Title: Evaluate disease-control measures.
Course: Agricultural Production Technology (18301-I) > Section: Using Plant Science in Agricultural Crop Production

Evaluation should include

- identification of common weeds, diseases, and pests
- biological and cultural control practices
- analyzing integrated pest management (IPM) practices used to control various pests.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What properties would lead to a plant being classified as a weed?
- How do weeds affect row crops and pastures?
- Which weeds most commonly affect the soybean crop?
- What are the most common weed pests of crops in your area?
- What common diseases and pests have developed in the past 50 years?
- How does the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) define integrated pest management?
- Why must a producer consider the Clean Water Act and Endangered Species Act for his/her region?