| Course Title | Code | Language | Type | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plant Diseases Epidemiology | BTK 326 | Turkish | Compulsory | 6. Semester | 2 + 0 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Prerequisite Courses | |
| Course Level | Undergraduate |
| Mode of delivery | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator | Prof. Dr. İsmet YILDIRIM |
| Instructor(s) | |
| Goals | Introduction to plant disease epidemiology and ecology. Emphasis will be placed on understanding and quantification of plant diseases on a population level, and application of this knowledge to select efficient strategies and tactics of disease management |
| Course Content | Elements of an epidemic, the factors affecting on epidemic development, product loss measurement, epidemic models and prediction systems, examples of the prediction of the development of the epidemic. |
| # | Öğrenme Kazanımı |
| 1 | To understand the relationship between the disease agents and the environmental factors. |
| 2 | To learn the life cycle of plant diseases and the importance of the factors those influence it |
| 3 | To describe the situations for the formation of an plant diseases epidemic and its elements |
| 4 | To learn forecasting and warning models of plant diseases epidemics |
| Week | Topics/Applications | Method |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | The definition of disease in plants, the disease triangle and pyramid, the related terms | |
| 2. Week | Environmental Factors that affect the development of the plant disease: Tolerance, tolerance law | |
| 3. Week | Environmental Factors that affect the development of the plant disease: Physical factors: temperature, humidity | |
| 4. Week | Environmental Factors that affect the development of the plant disease: Light, wind, soil characteristics | |
| 5. Week | Environmental Factors that affect the development of the plant disease: Chemicals, pH, plant nutrients, pesticides | |
| 6. Week | Biotic factors that affect the development of the plant disease: People, vectors, host, weeds, antagonists | |
| 7. Week | Definition purpose and work areas, related terms of plant diseases epidemic | |
| 8. Week | Midterm Exam | |
| 9. Week | Classification of Epidemiological Research Strategies, r value | |
| 10. Week | Elements of the epidemic 1. Host factors that affect the development of epidemics 2. Pathogen factors that affect the development of epidemics 3. Environmental factors that affect the development of epidemic | |
| 11. Week | The developing of epidemics, forcasting and warning system | |
| 12. Week | Analysis of Epidemics, epidemiological models and systems used in the analyzes, epidemics and plant disease management | |
| 13. Week | Plant diseases epidemicsand control strategies | |
| 14. Week | Plant diseases epidemicsand control strategies |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| PY6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| PY7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 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 | 2 | 28 |
|
Sınavlar |
Midterm 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Final | 1 | 12.5 | 12.5 | |
| Practice | 14 | 2 | 28 | |
| Total Workload | 76.5 | |||
| *AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 | ECTS Credit of the Course | 3.0 | ||
