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SCHOOL |
OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES |
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ACADEMIC UNIT |
AGRICULTURE |
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LEVEL OF STUDIES |
UNDERGRADUATE |
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COURSE CODE |
PLP0804 |
SEMESTER |
9 | ||
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COURSE TITLE |
WEED SCIENCE | ||||
| INDEPENDENT TEACHING ACTIVITIES |
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS |
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| Lectures | 2 | ||||
| Lab / Op. Exercises | 2 | ||||
| Exercises | 0 | ||||
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TOTAL HOURS |
4 | 5 | |||
| COURSE TYPE | Specialized general knowledge | ||||
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION and EXAMINATIONS | Greek | ||||
| IS THE COURSE OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS | Yes | ||||
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2. LEARNING OUTCOMES
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Learning Outcomes |
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Upon successful completion of the course students will be able to: 1. Identify agriculture, horticulture, pasture and natural system weeds. 2. Understand their biology and physiological processes that make them successful weeds. 3. Know the methods and management strategies for effective weed control 4. Understand soil-herbicide interactions and particularly the factors affecting herbicide activity, selectivity, field persistence and fate in the environment. 5. Know the available herbicide formulations and methods for the application of herbicides 6. Select the most appropriate herbicide formulations and perform the application by using modern and adequately maintained spraying equipment and by taking the necessary safety precautions. 7. Understand the mode of action of the major groups of herbicides along with their efficacy against the weeds and crop selectivity. 8. Design a weed management program for herbicide-resistant weeds. 9. Know the principles and aspects of evolution of herbicide resistance in weeds, the mechanisms of herbicide resistance, the factors affecting herbicide selection among weed populations and management of herbicide resistance 10. Know about genetically modified (GMO’s) crops expressing herbicide tolerance and use herbicide-resistant crops for weed management |
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General Competences |
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• Acquire significant theoretical and technical background concerning the field of Weed Science in Agriculture Science. • Creatively utilize scientific knowledge and modern to effectively manage weed infestations in crop plants in various productive systems. • Develop necessary background knowledge to be able to attend postgraduate studies. • Be acquainted with the proper application of the theoretical and practical knowledge acquired during their under graduate studies. |
3. SYLLABUS
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In detail, the sections(lecture topics) that will be presented in the course are: 1. Weed biology and ecology (reproduction, seed germination, seed dormancy, seed viability, dispersal of seeds and asexual propagules). Adverse impacts of weeds on crops (competition, allelopathy, parasitism) and their beneficial effects. 2. Competition/allelopathy between weeds and crops. 3. Management practices of the weeds. 4. Herbicides and the plants (absorption, translocation, mode of action, activity). 5. Herbicides and the plants (metabolism and selectivity of herbicides). 6. Herbicides and the soil (processes influencing the behavior and fate of herbicides in soil). 7. Factors affecting activity and selectivity of the soil applied herbicides along with their negative effects on humans and the environment. 8. Formulation and application of herbicides. 9. General properties (mode of action, selectivity, fate in the soil) and uses of the most important herbicides that affect light processes. 10. General properties (mode of action, selectivity, fate in the soil) and uses of the most important herbicides that affect cell metabolism (biosynthesis of amino acids and fatty acides). 11. General properties (mode of action, selectivity, fate in the soil) and uses of the most important herbicides that affect growth/cell division. 12. Herbicide resistant weeds and their resistance mechanisms. 13. Genetically modified crops with herbicide resistance. |
4. TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS - EVALUATION
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DELIVERY |
Face-to-face teaching (lectures and laboratory practice) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY |
Use of ICT in teaching, in laboratory education and in communication with students | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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STUDENT PERFORMANCE EVALUATION |
Activity Semester workload Lectures 36 Laboratory practice 36 Study and analysis of bibliography 18 Interactive teaching 45 Course total 125 • For the theoretical part of the course: Final written or oral examination (60%) in the middle and at the end of the semester (in the middle of semester the written exam is optional) The written final examination of the theory includes: a) Multiple choice questionnaires b) Short-answer questions c) Comparative evaluation of theory. • For the laboratory practice: Written or oral examination at the end of the semester (40%). The laboratory test includes: a) Multiple choice questionnaires b) Short-answer questions c) Problem solving |
5. SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
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‘Anderson, W.P. (2007) Weed Science. Principles and Applications. 3rd Edition, West Publishing Co. [ISBN 978-1577-665-250] Βασιλάκογλου, I. (2008). ‘Σύγχρονη Ζιζανιολογία’ Εκδόσεις Αθ. Σταμούλης, Αθήνα [ISBN 978-960-351-745-0] Βασιλάκογλου, Ι., Δήμας, Κ. (2017). ‘ΖΙΖΑΝΙΑ Σύγχρονος οδηγός αναγνώρισης και αντιμετώπισης’ Εκδόσεις Σύγχρονη Παιδεία, Αθήνα [ISBN 978-960-357-7]. Ελευθεροχωρινός, Η.Γ. (2020). ‘ΖΙΖΑΝΙΟΛΟΓΙΑ Βιολογία και Διαχείριση Ζιζανίων Ζιζανιοκτόνα, Φυτά και Περιβάλλον’ Εκδόσεις ΑγροΤύπος Α.Ε., Αθήνα, [ISBN 978-960-7667-54-0] Monaco, J.T., Weller, S.C., Ashton, F.M. (2002). Weed Science: Principles and Practices, 4th ed. John Wiley and Sons, Inc. New York. [ISBN 0-471-37051-7] |
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Weed Science [https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/weed-science] Weed Research [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/13653180] Weed Technology [https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/weed-technology] Weed Biology and Management [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14456664] |