultural plants and
methods as therapeutic tools with disabled
and disadvantaged people.
12. Hypothesize - TPS
Where did horticulture begin?
Where will the history of horticulture
originate?
Who invented it?
13. History of Horticulture
“Garden of Eden”
Romanticized garden of paradise.
Ultimate goal throughout history.
14. History of Horticulture
Prehistoric people
were primarily….
Hunters and
gatherers.
Collected seeds,
fruits, and nuts.
15. History of Horticulture
Primitive people began to study plants.
Is it edible?
Does eating it modify well-being?
Does it taste good?
Can it used to keep me warm? As fuel? As
clothing?
Is it useful to combat pain? Disease?
16. History of Horticulture
When were plants
first cultivated?
Neolithic Age (7000
– 10000 years ago)
First farmers were
women!!!!
18. History of Horticulture
Meanwhile in Mesopotamia,
Babylonia, and Assyria…..
Irrigation canals lined with burnt brick and sealed
with asphalt joints.
This system kept 10,000 square miles under
cultivation…..
Which fed 15,000,000 people
Cultivated roses, figs, dates, grapes, and olives.
19. History of Horticulture
Hanging Gardens of
Babylon
Built by Nebuchadnezzar.
One of 7 Wonders of the
Ancient World
20. History of Horticulture
Eventually people began asking questions
such as…..
How do they grow?
How do they reproduce?
How are they constructed?
How are they nourished?
How are they related to one another?
How are traits passed from one
generation to the next?
21. History of Horticulture
Meanwhile, back in
America……
The Pre-Incas were
cultivating maize
(corn)
23. History of Horticulture
Other Indian crops
included……
Potatoes
Sweet potatoes
Peppers
Squash
Tomatoes
Cocoa
24. History of Horticulture
The use of plant
products eventually
led to physicians,
pharmacists, and
scientists.
25. History of Horticulture
Theophrastus
1st scientific
horticulturist
Student of Plato and
Aristotle
Wrote the books
History of Plants and
The Causes of
Plants.
26. History of Horticulture
History of Plants
Morphology of roots, flowers, and leaves.
Anatomical features such as bark, pith,
fibers, and vessels.
The Causes of Plants
Relationship of weather, soils, and agricultural practices.
Importance of seeds
Value of grafting
Tastes and flagrances of plants
Death of plants
27. History of Horticulture
Dioscorides
Early Christian Era
Wrote about the
medicinal uses of
plants
Proposed ideas
about the
relationship of plants
28. History of Horticulture
Middle Ages
Little advancement in horticulture
Arabs (established botanical gardens)
Scientific advances of Greeks and Romans
were preserved in monasteries.
29. History of Horticulture
Renaissance
Rebirth of energetic attention to scientific
discovery.
Taxonomy, morphology, and anatomy
branches of botany began to grow.
More and more plants were discovered due
to exploration which required a system of
classification.
30. History of Horticulture
Linnaeus (1707-1778)
Swedish botanist.
Developed binomial
classification scheme for
plants.
Based on their sexual or
flowering parts.
Basis for all classification
systems today.
Built upon the work of
the Greeks, especially
Dioscorides.
31. History of Horticulture
As the Renaissance
evolved……
Creation of formal
Gardens
Versailles
Belvedere in Vienna
32. History of Horticulture
Improvements in fruit,
nut, and vegetable
production.
Influx of new plants
from “the colonies”.
Some of these plants
became mainstays
of European diets.
33. Horticulture in America
When the Europeans arrived they
brought seeds, cuttings, and plants.
Orchards were established
Crops brought to America
Oranges
Wheat
Cabbage
34. Horticulture in America
Early horticulturists in America
John Bartram
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
John Chapman
aka. Johnny Appleseed
35. Horticulture in America
New life in horticulture
Morrill Act of 1862.
Established land-grant
universities.
Encouraged the growth
of agricultural knowledge.
36. Horticulture in America
Liberty Hyde Bailey (1858-1954)
“Father of American Horticulture”
Educated at Michigan Agricultural College
Present Day Michigan State University
Then was a professor at Michigan
Agricultural College and at Cornell
University.
37. Horticulture in America
Established the 1st horticulture
department
Prodigious Writer
Hortus
Taxonomic index of horticultural plants.
Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Cultural and taxonomic information of plants.
38. Horticulture in America
Established the Bailey
Hortorium.
“things of the garden”
Established the (ASHS)
American Society of
Horticulture Science in
1903.
39. Modern Day Horticulture
New Cultivars
Plant-Water
Relationships
Temperature
Light
Plant Nutrition
The Rhizosphere
Integrated Pest
Management
Plant Growth Regulators
Mechanization
Post Harvest Factors