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| Course Description |
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| Course Name |
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Plant Protection Equipment |
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| Course Code |
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BKP456 |
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| Course Type |
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Optional |
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| Level of Course |
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First Cycle |
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| Year of Study |
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4 |
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| Course Semester |
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Spring (16 Weeks) |
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| ECTS |
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5 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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Prof.Dr. ALİ BAYAT
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| Learning Outcomes of the Course |
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decides for chemical control needs
Able to select the most suitable methods for chemical application
Able to select the most suitable application rate and pesticide
Selects the most suitable nozzles depending on target and chemicals
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| Mode of Delivery |
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Face-to-Face |
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| Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites |
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None |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
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None |
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| Aim(s) of Course |
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The objectives of this course are to teach; equipment used to control pest, fungi and weed, main parameters to design a pesticide application equipment, calibration and maintenance, selection of pesticide application equipment |
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| Course Contents |
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Methods to control pest, fungi and weed. Chemical application method and main chemicals to control pests, spraying techniques, sprayer parts, types of sprayer, factors which can affect the pesticide application, chemigation, electrostatic spraying, seed treatment equipment, sprayer selection and calibration and maintenance of sprayers |
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| Language of Instruction |
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Turkish |
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| Work Place |
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Classroom, laboratory and field area |
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Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities |
| Week | Subject | Student's Preliminary Work | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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1 |
Economic threshold and economic injury level |
Related chapters in the books |
Power point presentations and lecture using course materials,and lab practices |
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2 |
Classification of agricultural chemicals, pesticide stableness, effect mechanism of pesticide, safety precautions in pesticide applications |
Related chapters in the books |
Power point presentations and lecture using course materials,and lab practices |
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3 |
Classification of plant protection equipment, spray technique, relationship between droplet size, application volume and coverage rate |
Related chapters in the books |
Power point presentations and lecture using course materials,and lab practices |
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4 |
Spray characteristics |
Related chapters in the books |
Power point presentations and lecture using course materials,and lab practices |
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5 |
Relation contact angle of droplet an coverage rate, droplet formation an drift |
Related chapters in the books |
Power point presentations and lecture using course materials,and lab practices |
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6 |
Operation principle of sprayers and main units of sprayers |
Related chapters in the books |
Power point presentations and lecture using course materials,and lab practices |
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7 |
Sprayer pumps |
Related chapters in the books |
Power point presentations and lecture using course materials,and lab practices |
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8 |
Mid-term exam |
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9 |
Systems of liquid flow control on sprayers, tanks, sprayer booms, thank filling systems, sprayer nozzles |
Related chapters in the books |
Power point presentations and lecture using course materials,and lab practices |
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10 |
Calculation energy requirement to atomize the liquid |
Related chapters in the books |
Power point presentations and lecture using course materials,and lab practices |
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11 |
Hydraulic nozzles |
Related chapters in the books |
Power point presentations and lecture using course materials,and lab practices |
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12 |
Electrostatic spraying of liquid pesticide |
Related chapters in the books |
Power point presentations and lecture using course materials,and lab practices |
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13 |
Chemigation |
Related chapters in the books |
Power point presentations and lecture using course materials,and lab practices |
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14 |
Dust and micro granule applicators |
Related chapters in the books |
Power point presentations and lecture using course materials,and lab practices |
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15 |
Fumigation and silo sterilization |
Related chapters in the books |
Power point presentations and lecture using course materials,and lab practices |
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16/17 |
Final exam |
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Required Course Resources |
| Resource Type | Resource Name |
| Recommended Course Material(s) |
 Matthews, G. A. Pesticide Application Methods. Blacwell Science.3. rd Edition.(2000)
ZEREN,Y.,BAYAT,A., Tarımsal savaş mekanizasyonu, ÇÜ.Ziraat fakültesi ders kitapları yayın No: A-27 ADANA (1999
Matthews, G. A. Pest management. Longman Inc. 1984
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| Required Course Material(s) | |
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Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria |
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Semester/Year Assessments |
Number |
Contribution Percentage |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
1 |
50 |
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Homeworks/Projects/Others |
5 |
50 |
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Total |
100 |
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Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success |
40 |
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Final Assessments
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100 |
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Rate of Final Assessments to Success
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60 |
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Total |
100 |
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| Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes |
| # | Key Learning Outcome | Contribution* |
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1 |
Gain the sufficient equipment to determine the challenges about the diseases, pests and weeds in plant health and identify those agents. |
0 |
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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. |
3 |
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3 |
Gain the ability to communicate with farmers and organizations dealing with agriculture and be able to teach his professionals to them |
1 |
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4 |
Provides to apply practical control strategies safely and interpret the results; prescribe the pesticides in case of using chemical control. |
4 |
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5 |
Obtain the skill to choose and use modern technical tools in plant protection. |
4 |
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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. |
0 |
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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 |
1 |
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8 |
Easily reaches to information on plant protection by using qualified Technologies and combine them with its knowledge to prepare written or oral presentations. |
0 |
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9 |
Gain the skills to catch and analyze the basic methods of the scientific researches |
1 |
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10 |
Gain the ability to work lonely or with a team, responsibility in professional ethics and safety in applications. |
1 |
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11 |
Learn the basic plant protection topics such as biology, ecology, systematic, control strategies of agents causing economical losses in cultivation |
2 |
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12 |
Students have the sufficient knowledge about agricultural engineering in general and also, plant protection area in private |
1 |
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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). |
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| Student Workload - ECTS |
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) |
| Course Related Works |
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Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) |
14 |
2 |
28 |
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Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) |
14 |
2 |
28 |
| Assesment Related Works |
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Homeworks, Projects, Others |
5 |
8 |
40 |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
1 |
10 |
10 |
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Final Exam |
1 |
12 |
12 |
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Total Workload: | 118 |
| Total Workload / 25 (h): | 4.72 |
| ECTS Credit: | 5 |
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