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Faculty of Science Handbook, Session 2015/2016

Assessment Methods: Assessment Methods:
Continuous Assessment: 60% Continuous Assessment: 50%
Final Examination: 40% Final Examination : 50%

Medium of Instruction: Medium of Instruction:
English English

Soft Skills: Soft Skills:
CS3, CT3, LL2 CS4, LL3

Main References: Main References:
1. Quinn, G.P. & M.J. Keough (2002). Experimental 1. Evers, A., and M. Nesbitt. (2006). "Cereals," in The
design and data analysis for biologists. Cambridge encyclopedia of seeds: science, technology and
University Press, U.K. 537 pp. uses. Edited by M. Black, J. D. Bewley, and P.
2. Gotelli, N.J., Ellison, A. M. (2012). A Primer of Halmer, pp. 65-70. Wallingford: CABI
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Ecological Statistics. 2 edition. Sinauer Associates, 2. Pamplona-Roger, G.D. & Jorge, D. (2002).
Inc. Sunderland, Massachusetts. 579 pp. Encyclopedia of medicinal plants. Editorial Safeliz.
3. Legendre, P. & P. Legendre (2012). Numerical 3. Simpson, B.B. & Ogorzaly, M.C. (2001). Economic
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ecology. 3 English ed. Developments in botany: plants in our world. Mc. Graw-Hill.
Environmental Modelling, 24. Elsevier. 1006 pp. 4. Wickens, G.E. (2001). Economic botany: Principles
4. Southwood, T.R.E. & P. A. Henderson (2002). and practices. Kluwer Academic Publishers,
Ecological methods. Blackwell Science Ltd., U.K. 575 Netherlands.
pp. 5. Purseglove, J.W. (1984). Tropical crops:
5. Sutherland, W.J. (ed) (1996). Ecological census Monocotyledons & Dicotyledons. Longman
techniques. Cambridge University Press. 336 pp.
6. Brower, J.E., Zar, J.H. & C.N. von Ende (1997). Field
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and laboratory methods for general ecology. 4 Ed., SIE 3007 ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT OF WEEDS
WCB Mc Graw-Hill, USA. 273 pp.
Introduction to ecology and population biology of weeds
with emphasis on weed-crop plant interaction. Weed
SIE 3005 BEHAVIOURAL ECOLOGY AND ETHOLOGY science in the contextof integrated weed management.
Weed management in agro-ecosystems and non-crop
Behavioural concepts, historical perspectives of environments. Introduction to herbicides. Herbicide usage,
behavioural studies, behavioural diversity inclusive of actions in plants and soil, and effect to the environment.
social habits and ecoethology illustrating the functional
aspects and adaptibility of various groups of animal Assessment Methods:
examples, aspects of applied ethology. Continuous Assessment: 60%
Final Examination: 40%
Assessment Methods:
Continuous Assessement: 50% Medium of Instruction:
Final examination: 50% English

Medium of Instruction: Soft Skills:
English CS3, CT3, TS2
Soft Skills:
CS4, CT3, TS1 Main References:
1. Zimdahl RL (2013) Fundamentals of Weed Science.
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Main References: 4 ed. Academic Press. London.
1. Manning, A & M. Dawkins. 2012. Introduction to 2. Booth BD, Murphy SD, Swanton CJ (2010) Invasive
animal behaviour. Sixth Edition. Cambridge Plant Ecology in Natural and Agricultural Systems.
University Press. Cambridge CABI publishing. USA.
2. Davies, NB, Krebs, J.R. & West, SA. 2012. An 3. Chauchan BS (2012) Weed Management in Direct-
Introduction to Behavioural Ecology. Fourth Edition. Seeded Rice Systems. IRRI.
Blackwell Science Ltd., Oxford.
3. Martin, P & P. Bateson. 2007. Measuring Behaviour:
An Introductory Guide. Third Edition. Cambridge SIE 3008 WETLAND ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
University Press. Cambridge.
Wetland comprised the mangrove, peat swamp, fresh
water swamp, estuaries, mud flat, sea grass, coral, sea
SIE 3006 ECONOMIC BOTANY weed, aquaculture, rice field, river and lakes. Aspects
include diversity, ecology, conservation, management and
Introduction to the origin of agriculture and the history of development of these ecosystems will be discussed.
distribution of tropical crops. The importance of plants as
sources for food, beverage, medicine and others. Plants Assessment Methods:
used in industries such as perfume, furniture, spices, Continuous Assessment: 40%
cosmetics, landscape etc. Sources for vegetables, fruits Final Examination: 60%
and nuts. Ornamental plants.
Medium of Instruction:
English

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