Information
| Unit | FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE |
| PEDOLOGY AND PLANT FEEDING PR. | |
| Code | BKP357 |
| Name | Plant Diseases |
| Term | 2018-2019 Academic Year |
| Semester | 5. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 3 ECTS |
| National Credit | 2 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Label | E Elective |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof. Dr. SAADETTİN BALOĞLU |
| Course Instructor |
Prof. Dr. SAADETTİN BALOĞLU
(Güz)
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
|
Course Goal / Objective
The basic concepts of phytopathology, disease-host interactions in plants damaged by biotic and abiotic factors, physiological and anatomical changes occurring in diseased plants, emerging symptoms, etiology of the disease agents, their recognition, spreading and distribution ways, conditions of infectious diseases, To develop basic and general concepts related to the proliferation of factors, life cycles and methods of struggle, to introduce important plant diseases and to give information about methods of control
Course Content
Diseases caused by fungal, bacterial and viral disease agents and abiotic factors which are harmful in culture plants, diagnosis, etiology, epidemiology and controls
Course Precondition
Resources
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Understand the importance of diseases other than nutrition in plant breeding |
| LO02 | Student may have knowledge to detect and identify about disease on plants |
| LO03 | Learns other methods of struggle besides chemical struggle for healthy plant growth and environmental awareness develops |
| LO04 | Learns nutritional and disease relations, solves the cause of the damage, |
| LO05 | The main topic of agricultural engineering is to learn the place of diseases within the concept of general engineering together with nutrition and soil. |
| LO06 | They may comment on whether the disease is caused by diseases in problematic plants. |
| LO07 | It has the necessary equipments to identify the problems related to diseases, harmful and weed problems in the field of plant health and to recognize the factors. |
| LO08 | Biology, ecology, systematization, methods of struggle, etc. of factors that cause loss of yield in culture plant cultivation. Learn general topics of plant protection. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | - | Has basic knowledge generally in Agricultural Sciences and specifically in Soil Science and Plant Nutrition | 3 |
| PLO02 | - | Gains basic information about the principles of the intended use of soils | 3 |
| PLO03 | - | Understands the principles of ecological farming in point of sustainable and ecological farming | 5 |
| PLO04 | - | Owns basic scientific information on plant nutrients and their applications which ensure healty nutritions of plants for high quality and economic plant production | 4 |
| PLO05 | - | Has the ability to identify, define, formulize and solve engineering problems. Choses and applies the appropriate analytical and modelling techniques for this purpose. | 2 |
| PLO06 | - | Leads to the application and development of new technolgies, methods and measuring systems in Soil Science and Plant Nutrition area, under the scope of scientific, economic and rational uses of agricultural areas, | 1 |
| PLO07 | - | Carries the effective working ability and self-confidence for taking the responsibility in solo and team works | 2 |
| PLO08 | - | Queries, investigates, thinks analytically and produces project. | 2 |
| PLO09 | - | Has the awareness for following the developments in science and technology and renewing them continuously | 1 |
| PLO10 | - | Builds effective oral and written communication in Turkish and has enough knowledge in at least one foreign language | 3 |
| PLO11 | - | Uses information and communication technologies together with suitable softwares at an advanced level. | 4 |
| PLO12 | - | Constantly improve themselves with determining their training needs in accordance with their interests and abilities in the scientific, cultural, artistic and social fields in addition to their professional development | 4 |
| PLO13 | - | Has enough awareness of project management, workplace applicaitons, health of workers, and environment and job safety | 2 |
| PLO14 | - | Be aware of the legal results of their activities | 0 |
| PLO15 | - | Gains consciousness for professional and ethical resposibilities | 3 |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INTRODUCTION - Agriculture and Plant Diseases, Phytopathology Science, History, General Classification Assignment of homeworks | Repetition of subjects using booklets, other literature and power point presentation | |
| 2 | Parasitism and Disease Development, How Pathogens Attack Bitters | Repetition of subjects using booklets, other literature and power point presentation | |
| 3 | How Effects of Diseases Products, Epidemiology of Plant Diseases | Repetition of subjects using booklets, other literature and power point presentation | |
| 4 | Genetics of Plant Diseases and Plant Defense Mechanisms against Pathogens | Repetition of subjects using booklets, other literature and power point presentation | |
| 5 | The Impact of environment on Abiotic Diseases and Disease Development | Repetition of subjects using booklets, other literature and power point presentation | |
| 6 | Diseases Caused by Prokaryotes (Bacteria etc.) | Repetition of subjects using booklets, other literature and power point presentation | |
| 7 | Ecological, Economic, Pathological Properties and Classifications of Fungi, Diseases Caused by Fungus | Repetition of subjects using booklets, other literature and power point presentation | |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Comprehensive of given lecture | |
| 9 | Diseases Caused by Viruses and Other Similar Agents | Repetition of subjects using booklets, other literature and power point presentation | |
| 10 | Diagnosis of plant pathogens - general symptoms and disease detection methods | Repetition of subjects using booklets, other literature and power point presentation | |
| 11 | Significant diseases in fruit growing (Identification, identification, propagation, preliminary) | Repetition of subjects using booklets, other literature and power point presentation | |
| 12 | Significant diseases in cultivation of vegetables and ornamental plants (Symptoms, recognition, routes of spread, precaution) | Repetition of subjects using booklets, other literature and power point presentation | |
| 13 | Significant diseases in cultivation of field crops (symptoms, identification, spreading routes, precaution) | Repetition of subjects using booklets, other literature and power point presentation | |
| 14 | Plant nutrition - plant and plant health associations | Repetition of subjects using booklets, other literature and power point presentation | |
| 15 | Plant nutrition - plant and plant health associations | Repetition of subjects using booklets, other literature and power point presentation | |
| 16 | Term Exams | Comprehensive of given lecture | |
| 17 | Term Exams | Comprehensive of given lecture |
Assessment (Exam) Methods and Criteria
| Assessment Type | Midterm / Year Impact | End of Term / End of Year Impact |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Midterm Exam | 100 | 40 |
| General Assessment | ||
| Midterm / Year Total | 100 | 40 |
| 1. Final Exam | - | 60 |
| Grand Total | - | 100 |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 16 | 16 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 78 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 3,12 | ||
| ECTS | 3 ECTS | ||