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Course Description Course Name : Plant parasitic nematodes and their control Course Code : BKP401 Course Type : Compulsory Level of Course : First Cycle Year of Study : 4 Course Semester : Fall (16 Weeks) ECTS : 2 Name of Lecturer(s) : Prof.Dr. İBRAHİM HALİL ELEKÇİOĞLU Learning Outcomes of the Course : Recognizing the important plant parasitic nematodes that are harmful to plants. Getting information about the biology and ecology of important plant parasitic nematodes. Recognizing the damage and symptoms on plants caused by nematodes. Deciding the most appropriate control methods to prevent damage to crops. Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None Recommended Optional Programme Components : None Aim(s) of Course : To learn the important plant parasitic nematodes, taht harmfull to plants; ther damage, symptoms, biology, ecology and control methods. Course Contents : The content of this course: Important plant parasitic nematodes that harmfull to plants, , their biology, life cycles, damage and symptoms on plants, laboratory methods and the most appropriate pest control methods. 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 Economic importance of plant parasitic nematodes, their history, systematics and damags. Pre study Visual lecture, 2 Plant parasitic nematodes on citrus and bananas, diagnostics, damages and control methods. Pre study Visual lecture 3 Plant parasitic nematodes on vineyards and olives, diagnostics, damages and control methods. Pre study Visual lecture and lab.experience 4 Plant parasitic nematodes on stone fruits, diagnostics, damages and control methods. Pre study Visual lecture 5 Plant parasitic nematodes on pome fruits, diagnostics, damages and control methods. Pre study Visual lecture 6 Plant parasitic nematodes on grains, diagnostics, damages and control methods. Pre study Visual lecture and lab. experience 7 Plant parasitic nematodes on industrial plants, diagnostics, damages and control methods. Pre study Visual lecture 8 Exam General review of course and lab materials and documents Çoktan seçmeli test 9 Plant parasitic nematodes on potato diagnostics, damages and control methods. Pre study Visual lecture 10 Plant parasitic nematodes on vegetables grown in greenhouses, diagnostics, damages and control methods. Pre study Visual lecture 11 Plant parasitic nematodes on vegetables, diagnostics, damages and control methods. Pre study Visual lecture 12 Plant parasitic nematodes on vegetables, diagnostics, damages and control methods. Pre study Visual lecture 13 Plant parasitic nematodes on strwaberry, nut and walnuts, diagnostics, damages and control methods. Pre study Visual lecture and lab. experience 14 Plant parasitic nematodes on ornementals and forages, diagnostics, damages and control methods. Pre study Visual lecture 15 Plant parasitic nematodes on forests, diagnostics, damages and control methods. Pre study Visual lecture 16/17 Exam General review of all course and lab materials and documents Çoktan seçmeli test   Required Course Resources Resource Type Resource Name Recommended Course Material(s)  Decker, H., 1993. Plant nematodes and their control. E.J.BRILL. pp. 413.  Nickle, 1984. Plant and Insect Nematodes.Marcel Dekker Inc..  Nickle, 1991. Manual of Agricultural Nematology. Marcel Dekker Inc..  Perry and Moens, 2006. Plant Nematology. CABI Pub.  Luc, Sikora, Bridge, 2006. Plant parasitic nematodes in subtropical and tropical agriculture, CABI. Required Course Material(s)   Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 70     Homeworks/Projects/Others 0 30 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 4 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. 4 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 5 8 Easily reaches to information on plant protection by using qualified Technologies and combine them with its knowledge to prepare written or oral presentations. 3 9 Gain the skills to catch and analyze the basic methods of the scientific researches 4 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 0 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 0 0 0     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 5 5     Final Exam 1 8 8 Total Workload: 55 Total Workload / 25 (h): 2.2 ECTS Credit: 2