BK0051 Agroecology and Plant Protection in Ecological Agriculture

6 ECTS - 2-0 Duration (T+A)- . Semester- 2 National Credit

Information

Code BK0051
Name Agroecology and Plant Protection in Ecological Agriculture
Semester . Semester
Duration (T+A) 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week)
ECTS 6 ECTS
National Credit 2 National Credit
Teaching Language Türkçe
Level Yüksek Lisans Dersi
Type Normal
Mode of study Yüz Yüze Öğretim
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Course Goal

To gain information about protection of ecological integrityto 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

None

Resources

Agroecology: The Science Of Sustainable Agriculture Editor: Miguel A Altieri

Notes

Agroecology: The Science Of Sustainable Agriculture Editor: Miguel A Altieri


Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 To learn about Agroecology
LO02 To have information about ecologicalagriculture systems
LO03 They learn to protect ecological integrity and to not harm the environment during prevent harmful insects, diseasesand 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 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Has knowledge on basic topics about general science, general agricultural engineering and plant production
PLO02 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Knows the biology, ecology, systematics and control strategies of diseases, pests and weeds causing yield losses in plants 2
PLO03 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Knows the identification and the biology of the diseases and how to control diseases,pests and weeds causing yield losses in plants in practice 3
PLO04 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Comprehends the plant protection problems, gains the ability to solve the problems via scientific methods 4
PLO05 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Obtains the skill to use a laboratory, analyzes and evaluates the results and prepares reports
PLO06 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Decides to the most useful control strategy to cope with the plant protection problems and gets them to be used correctly 5
PLO07 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Has necessary knowledge to use the essential technologies, synthesizes them to prepare oral presentations 4
PLO08 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal By synthesizing basic and conceptual knowledge about plant protection, she/he gains the ability to develop her/himself in the field of science she/he wants to specialize in, within the framework of the professional qualifications she/he has acquired during her/his undergraduate education
PLO09 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik He/she can follow and elucidate domestic and international periodicals in the field he/she wants to specialize in.
PLO10 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Can present results of the scientific research as a report/thesis and produce scientific publications
PLO11 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği To be able to apply the knowledge gained on environmental/public health and biosecurity issues in relation to agricultural production.
PLO12 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği 116 / 5.000 Çeviri sonuçları Reaches up-to-date resources on plant protection and field and gains the ability to use them for solving problems.
PLO13 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Develops skills in using laboratory methods and techniques
PLO14 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Can contribute to the solution of social, scientific, cultural, and ethical problems in the field of plant protection.


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 Agroecology Recommended lecture notes/ related topics in books Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
2 Methodology in Agroecology Recommended lecture notes/ related topics in books Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
3 Sustainable agricultural systems Recommended lecture notes/ related topics in books Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
4 Traditional agriculture Recommended lecture notes/ related topics in books Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
5 Agroecosystem and sustainability Recommended lecture notes/ related topics in books Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
6 Crop rotation and minimum soil tillage Recommended lecture notes/ related topics in books Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
7 Factors disrupting plant health in ecological agriculture I Recommended lecture notes/ related topics in books Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
8 Mid-Term Exam Topics covered until the midterm Exam Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Sözlü Sınav
9 Factors disrupting plant health in ecological agriculture II Recommended lecture notes/ related topics in books Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
10 Integrated Pest Management I Recommended lecture notes/ related topics in books Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
11 Integrated Pest Management II Recommended lecture notes/ related topics in books Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
12 Weed ecology Recommended lecture notes/ related topics in books Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
13 Weed management in ecological agriculture Recommended lecture notes/ related topics in books Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
14 Using of Cover crop and mulching Methods Recommended lecture notes/ related topics in books Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
15 Biopesticides in sustainable agricultural systems Recommended lecture notes/ related topics in books Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
16 Term Exams Topics covered until the final exam Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav, Ödev
17 Term Exams Topics covered until the final exam Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav, Ödev


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 6 84
Assesment Related Works
Homeworks, Projects, Others 2 6 12
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 6 6
Final Exam 1 12 12
Total Workload (Hour) 142
Total Workload / 25 (h) 5,68
ECTS 6 ECTS