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Course unit title	Level of course unit	Course unit code	Type of course unit	Semester of course unit	Local credit	ECTS credit	Syllabus
PLANT PROTECTION	First cycle	GZM 204		4	5.00	5.00	Print

Description of course unit

Prerequisites and course requisities
Language of instruction	Turkish
Coordinator	A.Prof. Dr. Murat MUŞTU
Lecturer(s)	A.Prof. Dr. Murat MUŞTU
Teaching assitant(s)	Cemile ÇINAR
Mode of delivery	Face to face
Course objective	The aim of the course is to provide learners the general knowledge to recognize pests in the field of plant protection at Phylum or Order level, to understand their biology, damage symptoms and control measurements. The aim of this course is also to give fundamental knowledge on morphological structures, symptoms and distribution patterns of fungal, bacterial and viral agents causing diseases in plants, and general features of weeds, their benefits and harmful effects, and to get understanding the control methods of these plant pathogens and weeds.
Course description	The aim of the course is to provide learners the general knowledge to recognize pests in the field of plant protection at Phylum or Order level, to understand their biology, damage symptoms and control measurements. The aim of this course is also to give fundamental knowledge on morphological structures, symptoms and distribution patterns of fungal, bacterial and viral agents causing diseases in plants, and general features of weeds, their benefits and harmful effects, and to get understanding the control methods of these plant pathogens and weeds.

Course contents

1	Introduction of the sub-divisions (Phytopathology, Entomology, Weed Science) of of Plant Protection Department and their related work disciplines. Divisions of Phytopathology, symptoms of abiotic and biotic diseases.
2	Abiotic diseases: Environmental diseases factors and soil conditions that cause disease in plants.
3	General features of fungi, plant pathogenic fungi, their spread and contamination ways, some important plant diseases and their control.
4	Main features of viruses, some important virus diseases in plants, their symptoms, transmissions, management and control of plant virus diseases.
5	General characteristics of bacteria and plant pathogenic bacteria, their spread and transmission ways, some important bacterial diseases in plants and their controls.
6	Weeds and parasitic plants which are harmful in plant production and their management and control methods.
7	General principles of plant diseases control (hygiene and therapy).
8	Mid-semester exam
9	Introduction to plant pests: Insects (Morphological features)
10	Anatomy and physiology of insects
11	Reproduction and growth in insects.
12	Some important insect orders in agriculture.
13	General features of mites and nematodes and some important pests in Acarina and Nematoda.
14	Principles of plant pest control and management methods.
15	Final Exam
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Learning outcomes of the course unit

1	Knows symptoms of abiotic factors and give recommendations to solve abiotic disease problems,
2	Recognize signs of plant diseases caused by biotic factors such as fungus, bacterium and virus and have basic knowledge on their features,
3	Identify semi-parasitic and parasitic plants, knows differences of these plants from weed species and give recommendations to control weeds and parasitic plants,
4	Identify diseases of some important horticultural and agronomic crops,
5	Have knowledge on distribution and transmission ways of biotic disease factors,
6	Have information about disease control methods (sanitation, resistant plants, biological, mechanical and chemical) and their practical applications in agriculture.
7	Recognize the animal pests which are belong to Nematoda, Annelida, Mollusca, Arthropoda (Arachnida, Insecta), Chordata’s Phylums,
8	Have knowledge on general pest management and control principles.
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*Contribution level of the course unit to the key learning outcomes

1	have advanced theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of natural sciences that builds upon their secondary education and is supported by textbooks, course materials and other scientific resources presenting up-to-date information.
2	Make use of theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in the field of mathematics and natural science and chemistry.
3	The ability to have scientific and ethical values.
4	To solve unexpected problems in related applications of chemistry field.
5	The ability to plan and manage activities required for professional development.
6	Critically evaluate the accuracy and relevancy of knowledge and skills acquired; to define andassess learning needs; and to direct learning processes.
7	The ability to offer solutions to problems.
8	The ability of sharing their opinions or solutionoffers to the problems to specialists or non-specialists, supporting these with qualitative and quantitative data.
9	The ability to have enough competency in a foreign language to follow the literature in chemistry and communicate with their pers.
10	The ability to use computer software and communication and information technologies required in the field of chemistry competently and use theseto access scientific resources
11	The ability to comply with social, scientific and ethical values in the process of collecting, interpreting and using data and reporting the results in the field of chemistry
12	Awareness of the environmental protection and work/laboratory safety.
13	Have the skills towork in interdisciplinary subjects
14	To have skills to use modern devices required for the practices.
15	To have competency in keeping up with global innovations and developments in chemistry and in related fields.
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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)	14	4	56
Study hours out of classroom (study before and after the class)	14	4	56
Homework	0	0	0
Presentation / seminar	0	0	0
Quiz	0	0	0
Preparation for midterm exams	1	6	6
Midterm exams	1	1	1
Project (term paper)	0	0	0
Laboratuar	0	0	0
Field study	0	0	0
Preparation for final exam	1	12	12
Final exam	1	2	2
Research	0	0	0
Total work load			133
ECTS			5.00

Assessment methods and criteria

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

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