| Course Title | Code | Language | Type | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nematology | BTK 314 | Turkish | Compulsory | 6. Semester | 2 + 2 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Prerequisite Courses | |
| Course Level | Undergraduate |
| Mode of delivery | Face to face |
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| Instructor(s) | |
| Goals | The aim of the course is to help the students to have knowledge about morphology, biology, ecology, infestation and distribution, host plants, feeding mechanisms and damage on plants and protection methods of plant parasitic nematodes. Besides, the students are able to get the basic knowledge about entomopathogenic nematodes. |
| Course Content | Nematology, plant parasitic nematodes, features and characteristics, and spread patterns and distribution, entomopathogenic nematodes, uses and activities, cultural, physical, chemical and biological control methods against plant parasitic nematodes. |
| # | Öğrenme Kazanımı |
| 1 | Student, know the characteristic and biology of plant parasitic nematodes |
| 2 | Understand feeding mechanisms and damages of plant parasitic nematodes |
| 3 | Learn the survival strategies and host interactions of entomopathogenic nematodes |
| 4 | To organize the report or prescription on the decision related with plant protection methods against the economically important plant parasitic nematodes in agricultural production |
| 5 | Determine the pest insects controlled by entomopathogenic nematodes and to use these benefical organisms successfully in biological control |
| 6 | Uses the earnings from in-class applications in professional life |
| Week | Topics/Applications | Method |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | General Introduction to Nematology. What’s Nematode? Historical Process of Nematology. | |
| 2. Week | General Information About Plant Parasitic Nematode. Systematics and Morphological Characteristics of Nematode. | |
| 3. Week | General Information About Plant Parasitic Nematode. Biology and Ecologiy of Nematode | |
| 4. Week | Relationship between nematode and microorganisms | |
| 5. Week | Plant parasitic nematodes in Turkey | |
| 6. Week | Plant Parasitic Nematodes; Biology, morphology and damages | |
| 7. Week | Plant Parasitic Nematodes; Biology, morphology and damages | |
| 8. Week | Midterm exam | |
| 9. Week | Plant Protection Methods for Important Plant Parasitic Nematodes | |
| 10. Week | Methods used in nematological studies | |
| 11. Week | Enthomopathogenic nematodes | |
| 12. Week | Morphology, Biology and Ecology of Entomopathogenic Nematodes | |
| 13. Week | Production and formulation studies of entomopathogenic nematodes | |
| 14. Week | General Assesments |
| No | Program Requirements | Level of Contribution | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | Skill of apply basic science and engineering knowledge and principles to Agricultural Engineering problems | ✔ | |||||
| 2 | Ability of recognize pathogens, pests, weeds and beneficial organisms frequently seen agricultural fields at microscopic and macroscopic level and able to determine level of damage/benefit together with widespread cases. | ✔ | |||||
| 3 | Having knowledge about the techniques in agricultural production process, identify the basic problems related to the process and the ability to use modern computational tools and techniques in solution of these problems | ✔ | |||||
| 4 | Skill of execute taking into account technical and scientific information defined by current proposals for solving the problems of crop protection, sustainable agriculture, the environment and human health and food safety | ✔ | |||||
| 5 | Disciplinary and interdisciplinary teamwork ability, to act independently required, have the initiative and creativity skills, ability of communicate acts express of ideas as verbally and written, clear and concise. | ✔ | |||||
| 6 | Skill of follow the current national and international problem | ✔ | |||||
| 7 | Recognize of importance of lifelong learning | ✔ | |||||
| 8 | Self-development skill following the developments in science and technology | ✔ | |||||
| 9 | Ability of awareness of professional ethics and quality systems in agriculture | ✔ | |||||
| 10 | Business ethics and responsibility | ✔ | |||||
| Program Requirements | DK1 | DK2 | DK3 | DK4 | DK5 | DK6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| PY8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Ders Kitabı veya Notu | Ders Kitabı veya Ders Notu bulunmamaktadır. |
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| Diğer Kaynaklar |
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| ECTS credits and course workload | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Ders İçi |
Class Hours | 14 | 2 | 28 |
|
Sınavlar |
Midterm 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Final | 1 | 14.5 | 14.5 | |
| Practice | 14 | 2 | 28 | |
| Total Workload | 76.5 | |||
| *AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 | ECTS Credit of the Course | 3.0 | ||
