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| Unit | FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE |
| PLANT PROTECTION PR. | |
| Code | BKP406 |
| Name | Fungal Plant Diseases |
| Term | 2020-2021 Academic Year |
| Semester | 8. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-2 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 3 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Label | C Compulsory |
| Mode of study | Uzaktan Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof. Dr. DAVUT SONER AKGÜL |
| Course Instructor |
Prof. Dr. ALİ ERKILIÇ
(Bahar)
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
Prof. Dr. DAVUT SONER AKGÜL (Bahar) (A Group) (Asst. Ins.) |
Course Goal / Objective
Students have knowledge the economic significance and distribution of pathogenic fungi species in plants, hosts, symtoms, biology and the methods
Course Content
Fungal plant pathogens
Course Precondition
Resources
Notes
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Recognize fungal pathogens associated with citrus diseases and provide solutions for their control. |
| LO02 | Demonstrates fungi associated with cereal rust diseases under a microscope in the laboratory. |
| LO03 | Students examine fungi associated with grapevine diseases under microscope in the laboratory. |
| LO04 | Make fungal preparations from structures such as pycnidium, perithecium and show them under microscope. |
| LO05 | Make fungal preparations from structures such as acervulus, synnemeata and examines them under microscope. |
| LO06 | Improve their ability of microscope use |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | - | Learn the basic plant protection topics such as biology, ecology, systematic, control strategies of agents causing economical losses in cultivation | 5 |
| PLO02 | - | Students have the sufficient knowledge about agricultural engineering in general and also, plant protection area in private | 4 |
| PLO03 | - | Gain the sufficient equipment to determine the challenges about the diseases, pests and weeds in plant health and identify those agents. | 3 |
| PLO04 | - | Provides to apply practical control strategies safely and interpret the results; prescribe the pesticides in case of using chemical control. | 4 |
| PLO05 | - | Decide to the best and economic strategy by using knowledge to solve the challenges in plant protection and keep safe the protection of natural and sustainable sources. | 4 |
| PLO06 | - | Gain the skills to catch and analyze the basic methods of the scientific researches | 1 |
| PLO07 | - | Obtain the skill to choose and use modern technical tools in plant protection. | 4 |
| PLO08 | - | Skills on using a laboratory, identifying of the diseases, pests or weeds in laboratory conditions, analyzing, determination and interpret of the results and prepare reports. | 2 |
| PLO09 | - | Gain the ability to work lonely or with a team, responsibility in professional ethics and safety in applications. | 2 |
| PLO10 | - | Easily reaches to information on plant protection by using qualified Technologies and combine them with its knowledge to prepare written or oral presentations. | 4 |
| PLO11 | - | Gain the ability to communicate with farmers and organizations dealing with agriculture and be able to teach his professionals to them | 1 |
| PLO12 | - | Professional development in accordance with their interests and abilities, as well as the scientific, cultural, artistic and social fields, constantly improves itself by identifying training needs | 0 |
| PLO13 | - | Acqure the competence to be respectful to the professional ethics, to understand the plant protection challenges within the legal legislations and improve strategies to cope with them | 4 |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction, fungal pathogens symptoms and distinctive features from other pathogens | topics of course notes | |
| 2 | Fungal diseases in citrus growing.Mal secco (Phoma tracheiphila) andcitrusgummosis (Phytophthora citrophythora) disease biology and control methods | topics of course notes | |
| 3 | Citrus Brown Leaf Spot Disease (Alternaria alternata f.sp. citri)s spread, symptoms of the disease syndrome, and the struggle will be based on applications. Citrus blue, green rots, stalk tip rots, secondary pathogens | topics of course notes | |
| 4 | fungal disease in the pome fruits. Apple, Pear and Loquat Scab Disease (Venturia inaequalis), and apple powdery mildew (Podosphaera leucotricha) | topics of course notes | |
| 5 | Apple and pear rust (Gymnosporangium sabina), Apple cancer (Nectria galligena), bitter rot (Glomerella cingulata), Phytophythora cactorum Root Root-crown rot disease definition and the struggle | topics of course notes | |
| 6 | Stone fruit trees fungal pathogens. Brown rot (Monilia laxa, Monilia fructigena, Monilia linhartiana), Taphrinia deformans, Coryneum beijerinkii, Leucostoma Cancer, apricots and nectarines definition of powdery mildew, disease, syndrome, and the struggle | topics of course notes | |
| 7 | Important fungal diseases of potato cultivation in our country, Downy mildew (Phytophythora infestans) stem canker and black scurf of potato(Rhizoctonia solani), potato Cancer (Wart Disease, Synchytrium endobioticum) and some other secondary pathogens, biology, struggles, and quarantine practices. | topics of course notes | |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | working up to midterm exam from Lecture notes and presentations | |
| 9 | In greenhouse and open field cultivation of vegetables fungal factors and methods of struggle | topics of course notes | |
| 10 | Grains rust, bunt and smut diseases, biology and control methods | topics of course notes | |
| 11 | Vineyard diseases. Powdery mildew (Uncinula necator), downy mildew (Plasmopara viticola), gray mold (Botrytis cinerea), Dead arm (Phomopsis viticola), Esca Red Blight, Anthracnose, etc. some of the biology of disease agents, symptoms of the disease and the struggles. | topics of course notes | |
| 12 | Strawberry Diseases. root rot caused by species of Phytophthora , fruit and rhizome rots, Rhizoctonia solani root rot, leaf spot Mycosphaerella fragariae, Anthracnose (Colletotrichum fragariae), gray mold (Botrytis cinerea) symptoms of illness, disease, syndrome, and the struggle | topics of course notes | |
| 13 | Onion diseases and their control | topics of course notes | |
| 14 | Lettuce, cauliflower, cabbage etc. fungal pathogens and the struggle | topics of course notes | |
| 15 | Peanut, soybean, sunflower, etc.fungal diseases and methods of struggle | topics of course notes | |
| 16 | Term Exams | working up to final exam from Lecture notes and presentations | |
| 17 | Term Exams | working up to final exam from Lecture notes and presentations |
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 | 3 | 42 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 12 | 12 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 86 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 3,44 | ||
| ECTS | 3 ECTS | ||