| Course Title | Code | Language | Type | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control Methods of Plant Diseases | BTK 322 | Turkish | Compulsory | 6. Semester | 3 + 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Prerequisite Courses | |
| Course Level | Undergraduate |
| Mode of delivery | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator | Prof. Dr. İsmet YILDIRIM |
| Instructor(s) | |
| Goals | The aim of the lecture is to provide the students to comprehend basic principles of disease control methods, basic knowledge on disease management and experience control practices. The students can decide proper control methods in practices by taking into consideration on human and environment safe against important diseases. |
| Course Content | Plant protection concept, and its importance, Basic principles on combating with diseases, Plant protection methods for diseases, Plant diseases management. |
| # | Öğrenme Kazanımı |
| 1 | Comprehend basic principles on combating with diseases |
| 2 | Comprehend control methods against important diseases of agricultural plant |
| 3 | Apply proper control methods in practices by taking into consideration on human and environment safe against important diseases |
| Week | Topics/Applications | Method |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Concept of agricultural control and introduction to control methods | |
| 2. Week | Cultural precautions in agriculture A. Place selection B. Crop cycling C. Soil processing D. Fertilizing | |
| 3. Week | Cultural precautions in agriculture E.Planting Date F. Using healthy production material G. Destruction of diseased plants and plant parts | |
| 4. Week | Physical control methods against plant diseases | |
| 5. Week | Biological control concept and methods against plant diseases | |
| 6. Week | Antibiosis, competition, hyperparasitism and hypovirulence in biological control. | |
| 7. Week | Legal precautions against plant diseases A. Internal quarantine B. External quarantine C. Diseases in internal and external quarantine | |
| 8. Week | Midterm Exam and the evaluation of topics | |
| 9. Week | Chemical control and pesticide application techniques against plant diseases | |
| 10. Week | Pesticide application techniques against plant diseases | |
| 11. Week | Fungicide application in field conditions | |
| 12. Week | Fungicides used against plant diseases, formulation types | |
| 13. Week | Problems in fungicide applications and the ways to solve these problems | |
| 14. Week | Laboratory study |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PY1 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY2 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY3 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY7 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY8 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY9 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY10 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Ders Kitabı veya Notu |
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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 | 3 | 42 |
|
Sınavlar |
Midterm 1 | 1 | 10.5 | 10.5 |
| Homework 1 | 9 | 1 | 9 | |
| Final | 1 | 15 | 15 | |
| Total Workload | 76.5 | |||
| *AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 | ECTS Credit of the Course | 3.0 | ||
