Information
| Unit | INSTITUTE OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES |
| PLANT PROTECTION (MASTER) (WITH THESIS) | |
| Code | BK029 |
| Name | Post-harvest Diseases |
| Term | 2023-2024 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 | Yüksek Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof. Dr. DAVUT SONER AKGÜL |
| Course Instructor |
The current term course schedule has not been prepared yet.
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Course Goal / Objective
Students learn the diseases of the stored products and their control
Course Content
Management of pathogens causing losses in stored products
Course Precondition
No pre-requisite
Resources
Postharvest disease of vegetables and fruits
Notes
Storage of fruit and vegetables (book)
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Students learn about the importance of warehousing and warehouses. |
| LO02 | Students learn about the physiology of harvested products. |
| LO03 | Students learn information about the epiphytic flora on fruits and vegetables. |
| LO04 | Learn biology of fungal pathogens leading to post-harvest diseases. |
| LO05 | Learn symptoms of postharvest diseases. |
| LO06 | Learn factors on disease occurrence |
| LO07 | Learn attack mechanisms of postharvest pathogens |
| LO08 | Learn crop protection and defence mechanisms |
| LO09 | Learn physiological and biochemical changes following infections |
| LO10 | Learn maintaining mechanisms of host resistance |
| LO11 | Learn chemical control for postharvest diseases |
| LO12 | Learn physical control mechanisms for control of postharvest diseases |
| LO13 | Learn biological control mechanisms for control of postharvest diseases |
| LO14 | Learn novel approaches for enhancing host resistance |
| LO15 | Learn crop harvest management |
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 | 4 |
| 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 | |
| PLO04 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Comprehends the plant protection problems, gains the ability to solve the problems via scientific methods | |
| 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 | 2 |
| PLO07 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Has necessary knowledge to use the essential technologies, synthesizes them to prepare oral presentations | |
| 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 | Introduction to postharvest diseases | Powerpoint presentation | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri |
| 2 | General characteristics of horticultural products | Powerpoint presentation | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri |
| 3 | Storing of horticultural products | Powerpoint presentation | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri |
| 4 | Postharvest disease initiation | Powerpoint presentation | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri |
| 5 | The pathogens causing postharvest diseases | Powerpoint presentation | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri |
| 6 | Factors affecting disease development | Powerpoint presentation | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri |
| 7 | Attack mechanisms of the pathogens | Powerpoint presentation | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Writing Exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 9 | Crop protection and defence mechanisms | Powerpoint presentation | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri |
| 10 | Physiological and biochemical cahnges following infections | Powerpoint presentation | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri |
| 11 | Means for maintaining host resistance | Powerpoint presentation | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri |
| 12 | Chemical control | Powerpoint presentation | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri |
| 13 | Physical conrtrol | Powerpoint presentation | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri |
| 14 | Biological control | Powerpoint presentation | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri |
| 15 | Novel approaches for enhancing host resistance | Powerpoint presentation | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri |
| 16 | Term Exams | Writing Exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 17 | Term Exams | Writing Exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 5 | 70 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 157 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 6,28 | ||
| ECTS | 6 ECTS | ||