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Course code: MRS10025o13Semester: 2013/2014 summer
Name: Weeds in various habitats
Major: Plant Medicine
Study Type: first cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 2
ECTS points: 4
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 15 / 45 / 0
Lecturer: dr inż. Janina Zawieja, dr inż. Ewa Tendziagolska
Language of instruction: Polish
Learning outcomes: Student acquires theoretical and practical information about biology and ecology of weeds. Student explains their impact on crop as well as the meaning in environment. Student can distinguish more relevant species at different stages. Student becomes skilful at the assessment of species composition of plant communities as well as the harmfulness of weeds in various sites. Student presents relations between plants and actual environmental conditions.
Competences: Student assesses and evaluates threats to crops from weeds. Student describes field conditions based on species composition in the field. Student organizes and conducts studies in team. Independently takes decisions in process of agricultural landscape formation, protection of agricultural environment and also use natural mechanisms in biocenosis to form crop productivity. Student appreciates the need for training and self-improvement.
Prerequisites: Biological principles of agronomy (botany, soil and crop management , microbiology, plant physiology, genetics)
Course content: The relevance of weeds in various ecosystems, particularly agroecosystems. Site factors affecting plant communities. Detrimental and beneficial meaning of weeds settlings crop plantations and their neighbourhood. Methods of synanthropes reproduction and their impast on weed infestation. Classification of field plant community (botanical, ecological and agricultural). Weed fenology depended on sites.
Recommended literature: 1. Kornaś J., Kornaś-Medwecka A. 2002. Geografia roślin. PWN, Warszawa, ss 649. 2. Kulpa J. Nasionoznawstwo chwastów. PWR i L. Warszawa, 1988, ss 421 3. Mowszowicz J. 1975. Krajowe chwasty polne i krajowe. PWRiL, Warszawa, ss 671. 4. Rutkowski L. 2004. Klucz do oznaczania roślin naczyniowych Polski niżowej. Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, Warszawa, ss. 814. 5. Szafer W. (red) 1972. Szata roślinna Polski, PWN, ss 1020. 6. Woźnica Z. Herbologia. PWR i L. 2008, ss 430
Assessment methods: Knowledge: tests on practices, written exam Skills: the assessment during field trip. Homeworks (projects), observation during realization of task, presentation ppt, Personal and social competences: The assessment of individual and team work results, the assessment of correctness of argument selection with reference to basic rules of plant protection in aspect of environment protection, discussion during classes
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