| Course Description |
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| Course Name |
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Weeds and Crop Rotation |
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| Course Code |
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BK-592 |
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| Course Type |
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Optional |
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| Level of Course |
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Second Cycle |
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| Year of Study |
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1 |
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| Course Semester |
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Spring (16 Weeks) |
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| ECTS |
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6 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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Prof.Dr. FEYZULLAH NEZİHİUYGUR
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| Learning Outcomes of the Course |
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Understands crop rotation in point of plant protection
Evaluates relationship between weed population and crop rotation
-Knows importance of crop rotation in weed management
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| Mode of Delivery |
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Face-to-Face |
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| Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites |
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None |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
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None |
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| Aim(s) of Course |
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The aim of this lesson is to learn crop rotation which is a major agricultural trading on the importance and influence of weed populations. |
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| Course Contents |
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Weeds are a major pest of plant protection and tries to fight by using several methods. These include crop rotation, as well as increasing and supporting agricultural production and control many weeds. In this course, relationship between crop rotation and the weed population constantly on move will be studied. |
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| Language of Instruction |
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Turkish |
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| Work Place |
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Classroom |
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Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities |
| Week | Subject | Student's Preliminary Work | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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1 |
The importance of crop rotation in weed management |
Recommended books & notes |
Visual |
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2 |
Crops used in rotation |
Recommended books & notes |
Visual |
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3 |
The influence of polyculture and rotation on weeds |
Recommended books & notes |
Visual |
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4 |
Cereal-legume rotation and weeds |
Recommended books & notes |
Visual |
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5 |
Allelopathic effects of crops |
Recommended books & notes |
Visual |
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6 |
Crop fitting in rotation |
Recommended books & notes |
Visual |
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7 |
MID-TERM EXAM |
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Written exam |
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8 |
Crops used as pre or post in rotation |
Recommended books & notes |
Visual |
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9 |
The considered aspects during crop rotation program |
Recommended books & notes |
Visual |
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10 |
Crop design in rotation |
Recommended books & notes |
Visual |
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11 |
Crop rotation in Çukurova |
Recommended books & notes |
Visual |
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12 |
The contributions of crop rotation to agriculture in Çukurova and Turkey |
Recommended books & notes |
Visual |
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13 |
Five and ten years crop rotation project design irrigated land in Çukurova |
Recommended books & notes |
Visual |
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14 |
Five and ten years crop rotation project design in non-irrigated land in Çukurova |
Recommended books & notes |
Visual |
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15 |
The place of crop rotation in weed management |
Recommended books & notes |
Visual |
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16/17 |
FINAL EXAM |
Recommended books & notes |
Written exam |
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| Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes |
| # | Key Learning Outcome | Contribution* |
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1 |
Has knowledge on basic topics about general science, general agricultural engineering and plant production |
2 |
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2 |
Knows the biology, ecology, systematics and control strategies of diseases, pests and weeds causing yield losses in plants |
3 |
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3 |
Knows the identification and the biology of the diseases and how to control diseases,pests and weeds causing yield losses in plants in practice |
3 |
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4 |
Comprehends the plant protection problems, gains the ability to solve the problems via scientific methods |
3 |
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5 |
Decides to the most useful control strategy to cope with the plant protection problems and gets them to be used correctly |
5 |
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6 |
Obtains the skill to use a laboratory, analyzes and evaluates the results and prepares reports |
3 |
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7 |
Has necessary knowledge to use the essential technologies, synthesizes them to prepare oral presentations |
5 |
| * Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum). |
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