Course: Mode of Action of Herbicides and Herbicide Resistance (3602-451)

Persons:

• Prof. Dr. Roland Gerhards (verantwortlich)

Type of Course:

lecture

In-Class Hours Per Week:

1

Contents:

This course focuses on chemical weed management. The students will learn about herbicide screening, the uptake, translocation, mode of action, selectivity, metabolism and degradation of herbicides in plants and soils. The mechanisms of herbicide resistance will be explained and strategies will be developed to avoid and overcome herbicide resistance in weed species. A special emphasis is given on GMO-crops with introduced herbicide resistance.
Additional excursions to companies developing hercidies and exercises on mode of action and herbicide resistance will be offered.

Literature:

- will be presented in the lecture.

Location:

Hohenheim

Module:

• 3602-450 Molecular Aspects of Plant Protection (compulsory)

eLearning:

Course in ILIAS