Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Industrial and Ornamental Plant Diseases BTK 428 8. Semester 2 + 2 3.0 4.0
Prerequisites None
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Undergraduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery face to face
Course Coordinator
Instructors İrem ALTIN
Assistants
Goals The aims of this course is to find out the important diseases in industrial plants; and also provide the economic control of them.
Course Content The control methodes with the diagnosis of economically important disease in industrial crop and ornamental plants.
Learning Outcomes - To be able to identify the diseases of industrial crop and ornamental plants and their pathogens
- To be able to make the right decisions about control methods and timing for the control of the diseases of industrial crop and ornamental plants
- To have a say about industrial and ornamental plat production with their information
Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Learning Methods
1. Week Introduction to the diseases of industrial plants
2. Week Abiotic diseases of industrial plants
3. Week Diseases of cotton and control methods
4. Week Diseases of tobacco and control methods
5. Week Diseases of sunflower and control methods
6. Week Diseases of sesame and control methods
7. Week Diseases of soy bean and control methods
8. Week Midterm
9. Week Diseases of potato and control methods
10. Week Diseases of sugar beet and control methods
11. Week Diseases of poppy and control methods
12. Week Diseases of peanut and control methods
13. Week Diseases of cut flowers and control methods
14. Week Diseases of other ornamental plants and control methods
Recommended Sources
Yüzbaş MA, Tezcan F, Kuşdemir A, Onan E, Uzun A, Bulut H ve Aydemir M 2000. The Technical Instructions of Integrated Pest Management in Cotton. TC Tarım ve Köyişleri Bakanlığı TAGEM Bitki Sağlığı Araştırmaları Daire Başkanlığı, 85 ss.
Kirkpatrick, T.L. and C.S. Rothrock, 2001. Compendium of Cotton Diseases. APS Press Publication, pp. 77.
Hooker W.J., 1986. Compendium of Potato Diseases. Amer Phytopathological Society, pp. 125.
Agrios, G.N., 2005. Plant Pathology. Elsevier Academic Press Inc., USA.
Özgür, O.E., 2003. Diseases in Sugar Beet in Turkey. Türkiye Şeker Fabrikaları Genel Müdürlüğü Yayın No: 219, 192 ss.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements Contribution Level DK1 DK2 DK3 Measurement Method
PY1 4 0 0 0 -
PY2 5 0 0 0 -
PY3 5 0 0 0 -
PY4 5 0 0 0 -
PY5 5 0 0 0 -
PY6 3 0 0 0 -
PY7 4 0 0 0 -
PY8 3 0 0 0 -
PY9 3 0 0 0 -
PY10 4 0 0 0 -
*DK = Course's Contrubution.
0 1 2 3 4 5
Course's Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
Method of assessment/evaluation Written exam Oral Exams Assignment/Project Laboratory work Presentation/Seminar
ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Hours 14 2 28
Midterm 1 1 21 21
Homework 1 1 13 13
Final 1 28 28
Practice 6 2 12
Total Workload 102
ECTS Credit of the Course 4.0