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  Course Description
Course Name : Plant Virus andVıroıd Diseases

Course Code : BKP308

Course Type : Compulsory

Level of Course : First Cycle

Year of Study : 3

Course Semester : Spring (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 3

Name of Lecturer(s) : Prof.Dr. NÜKET ÖNELGE
Asst.Prof.Dr. MUHARREM ARAP KAMBEROĞLU
Prof.Dr. SAADETTİN BALOĞLU

Learning Outcomes of the Course : The information about symptomology, detection, epidemiology and management methods of virus and virus-viroid diseases which are economically important on fruit, vegetable, ornamental, industrial and all cultural plants plants will be given end of the lecture

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : BKP309 Vırology

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : Learning of detection, identification, properties, transmission and spreading, epidemiological and management methods of virus and viroid disease on plants culture.

Course Contents : Virus and viroid disease harmful on plant culture are explained full

Language of Instruction : Turkish

Work Place : Classroom


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Introduction- Plants and virüs diseases, history of Plant virology, preparation of lecture notes, oral presentationswith power point visual (oral presentationswith power point)
2 Virus diseasese of fruit trees 1. STONE FRUİTS preparation of lecture notes, oral presentationswith power point visual (oral presentationswith power point)
3 Virus diseasese of fruit trees 2.POME FRUİTS preparation of lecture notes, oral presentationswith power point visual (oral presentationswith power point)
4 .Virus diseasese of fruit trees 3. GRAPES AND BERRY GROUPS FRUİTS AND ALMOND ETC preparation of lecture notes, oral presentationswith power point visual (oral presentationswith power point)
5 TREEVirus diseasese of fruit trees 5. CİTRUS AND OTHER SUBTROPİCS (Olive, Pomegranata, Fig etc.) preparation of lecture notes, oral presentationswith power point visual (oral presentationswith power point)
6 Virus diseasese of fruit trees 4. OTHER FRUİT TREESS AND BRUSHS preparation of lecture notes, oral presentationswith power point visual (oral presentationswith power point)
7 Virus diseasese of vegetables, ornementals and endustrial plants. 1.SUMMER VEGETABLES preparation of lecture notes, oral presentationswith power point visual (oral presentationswith power point)
8 EXAM All documents Written examination
9 Virus diseasese of vegetables, ornementals and endustrial plants. 2. VİNTER VEGETABLES preparation of lecture notes, oral presentationswith power point visual (oral presentationswith power point)
10 Virus diseasese of vegetables, ornementals and endustrial plants. 3.GRAİNS (Wheat, Oat , Maize etc.) preparation of lecture notes, oral presentationswith power point visual (oral presentationswith power point)
11 Virus diseasese of fruit trees 4. LEGUMİNOSAE PLANTS preparation of lecture notes, oral presentationswith power point visual (oral presentationswith power point)
12 VİROİDS (Introduction- Plants and viroid diseases, history of Plant viroids) preparation of lecture notes, oral presentationswith power point visual (oral presentationswith power point)
13 VİROİDS (General aspects, transmission etc.)) preparation of lecture notes, oral presentationswith power point visual (oral presentationswith power point)
14 Viroid diseasesof fruit trees preparation of lecture notes, oral presentationswith power point visual (oral presentationswith power point)
15 Viroid diseases of vegetables, ornementals and endustrial plant preparation of lecture notes, oral presentationswith power point visual (oral presentationswith power point)
16/17 Final exam All lecture documents Written examination


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  The Compendium seriesof The American Phytopathological Society (Citrus, Apple and Pear, Rose, Corn, Barley, Cotton, Grape, Strawberry, Tomato, Potato, Peanut vd.) (APS Press, The American Phythopathological Society Pilot Knob Road St. Paul,Minnesota 55121- 2097 USA)
Required Course Material(s)


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 50
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 2 50
Total 100
Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40
 
Final Assessments 100
Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60
Total 100

  Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes
# Key Learning Outcome Contribution*
1 Gain the sufficient equipment to determine the challenges about the diseases, pests and weeds in plant health and identify those agents. 5
2 Decide to the best and economic strategy by using knowledge to solve the challenges in plant protection and keep safe the protection of natural and sustainable sources. 5
3 Gain the ability to communicate with farmers and organizations dealing with agriculture and be able to teach his professionals to them 3
4 Provides to apply practical control strategies safely and interpret the results; prescribe the pesticides in case of using chemical control. 5
5 Obtain the skill to choose and use modern technical tools in plant protection. 3
6 Skills on using a laboratory, identifying of the diseases, pests or weeds in laboratory conditions, analyzing, determination and interpret of the results and prepare reports. 5
7 Acqure the competence to be respectful to the professional ethics, to understand the plant protection challenges within the legal legislations and improve strategies to cope with them 3
8 Easily reaches to information on plant protection by using qualified Technologies and combine them with its knowledge to prepare written or oral presentations. 4
9 Gain the skills to catch and analyze the basic methods of the scientific researches 3
10 Gain the ability to work lonely or with a team, responsibility in professional ethics and safety in applications. 4
11 Learn the basic plant protection topics such as biology, ecology, systematic, control strategies of agents causing economical losses in cultivation 5
12 Students have the sufficient knowledge about agricultural engineering in general and also, plant protection area in private 0
13 Professional development in accordance with their interests and abilities, as well as the scientific, cultural, artistic and social fields, constantly improves itself by identifying training needs 0
* Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).

  Student Workload - ECTS
Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
    Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 2 28
    Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 1 14
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 2 4 8
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 6 6
    Final Exam 1 10 10
Total Workload: 66
Total Workload / 25 (h): 2.64
ECTS Credit: 3