| Course Title | Code | Language | Type | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weed Science | BTK 315 | Turkish | Compulsory | 5. Semester | 2 + 2 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Prerequisite Courses | |
| Course Level | Undergraduate |
| Mode of delivery | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Ayşe YAZLIK |
| Instructor(s) | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Ayşe YAZLIK (Güz) |
| Goals | To introduce identification, biology, ecology population dynamics and management of weeds |
| Course Content | Identification methods of weeds, terminologies used in weed sciences, biology ecology population dynamics and management of weeds |
| # | Öğrenme Kazanımı |
| 1 | Define basic concepts related to plant protection and gained occupational and ethical responsibility, |
| 2 | Access theoretical information relevant to Plant Protection and perform oral and written presentations using the information technologies. |
| 3 | Collect data necessary for solving problem related to weeds and decide and apply appropriate management of strategies, |
| 4 | With the knowledge gained from applied courses, it can introduce the weed species seen in agricultural fields to the producers and make applications that can show the effect status of these plants. |
| 5 | Use initiative in identification of problems, decision making and resolving problems in occupational subjects, |
| 6 | Comprehend local, national and international significance of own occupation and develop attitude, |
| 7 | Carry out inter and intra disciplinary team studies, behave independently when necessary, take initiative, have creativity skills and communicate to other persons by expressing self ideas as clearly and briefly in oral or written manner, |
| 8 | Identify common agents of diseases, pests, weeds and the beneficial organisms in agricultural production areas at macroscopic and microscopic levels and determine their incidence and status of loss/benefit, |
| 9 | Improve positive attitude towards life-long education via knowledge and experience attained, |
| 10 | Know well the field legal regulations and act accordingly |
| Week | Topics/Applications | Method |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Definition and characteristics of weeds, their importance, harm and benefit | |
| 2. Week | Classification of weeds and identification criteria | |
| 3. Week | Generative reproduction and dispersal of weeds (production, dormancy and germination of seeds) | |
| 4. Week | Vegetative reproduction and dispersal of weeds. Growth stages of weeds and crops | |
| 5. Week | Weed ecology (abiotic factors; soil and climate) | |
| 6. Week | Weed ecology (biotic factors; humans, animals, plant competition and allelopathy) | |
| 7. Week | Population dynamics and early warning | |
| 8. Week | Midterm exam | |
| 9. Week | Methods of weed management and control | |
| 10. Week | General characteristics of herbicides | |
| 11. Week | Classification of herbicides | |
| 12. Week | Allelopathy | |
| 13. Week | Parasitic weeds and their management and control | |
| 14. Week | Selectivity of Herbicides ( Role of the plant, Role of the herbicides, environment factors) |
| No | Program Requirements | Level of Contribution | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | Skill of apply basic science and engineering knowledge and principles to Agricultural Engineering problems | ✔ | |||||
| 2 | Ability of recognize pathogens, pests, weeds and beneficial organisms frequently seen agricultural fields at microscopic and macroscopic level and able to determine level of damage/benefit together with widespread cases. | ✔ | |||||
| 3 | Having knowledge about the techniques in agricultural production process, identify the basic problems related to the process and the ability to use modern computational tools and techniques in solution of these problems | ✔ | |||||
| 4 | Skill of execute taking into account technical and scientific information defined by current proposals for solving the problems of crop protection, sustainable agriculture, the environment and human health and food safety | ✔ | |||||
| 5 | Disciplinary and interdisciplinary teamwork ability, to act independently required, have the initiative and creativity skills, ability of communicate acts express of ideas as verbally and written, clear and concise. | ✔ | |||||
| 6 | Skill of follow the current national and international problem | ✔ | |||||
| 7 | Recognize of importance of lifelong learning | ✔ | |||||
| 8 | Self-development skill following the developments in science and technology | ✔ | |||||
| 9 | Ability of awareness of professional ethics and quality systems in agriculture | ✔ | |||||
| 10 | Business ethics and responsibility | ✔ | |||||
| Program Requirements | DK1 | DK2 | DK3 | DK4 | DK5 | DK6 | DK7 | DK8 | DK9 | DK10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| PY7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| ECTS credits and course workload | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sınavlar |
Midterm 1 | 1 | 37.5 | 37.5 |
| Homework 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| Final | 1 | 35 | 35 | |
| Practice End-Of-Term | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total Workload | 76.5 | |||
| *AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 | ECTS Credit of the Course | 3.0 | ||
