HORT 1061 is also offered in Fall 2024
HORT 1061 is also offered in Fall 2023
HORT 1061 is also offered in Fall 2022
HORT 1061 is also offered in Fall 2021
Fall 2021 | HORT 1061 Section 301: The Sustainable Lawn (23733)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- Completely Online
- Class Attributes:
College of Continuing Education
Online Course
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
12:00AM - 12:00AM
Off Campus
Virtual Rooms ONLINEONLY
- Enrollment Status:
Open (13 of 30 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Common turfgrasses. How to manage home lawn in sustainable way. Maintaining quality turf areas with reduced inputs.
- Class Notes:
- Requires digital camera and ability to upload pictures to class website. For course syllabus and more details, see https://ccaps.umn.edu/online-credit-courses-group/horticulture-science
- Class Description:
- This is a fully online section offered through Online and Distance Learning (ODL), College of Continuing Education. Visit "Class URL" for ODL policies, including fee and financial aid information. Millions of acres across the United States are devoted to turfgrass. Home lawns, parks, athletic fields, golf course, and other turf areas play an important role in environmental quality. Homeowners have little knowledge about fertilizer and pesticide use, irrigation, and mowing. Although the impact of an individual homeowner may be small, the effect of millions of acres of home lawns can be significant. This course will focus on sustainable turfgrass management for the home lawn. The content will be presented in a fashion that focuses on environmentally responsible turfgrass management. The course will begin by presenting an overview of basic horticultural principles and then focus on turfgrass-specific topics. Lectures will provide information necessary for laboratory and discussion portions of the course. Students will learn how to identify common turfgrasses and then how to properly manage a home lawn in a sustainable way. The course will be presented entirely online and make extensive use of online discussion forums, wikis, blogs, and interactive Flash modules. Students will discuss important turfgrass science topics such as fertilizer run-off, pesticide use, and genetically-modified turf. This course will also equip students with the knowledge and tools necessary to maintain quality turf areas with reduced inputs, thereby reducing potential risk to the environment.
- Grading:
- 5% In-class Presentations
10% Class Participation
10% Problem Solving Other Grading Information: See attached syllabus
- Class Format:
- Online
- Workload:
- Other Workload: See attached syllabus
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/23733/1219
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 13 May 2014
ClassInfo Links - Fall 2021 Horticultural Science Classes