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| Unit | INSTITUTE OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES |
| PLANT PROTECTION (MASTER) (WITH THESIS) | |
| Code | BK523 |
| Name | Agroecology and Plant Protection in Ecological Agriculture |
| Term | 2018-2019 Academic Year |
| Term | Fall |
| Duration (T+A) | 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 6 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Belirsiz |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof. Dr. FEYZULLAH NEZİHİ UYGUR |
| Course Instructor |
The current term course schedule has not been prepared yet.
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Course Goal / Objective
To gain information about protection of ecological integrity to prevent losses from harmfull insects, diseases and weeds in agricultural production.
Course Content
The content of the course is to protect the ecological integrity during the attempts to prevent harmful insects, diseases and weeds in agricultural production.
Course Precondition
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | To learn about Agroecology |
| LO02 | To have information about ecological agriculture systems. |
| LO03 | They learn to protect ecological integrity and to not harm the environment during prevent harmful insects, diseases and weeds in agricultural production. |
| LO04 | To learn plant protection such as the importance of management of entomological factors, disease factors and weeds in ecological agriculture |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | - | Has knowledge on basic topics about general science, general agricultural engineering and plant production | |
| PLO02 | - | Knows the biology, ecology, systematics and control strategies of diseases, pests and weeds causing yield losses in plants | |
| PLO03 | - | Knows the identification and the biology of the diseases and how to control diseases,pests and weeds causing yield losses in plants in practice | |
| PLO04 | - | Comprehends the plant protection problems, gains the ability to solve the problems via scientific methods | |
| PLO05 | - | Obtains the skill to use a laboratory, analyzes and evaluates the results and prepares reports | |
| PLO06 | - | Decides to the most useful control strategy to cope with the plant protection problems and gets them to be used correctly | |
| PLO07 | - | Has necessary knowledge to use the essential technologies, synthesizes them to prepare oral presentations |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agroecology | Recommended books and notes | |
| 2 | Methodology in Agroecology | Recommended books and notes | |
| 3 | Sustainable agricultural systems | Recommended books and notes | |
| 4 | Traditional agriculture | Recommended books and notes | |
| 5 | Agroecosystem and sustainability | Recommended books and notes | |
| 6 | Crop rotation and minimum soil tillage | Recommended books and notes | |
| 7 | Factors disrupting plant health in ecological agriculture I | Recommended books and notes | |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Topics covered the midterm exam | |
| 9 | Factors disrupting plant health in ecological agriculture II | Recommended books and notes | |
| 10 | Integrated Pest Management I | Recommended books and notes | |
| 11 | Integrated Pest Management II | Recommended books and notes | |
| 12 | Weed ecology | Recommended books and notes | |
| 13 | Weed management in ecological agriculture | Recommended books and notes | |
| 14 | Using of Cover crop and mulching Methods | Recommended books and notes | |
| 15 | Biopesticides in sustainable ağricultural systems | Recommended books and notes | |
| 16 | Term Exams | Topics covered the final exam | |
| 17 | Term Exams | Topics covered the final exam |