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HU Credits:
2
Degree/Cycle:
2nd degree (Master)
Responsible Department:
Field and Vegetable Crops-International Prog.
Semester:
2nd Semester
Teaching Languages:
English
Campus:
Rehovot
Course/Module Coordinator:
Dr. Tuvia Yaacoby
Coordinator Office Hours:
By appointment
Teaching Staff:
Dr. Tuvia Yaacoby
Course/Module description:
Students will learn the basic structure of the weed management system. The first part of the course will explain the relations of plant biology, plant ecology, and plant parasitism with weed management. The second part of the course will be dedicated to weed control methods including herbicides MOA (mode of action), herbicides in the environment and resistance.
Course/Module aims:
To provide a wide-ranging understanding of basic weed management system.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
• Explain the differences between annual and perennial weed populations in correlation with seed bank and weed distribution.
• Understand the weed/crop interactions, the importance of invasive weeds and weed parasitism phenomenon.
• Know and understand the weed control methods: Agrotechnical, Chemical and Biological (including: pre-emergence, post-emergence, foliar or soil applications).
• Understand the herbicides mode of action (including: inhibition of photosynthesis, amino acid and lipid biosynthesis, cell division etc.)
• Know and understand the plant/herbicide relationship (including: herbicides uptake and translocation, herbicide selectivity, herbicide resistance and GMO).
• Understand the fate of herbicide in soil and water, and the interaction of herbicides with non target organisms.
Attendance requirements(%):
90
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Lectures
Course/Module Content:
• Weed biology and ecology
• Weed control methods
• Herbicides mode of action
• Herbicides and plants
• Herbicide and the environment
Required Reading:
Selected chapters from:
1. B.D. Booth, S.D. Murphy and C.J. Swanton, 2003: Weed Ecology in Agriculture and Agricultural Systems.
2. R.C. Kirkwood, 1991: Target Site for Herbicides.
3. R. De Prado, J. Jorrin and L. Garcia-Torres, 1997: Weed and Crop Resistance to Herbicides.
4. T.K. Das, 2008: Weed Science Basics and Applications.
Additional Reading Material:
none
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 100 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 0 %
Assignments 0 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %
Additional information:
none
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