COURSE SYLLABUS

WEEDS AND THEIR CONTROL

1	Course Title:	WEEDS AND THEIR CONTROL
2	Course Code:	BTK3602
3	Type of Course:	Compulsory
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	3
6	Semester:	6
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	2
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	None
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. ÜMİT ARSLAN
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	uarslan@uludag.edu.tr Tel: 0 224 294 15 75 Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi, Ziraat Fakültesi Bitki Koruma Bölümü Görükle Kampüsü, Nilüfer-BURSA
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	To give information about the basis of herbology science, the biological characteristics of weeds, their relations with environmental factors, methods of weed control, general characteristics of herbicides, classification and behaviors of herbicides.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	This course provides students with comprehensive information about weeds and their control methods

Learning Outcomes:

1	To learn the general information about herbology science ;
2	To know the economic significance, direct and indirect effects, socio- economic impact of weeds;
3	To know the damages of weeds from cultivated plant ;
4	To know the development stages of weeds;
5	To learn the reproduction and dissemination of weeds;
6	To learn the biology of some weed;
7	To learn and use different control methods for weed control theorically and practically;
8	To know the uptake and translocation of herbicides;
9	To know the classification of herbicides according to their chemical structure;
10	Herbicide registered in Turkey;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Introduction to herbology, history, definition of basic concepts, differences between wild herb and weed.
2	Weeds in the systematic and taxonomic terminology
3	General biological principles, generative reproduction in the weeds, seed development, germination, internal and external factors of dormancy
4	The number of seeds formed by weeds, seed bank in the soil, life and distribution of seeds
5	Weeds in the vegetative reproduction, underground and aboveground reproductive organs
6	Apical dominance and vegetative propagation
7	Development stages of grass and broad leaved weeds
8	Repeating courses and midterm exam
9	Weed ecology, biotic and abiotic factors
10	Allelopathy in agricultural ecosystems
11	Population dynamics of weeds
12	Selectivity of herbicides ( role of the plant, role of the herbicides, environment factors)
13	The mode of action of herbicides
14	Methods of weed control (cultural measures, mechanical, biological, and chemical control)

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Güncan, A. 2013. Yabancı Otlar ve Mücadele Prensipleri. Selçuk Üniversitesi Basımevi, 5. Baskı, 313 s. Güncan, A. ve Karaca, A. 2014.Yabancı Ot Mücadelesi. Selçuk Üniversitesi Basımevi, 3. Baskı, 309 s.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	2	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course	It is evaluated according to the principles of the Associate and Undergraduate Education Regulation of Bursa Uludag University.
Information	Results are determined by the letter grade determined by the student automation system.

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High