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Course Description Course Name : Weeds and their management Course Code : BKP407 Course Type : Compulsory Level of Course : First Cycle Year of Study : 4 Course Semester : Fall (16 Weeks) ECTS : 2 Name of Lecturer(s) : Prof.Dr. SİBEL UYGUR Prof.Dr. FEYZULLAH NEZİHİUYGUR Learning Outcomes of the Course : -To know the weeds which are problem in different crop lands and non-agricultural areas. -To learn non-chemical weed management methods, -To learn correct chemical weed control method and recommend herbicide. Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None Recommended Optional Programme Components : None Aim(s) of Course : Weeds in different crops and their chemical and non-chemical management Course Contents : Weeds which are problem in each crops and non-agricultural areas such as lawns, water bodies, their identification, chemical and non-chemical management methods Language of Instruction : Turkish Work Place : Classroom, laboratory, agricultural areas   Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods 1 Importance of weeds in an agro-ecosystem and their beneficial or harmfull sides Recommended books & notes Visual 2 Legal and preventation methods in weed control Recommended books & notes Visual 3 Mechanical and physical control of weeds Homework Recommended books & notes Visual 4 Physical and Integrated control of weeds Recommended books & notes Visual 5 Economical threshold level and chemical weed control Recommended books & notes Visual 6 Calibration and rules during chemical weed control Recommended books & notes Visual 7 MID-TERM EXAM Recommended books & notes Written exam 8 Weeds and their management in Cereals I Recommended books & notes Visual 9 Weeds and their management in Cereals II Recommended books & notes Visual 10 Weeds and their management in vegetables Recommended books & notes Visual 11 Weeds and their management in industrial crops Recommended books & notes Visual 12 Weeds and their management in orchards Recommended books & notes Visual 13 Management of parasitic weeds Recommended books & notes Visual 14 Weeds and their management in pastures and non-agricultural areas Recommended books & notes Visual 15 Aquatic weeds and their management in aquaous ecosystems Recommended books & notes Visual 16/17 FINAL EXAM Recommended books & notes Written exam   Required Course Resources Resource Type Resource Name Recommended Course Material(s)   F.N.Uygur Çukurova Region, Turkey. J. Margraf Verlag, Weikersheim/Germany. - I.Tepe.Türkiye’de Tarım ve Tarım Dışı Alanlarda Sorun Olan Yabancı Otlar ve Mücadelesi. Yüzüncüyıl Üniversitesi Yayınları,1998. et al..Weeds of Citrus i Required Course Material(s)  - M.L. Flint. IPM in Practice. University of California-ABD. - Naylor, R.E.L., 2002. Weed management handbook. Blackwell Publishing Company, Oxford, İngiltere, pp. 423   Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 60     Homeworks/Projects/Others 1 40 Total 100 Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40   Final Assessments 100 Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60 Total 100   Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes # Key Learning Outcome Contribution* 1 Gain the sufficient equipment to determine the challenges about the diseases, pests and weeds in plant health and identify those agents. 5 2 Decide to the best and economic strategy by using knowledge to solve the challenges in plant protection and keep safe the protection of natural and sustainable sources. 5 3 Gain the ability to communicate with farmers and organizations dealing with agriculture and be able to teach his professionals to them 4 4 Provides to apply practical control strategies safely and interpret the results; prescribe the pesticides in case of using chemical control. 5 5 Obtain the skill to choose and use modern technical tools in plant protection. 5 6 Skills on using a laboratory, identifying of the diseases, pests or weeds in laboratory conditions, analyzing, determination and interpret of the results and prepare reports. 4 7 Acqure the competence to be respectful to the professional ethics, to understand the plant protection challenges within the legal legislations and improve strategies to cope with them 5 8 Easily reaches to information on plant protection by using qualified Technologies and combine them with its knowledge to prepare written or oral presentations. 5 9 Gain the skills to catch and analyze the basic methods of the scientific researches 5 10 Gain the ability to work lonely or with a team, responsibility in professional ethics and safety in applications. 3 11 Learn the basic plant protection topics such as biology, ecology, systematic, control strategies of agents causing economical losses in cultivation 5 12 Students have the sufficient knowledge about agricultural engineering in general and also, plant protection area in private 0 13 Professional development in accordance with their interests and abilities, as well as the scientific, cultural, artistic and social fields, constantly improves itself by identifying training needs 0 * Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).   Student Workload - ECTS Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour) Course Related Works     Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 2 28     Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 1 14 Assesment Related Works     Homeworks, Projects, Others 1 5 5     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 5 5     Final Exam 1 10 10 Total Workload: 62 Total Workload / 25 (h): 2.48 ECTS Credit: 2