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| Code | BK0060 |
| Name | Insect-Plant Biology |
| Term | 2024-2025 Academic Year |
| Term | Spring |
| 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 |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | |
| Course Instructor |
1 |
Course Goal / Objective
1/3 of the insect species identified to date are dependent on living plant tissues and, despite complex control measures, consume about 10% of annual plant production in natural habitats and an even greater percentage in agricultural systems. Plants are generally quite well protected against insect attack, making most insects highly specialized feeders as a result. The mechanisms underlying plant resistance to invasive herbivores on the one hand, and specialization (specialization) in the feeding behavior of insects, on the other hand, are the main topics of this course. For insects, these include endocrinological features of host plant phenology and insect life-cycle synchronization, with implications for food-plant selection and related complex sensory processes, learning and feeding physiology. Plants attacked by insects not only activate defense systems to minimize damage to them, but also emit chemical signals that can be created by neighboring plants that can attract the natural enemies of these invading insects and perhaps establish their defense systems. Within the scope of this course, plant-insect relations will be discussed and especially resistance mechanisms will be emphasized.
Course Content
It includes implications for food-plant selection and nutritional physiology, and endocrinological features of host plant phenology and life-cycle synchronization in insects.
Course Precondition
No
Resources
Insect-Plant Biology. Schoonhoven, L. M., van Loon, J. J. A., & Dicke, M. (2005). Insect-plant Biology. (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press.
Notes
Insect-Plant Biology. Schoonhoven, L. M., van Loon, J. J. A., & Dicke, M. (2005). Insect-plant Biology. (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Learning insect defense mechanisms |
| LO02 | Learning plant defense mechanisms |
| LO03 | Information about the mechanisms of insects preferring plants is learned. |
| LO04 | The control of insects can be decided according to their relationship with plants. |
| LO05 | Learning how to fight insects naturally by using resistant plants in 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 | 1 |
| PLO02 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Knows the biology, ecology, systematics and control strategies of diseases, pests and weeds causing yield losses in plants | 3 |
| 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 | 2 |
| PLO04 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Comprehends the plant protection problems, gains the ability to solve the problems via scientific methods | 1 |
| PLO05 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Obtains the skill to use a laboratory, analyzes and evaluates the results and prepares reports | 1 |
| 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 | 1 |
| PLO07 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Has necessary knowledge to use the essential technologies, synthesizes them to prepare oral presentations | 1 |
| 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 | Affinities Between Insects and Plants | Insect-Plant Biology. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 2 | Herbivorous Insects | Insect-Plant Biology. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 3 | Plant Structure: Robustness of Anti-Herbivorous Protection | Insect-Plant Biology. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 4 | Plant Chemistry: Infinite Variety | Insect-Plant Biology. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 5 | Plants for Insect Nutrition | Insect-Plant Biology. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 6 | Host Plant Selection: How to Find a Host Plant? | Insect-Plant Biology. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 7 | Host Plant Selection: When to Prefer a Plant? | Insect-Plant Biology. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 8 | Host Plant Selection: Variation is the Rule. | Insect-Plant Biology. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 9 | Midterm | Insect-Plant Biology. | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 10 | Endocrine System of Herbivorous Insects Listening to Host Plant Signals | Insect-Plant Biology. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 11 | Ecology: Living Together but Separately-1 | Insect-Plant Biology. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 12 | Ecology: Living Together but Separately | Insect-Plant Biology. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 13 | Insects and Flowers: Perfect Mutualism-1 | Insect-Plant Biology. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 14 | Insects and Flowers: Perfect Mutualism | Insect-Plant Biology. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 15 | Insects and Plants: How Do We Apply Our Knowledge? | Insect-Plant Biology. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 16 | Final | Insect-Plant Biology. | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 17 | Final-1 | Insect-Plant Biology. | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
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 | ||