Studies are carried out on problematic weeds in the agricultural and non-agricultural areas.

What we do:

• To work on the development of new herbicide application techniques,
• To conduct research on invasive plant species and their control,
• To identify weed species and higher parasitic plants,
• To conduct research on biological control of weeds,
• To carry out studies of reducing or increasing the dose of herbicides,
• To do side effect studies of herbicides,
• To carry out projects for the protection of the agricultural ecosystem,
• To conduct biological activity studies of new herbicide molecules,
• To evaluate weed biological activity reports at the Plant Protection Products Licensing Committee
• To analyse weeds in samples of plants and plant products intended for import and export.

Ongoing Projects

Within the scope of a project carried out in Ankara, weed species were determined in cumin, one of the important medicinal and aromatic plants. Efforts are being made to reduce the problems caused by the use of herbicides by the farmers in the development of new and effective ways of combating weeds with economic importance and the replacement of cumin in the wheat-fallow rotation system.

Regarding the spinach, one of the leaf edible vegetables grown extensively in our region, studies are carried out on the "Determination of Weeds in the Spinach Production Areas in Ankara Province and Contamination Status of Poisonous Weeds to the Product".

In rice, in regions where water is limited due to global climate change, drip irrigation system is used instead of traditional pan irrigation. The herbicide application program against weeds, which is a problem with the studies carried out in the field where the Osmancık-97 rice variety, which is cultivated with the drip irrigation system, is taken into consideration, applications are carried out against different weed species. In this regard, national project coordination is carried out in the department.

Some Completed Projects

Coordinatorship of the national project named determination, mapping and management of herbicide resistance in weeds was carried out.

2757 species found in the herbarium were turned into herbarium material, classified on the basis of family, genus and species, and cataloging processes were completed.

Contribution was made to the preparation of the Turkey Invasive Plants Catalogue.

As a result of the project carried out in the province of Ankara named "Weed Management in Safflower", the weeds that are a problem in safflower were identified, the economic damage threshold and the critical period for its control were determined. Interim advice has been given for wild mustard, the main weed.

The national coordination of the "Wheat Integrated Control Education and Research Project" was carried out.

As a result of the project titled "Synthesis, Production and Formulation Studies of Herbicide Benfluralin Active Substance" carried out in cooperation with the private sector, the production of Benfluralin active ingredient with domestic resources has started.