Information Package / Course Catalogue - Adnan Menderes University

General Information Unit Staff Academic Information Programme Outcomes Course Structure Diagram Contact Information

Person Responsible for Information Package

Prof. Ayhan YILDIZ

Prof. Cafer TURGUT

Prof. Hatice Seher BENLİOĞLU

Prof. İbrahim ÇAKMAK

Prof. İbrahim GENÇSOYLU

Prof. Mehmet KARAGÖZ

Prof. Mehmet Nedim DOĞAN

Prof. Ömer ERİNCİK

Prof. Tülin AKŞİT

Assoc. Prof. Ümit ÖZYILMAZ

Assoc. Prof. Zahide ÖZDEMİR

Lec. Melis YALÇIN

Lec. Sevdiye YORGANCI

Res. Assist. Mehmet Alper KESİCİ

Herbology

Course Code	: BK309
Course Type	: Required
Couse Group	: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language	: Turkish
Work Placement	: N/A

Theory	: 2
Prt.	: 0
Credit	: 2
Lab	: 0
ECTS	: 3

Objectives of the Course

To provide information about the damage, classification and relationships between species of weeds that are problematic in agricultural areas.

Course Content

Introducing the concept of weeds, their harms and benefits, the biology of parasitic weeds, the biological development periods of weeds, ways of spreading, allelopathy, competition, etc. are explained to the student.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Lec. Filiz ERBAŞ

Learning Outcomes

1.	To be able to identify important weeds
2.	To be able to summarize basic information about distribution and germination of weeds
3.	To be able to make herbarium
4.	Learns to the benefits and harms of weeds
5.	Know to how to control weeds

Recommended or Required Reading

1.	Nemli, Y., 1983. Yabancı Ot Bilimi. Ege Üniv. Ziraat fak., Bitki Koruma Bölümü için ders notları. 75-II, 113s.
2.	Yeğen, O., 1984. Yabancı Otlar ve Mücadelesi. Ankara Üniv., Ziraat fak. Yayınları:906 (3). 136s
3.	Uygur, F. N. W. Koch, H. Walter, 1984. Yabancı ot Bilimine Giriş (Kurs Notu), PLITS 2(1), 1984. Josef Margraf, Stuttgart. 114 s.
4.	Uygur, F.N., W. Koch and H. Walter, 1986. Çukurova Bölgesi Buğday-Pamuk ekim sistemindeki önemli yabancı otların tanımı. PLITS 4 (1). 169p.
5.	Özer, Z., H. Önen, F. N. Uygur, W. Koch., 1996. Farklı Kültürlerde Sorun Olan Yabancı otlar ve Kimyasal Savaşımları. Gaziosmanpaşa Üniv., Zir. Fak. Yay. No:15, Seri No:8. 282 s.
6.	Tepe, I., 1997. Türkiye’de Tarım ve Tarım Dışı Alanlarda Sorun Olan Yabancı Otlar ve Mücadeleleri. Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Yay. No:32, Zir. Fak. Yay. No:18-Van. 237 s.
7.	Özer, Z., İ. Kadıoğlu, H.Önen, N. Tursun, 1998. Herboloji (Yabancı Ot Bilimi). Gaziosmanpaşa Üniv., Ziraat Fak. Yayınları No:20, Kitaplar Serisi No:10. 403s.
8.	Rao, V.S., 2000. Principles of Weed Science. 555p.
9.	Güncan, A., 2002. Yabancı Otlar ve Mücadele Prensipleri, Selçuk Üniv., Ziraat Fakültesi. 239+VIIIs.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

Concept of weeds

Week 2 - Theoretical

Damage of weeds

Week 3 - Theoretical

Reasons for the superiority of weeds over crops

Week 4 - Theoretical

Benefits of weeds

Week 5 - Theoretical

Biological development periods in weeds

Week 6 - Theoretical

Dormancy in weed seeds

Week 7 - Theoretical

Classification of weeds

Week 8 - Theoretical

Biotic factors affecting weeds

Week 9 - Theoretical

Abiotic factors affecting weeds

Week 10 - Theoretical

Spread and contamination of weeds

Week 11 - Theoretical

Invasive plants, invasion processes and characteristics

Week 12 - Theoretical

Competition in weeds, factors affecting the competitiveness of plants

Week 13 - Theoretical

Parasitic weeds

Week 14 - Theoretical

Allelopathy

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Type of Assessment	Count	Percent
Midterm Examination	1	%40
Final Examination	1	%60

Workload Calculation

Activities	Count	Preparation	Time	Total Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory	14	1	2	42
Midterm Examination	1	10	1	11
Final Examination	1	21	1	22
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)				75

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PÇ-1	PÇ-2	PÇ-3	PÇ-4	PÇ-5	PÇ-6	PÇ-7	PÇ-8	PÇ-9	PÇ-10	PÇ-11
OÇ-1	4	4	4	4	2					1	2
OÇ-2	5	5	4	4	1	1				1
OÇ-3	5	5	5	4	5	1	2	1		4	4
OÇ-4	5	5	4	4	4	3	2	1	1	3	1
OÇ-5	5	5	5	3	5	2	4	4		5	3