DEGREE PROGRAMS  Associate's Degree (Short Cycle)  Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)  Master’s Degree (Second Cycle)

Course Description Course Name : Phytopathology Course Code : BBP206 Course Type : Compulsory Level of Course : First Cycle Year of Study : 2 Course Semester : Spring (16 Weeks) ECTS : 3 Name of Lecturer(s) : Prof.Dr. SAADETTİN BALOĞLU Learning Outcomes of the Course : Learns essential elements related with Agricultural Engineering and Agriculture and knows relations with Plant Protection, attains professional ethic liability Gets possessions of required knowledge for detection of issue and identification of factor related with diseases, pest and weeds matters in Plant health. Determines optimum economically management to solve Plant protection issue taking into consideration of conservation and sustainable of natural source. Write prescription determining of pesticides which is allowanced according to instructions in case of using chemical protection method. Gains information related with plant protection using required technologies, presents print and oral presentation synthesizing with his knowledge. Catchs the importance of native, national and international of general agricultural engineerinn and Plant Protection professions Acquires needful information and humor for transfer of knowledge about general Agricultural engineering and plant protection to producers Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None Recommended Optional Programme Components : None Aim(s) of Course : Improve the basic and general notes on plant-disease interactions in plants damaged cause of biotic and abiotic factors, physiological and anatomical changes in plants, disease symptoms, etiology of the pathogen, identification, spread and dispersal of the agents, appropriate conditions for infections, reproducing of the pathogens, disease cycles and control strategies Course Contents : Damages of plant pathogenic microorganisms and abiotic factors and control strategies 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 disease, history of Plant pathology, General Classification lecture notes, oral presentations by power point visual presantation by Power point, discuswsion and explanations 2 Parasitism and disease development and symptomatology lecture notes, oral presentations by power point visual presantation by Power point, discuswsion and explanations 3 How pathogens attack plants? How diseases effect the crops? lecture notes, oral presentations by power point visual presantation by Power point, discuswsion and explanations 4 Genetics of plant diseases lecture notes, oral presentations by power point visual presantation by Power point, discuswsion and explanations 5 Plant defense systems against pathogens and epidemiology of plant diseases lecture notes, oral presentations by power point visual presantation by Power point, discuswsion and explanations 6 Economical, ecological and pathological aspects of fungi and classification, lecture notes, oral presentations by power point visual presantation by Power point, discuswsion and explanations 7 Diseases caused by fungi lecture notes, oral presentations by power point visual presantation by Power point, discuswsion and explanations 8 EXAM All documents Written examination 9 Diseases caused by procaryotes lecture notes, oral presentations by power point visual presantation by Power point, discuswsion and explanations 10 Diseases caused by viruses lecture notes, oral presentations by power point visual presantation by Power point, discuswsion and explanations 11 Abiotic plant diseases and effect of enviroment on disease development lecture notes, oral presentations by power point visual presantation by Power point, discuswsion and explanations 12 Identification of plant pathogens lecture notes, oral presentations by power point visual presantation by Power point, discuswsion and explanations 13 Weeds and parasitic higher plants lecture notes, oral presentations by power point visual presantation by Power point, discuswsion and explanations 14 General control strategies, of plant pathogens lecture notes, oral presentations by power point visual presantation by Power point, discuswsion and explanations 15 Management of important diseases of horticultural plants lecture notes, oral presentations by power point visual presantation by Power point, discuswsion and explanations 16/17 Final exam All lecture documents Written examination   Required Course Resources Resource Type Resource Name Recommended Course Material(s)  Agrios, G. N., 1997. Plant Pathology. Fourth Edition. Academic Press, San Diego, California, pp.635. Compendium of different plant diseases (APS Press) General Phytopathology (2005,Timur Döken, Erkol Demirci, Hüseyin Zengin) General Phytopathology (1992, Necati Baykal) ) General Phytopathology (1988, Ahmet Çınar). Oral presentations and lecture notes prepared with furitfull pictures by the lecturers Required Course Material(s)  Campbell, C. L., and Madden, L. V., 1990. Introduction to Plant Disease Epidemiology. John Wiley&Sons, New York.   Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 70     Homeworks/Projects/Others 1 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 To have sufficient theoretical knowledge in basic engineering and agricultural engineering 3 2 To have sufficient theoretical knowledge in basic horticulture and also fruit, vegetable, vitis and ornamental growing and breeding subjects 3 3 To have technical kknowledge in subjects related to horticulture 5 4 Finding the source of environmental, biological, technical and economical problems in horticulture those reduce yield and quality and developing solutions based on researches 5 5 To define, entitle and grow fruit, vegetable, vineyard and ornamentals 0 6 Breeding in Horticulture, developing new cultivars and producing propagation materials of new developed varieties 0 7 Using and applying biotechnology in horticulture 2 8 Applying methods for preserving genetic resources and environment for sustainable usage in horticulture 4 9 Irrigation, fertilization, defining pests and diseases, considering and assaying changes after post-harvest storage in horticulture 5 10 Obatining data in horticulture, researching, considering, recording, consulting and expert ability, project writing and applying 4 11 Recognizing different roles those enchance the individual skills and undertaking role as a member of the work team and having skills in terms of team work under different conditions 3 12 Accessing to the relevant information for the purpose, analytical thinking and planning, questioning, having an exploratory and creative vision and using the obtained knowledge for the benefit of society 3 13 Transfering knowledge to filed working people with different levels, concacting, data presenting. Moreover updating theirselves in terms of science, culture, art and social areas regarding their individual interest and skills. 4 14 Establishing-managing orchards, greenhouses and vineyards 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 1 4 4     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 8 8     Final Exam 1 10 10 Total Workload: 64 Total Workload / 25 (h): 2.56 ECTS Credit: 3