Erciyes University - Info Package

Course unit title	Level of course unit	Course unit code	Type of course unit	Semester of course unit	Local credit	ECTS credit	Syllabus
BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF PLANT PATHOGENS	Third cycle	ZBK 517		1	7.50	7.50	Print

Description of course unit

Prerequisites and course requisities	None
Language of instruction	Turkish
Coordinator	ASSIST. PROF. DR. H. HANDAN ALTINOK
Lecturer(s)	ASSIST. PROF. DR. H. HANDAN ALTINOK
Teaching assitant(s)	NONE
Mode of delivery	FACE TO FACE
Course objective	Providing information on isolation of fungi and bacteria from soil samples, characterization of isolated fungi, determining antagonistic and sideprophore effects of bacteria isolates and mechanisms of biological control.
Course description	Antagonism and antagonist terms, biological control approaches with antagonistic microorganisms, selection of soil as antagonist source, antagonist populations of soils, general properties of antagonistic bacteria, fungi and actinomycetes, usage of antagonists in disease control, competition, hyperparasitism importance of siderophores and antibiotics will be covered.

Course contents

1	Ecological interpretation of ecological control
2	Biological control practices, Antibiosis
3	Biological control practices, competition
4	Biological control practices, Hyperparasitism
5	Biological control practices, Hypovirulence
6	Biological control practices, Induced resistance
7	Biological control practices, Cross protection
8	Exam
9	Obtaining process of a biological control agent
10	Searching a bological control agent in field and sampling, in-vitro studies
11	Creating biopreparation formulations
12	Biological control studies in Turkey
13	Review of topic and discussion
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Learning outcomes of the course unit

1	Ability to get appropriate soil samples for isolations
2	Isolation of fungi and bacteria from soil
3	Determining antagonistic effects of fungi and bacteria
4	Selection of appropriate control strategy for plant diseases
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Number of stars refer to level of contribution from 1 (the least) to 5 (the most)

Planned learning activities, teaching methods and ECTS work load

	Quantity	Time (hour)	Quantity*Time (hour)
Lectures (face to face teaching)	7	3	21
Study hours out of classroom (study before and after the class)	14	8	112
Homework	0	0	0
Presentation / seminar	0	0	0
Quiz	0	0	0
Preparation for midterm exams	1	12	12
Midterm exams	1	1	1
Project (term paper)	0	0	0
Laboratuar	14	2	28
Field study	0	0	0
Preparation for final exam	1	12	12
Final exam	1	2	2
Research	0	0	0
Total work load			188
ECTS			7.50

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation during semester	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm exam	1	50
Quiz	0	0
Homework	0	0
Semester total		50
Contribution ratio of evaluation during semester to success		50
Contribution ratio of final exam to success		50
General total		100

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