Turf Management - Alabama Community College System



COURSE DESCRIPTIONS: CAREER/TECHNICAL DISCIPLINES

TURF MANAGEMENT (TRF)

|CIP Code: 01.0607 |

|Turf and Turfgrass Management.   A program that focuses on turfgrasses and related groundcover plants and prepares individuals |

|to develop ornamental or recreational grasses and related products; plant, transplant, and manage grassed areas; and to produce |

|and store turf used for transplantation. Includes instruction in applicable plant sciences, genetics of grasses, turf science, |

|use analysis, turf management, and related economics. |

5-20-15

|CRS # |Date |Course Title |Recent Changes |

| |10/28/14 |110, 115, 116, 125, 140, 181, 209, 281 |Courses archived due to inactivity |

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|Course Description |Updated |4/6/06 |

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|PREREQUISITE: As required by program. |

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|This course is a study of chemicals commonly used to assist in the management of pest problems on crops, ornamental plants, and |

|turf areas. Topics include selection of pesticide, storage of chemicals, state test and license, mixing of chemicals, and |

|calibration of equipment. Upon course completion, students will be able to select and safely apply pesticides. |

|DPT |CRS. |COURSE TITLE |THEORY |LAB |COURSE |

|Course Description |Updated |4/6/06 |

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|PREREQUISITE: As required by program. |

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|This course covers turfgrass types, mowing techniques, sodding, seeding, irrigation systems, and pest control pertinent to golf |

|courses. Topics include fairway and green maintenance, equipment use, purchase, leasing, and maintenance. The student will learn to|

|develop an annual calendar for scheduling the major phases of golf course management. |

|DPT |CRS. |COURSE TITLE |THEORY |LAB |COURSE |

|Course Description |Updated |4/6/06 |

|PREREQUISITE: As required by program. |

|NOTE: There is an approved standardized plan-of-instruction for this course. |

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|This course focuses on all aspects of producing, plants in a nursery. Topics include soil and other media for plant growth, |

|container selection, plant propagation, watering and fertilization, pest control, and production practices commonly used by |

|commercial growers. Upon course completion, students will be able to demonstrate proficiency in all phases of nursery plant |

|productions. |

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