Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
. PEM008 Turkish Compulsory 1. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 3.0
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Undergraduate
Mode of delivery face to face
Course Coordinator Dr. Öğr. Üyesi İrem ALTIN
Instructor(s) Arş. Gör. Şükran YAYLA (Güz)
Goals The main objective of this course is to provide basic information related to plant protection problems of ornamental plants.
Course Content • Understand general biology, anatomy, ecology, and behavior of insects. • Learn the most important diseases and disorders of ornamental plants and their causative agents. • Be able to perform insect and other pests sampling in parks, gardens and nurseries. • Learn which control strategies can be employed to prevent, control and manage the most important pests. • Distinguish the most important plant protection problems. • Assess the amount of damage caused by pests and related factors which promote that. • Able to propose which control strategies should be employed for preventing, controlling and managing of a certain plant protection problem. • Able to evaluate plant protection problems and choose suitable and effective pest control options. • Put in use knowledge/skill acquired during the course in work environment effectively