Information Package / Course Catalogue
Weeds and Their Control
Course Code: BK328
Course Type: Non Departmental Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 1
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

To provide information about the damage and control of weeds that are a problem in agricultural areas

Course Content

This course covers the harmful effects, benefits, and classification of weeds in agricultural areas, important weed families, parasitic weeds and their control, biological development stages of weeds, their spread, allelopathy, invasion, and competition, as well as cultural, physical, and biological control methods that can be used in weed control, concepts used when deciding on chemical control, and calibration calculations in chemical control.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Filiz ERBAŞ
Prof. Mehmet Nedim DOĞAN
Learning Outcomes
1.The harms, benefits, and advantages of weeds are learned.
2.The biological developmental stages and classification of weeds are learned.
3.Key concepts in the biology, ecology, and control of weeds are learned.
4.Methods of weed control and calibration calculations for chemical control are learned.
5.Important weed families are learned.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Herbology
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Concept and damage of weeds
Week 1 - Preparation Work
Herboloji, Gaizosmanpaşa Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları No:20
Week 2 - Theoretical
Advantages of weeds over crops
Week 2 - Preparation Work
Herboloji, Gaizosmanpaşa Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları No:20
Week 3 - Theoretical
Benefits of weeds and their biological development periods
Week 3 - Preparation Work
Herboloji, Gaizosmanpaşa Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları No:20
Week 4 - Practice
Calibration and herbicide applications with backpack sprayers.
Week 4 - Preparation Work
Pülverizatörlerin ayar ve kalibrasyonu https://arastirma.tarimorman.gov.tr/zmmae/Belgeler/Kutu%20Men%C3%BC/%C3%A7ift%C3%A7i%20b%C3%BClteni/P%C3%BClverizat%C3%B6rlerin%20Ayar%20ve%20Kalibrasyonu.pdf
Week 5 - Preparation Work
Herboloji, Gaizosmanpaşa Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları No:20
Week 5 - Theoretical & Practice
Classification of weeds
Week 6 - Preparation Work
Herboloji, Gaizosmanpaşa Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları No:20
Week 6 - Theoretical & Practice
Ways in which weeds spread and their competition with cultivated crops.
Week 7 - Preparation Work
Herboloji, Gaizosmanpaşa Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları No:20
Week 7 - Theoretical & Practice
Parasitic weeds
Week 8 - Theoretical
Allelopathy and invasive plants
Week 8 - Preparation Work
Herboloji, Gaizosmanpaşa Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları No:20
Week 9 - Preparation Work
Flora of Turkey and East Aegean Islands, Edinburgh University and various internet sources.
Week 9 - Theoretical & Practice
Characteristics of important weed families (Evaluation of presentations)
Week 10 - Preparation Work
Flora of Turkey and East Aegean Islands, Edinburgh University and various internet sources.
Week 10 - Theoretical & Practice
Characteristics of important weed families (Evaluation of presentations)
Week 11 - Theoretical
Cultural control of weeds
Week 11 - Preparation Work
Yabancı Otlar ve Mücadelesi, Selçuk Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları
Week 12 - Theoretical
Physical control of weeds (Mechanic+Thermic)
Week 12 - Preparation Work
Yabancı Otlar ve Mücadelesi, Selçuk Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları
Week 13 - Theoretical
Biological control of weeds
Week 13 - Preparation Work
Yabancı Otlar ve Mücadelesi, Selçuk Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları
Week 14 - Theoretical
Chemical control of weeds
Week 14 - Preparation Work
Yabancı Otlar ve Mücadelesi, Selçuk Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Presentation1%10
Assignment1%10
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory121236
Lecture - Practice121124
Assignment1606
Presentation 24314
Midterm Examination1617
Final Examination112113
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
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
3
3
3
OÇ-2
3
4
OÇ-3
3
3
3
OÇ-4
3
3
3
3
OÇ-5
4
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