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  Course Description
Course Name : Plant Virus Diseases Control

Course Code : BK-565

Course Type : Optional

Level of Course : Second Cycle

Year of Study : 1

Course Semester : Fall (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 6

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

Learning Outcomes of the Course : Knows legal and cultural control methods of quarantine and certification practices for viruses that cause significant damage to plants

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : TO PROVIDE TRAINING ON METHODS APPLICABLE TO THE PROTECTION AND AVOIDANCE AGAINST PLANT VIRUS DISEASES, OBTAINING OF VIRUS FREE AND RESISTANT PLANTS, QUARANTINE AND CERTIFICATION, VIRUS TRANSMISSION AND RELATIONS WITH CONTROL

Course Contents : METHODS APPLICABLE TO THE PROTECTION AND AVOIDANCE AGAINST PLANT VIRUS DISEASES, OBTAINING OF VIRUS FREE AND RESISTANT PLANTS, QUARANTINE AND CERTIFICATION, VIRUS TRANSMISSION AND RELATIONS WITH CONTROL

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, GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF VIRUSES AND EPIDEMIOLOGY Textbooks, presentations Lecture
2 APPLICABLE PROTECTION AND CONTROL METHODS AGANIST TO VIRUS DISEASES Textbooks, presentations Lecture
3 LEGAL APPLICATIONS, QUARANTINE MEASURES AND DETAILS Giving homeworks Textbooks, presentations Lecture
4 EXAMPLES OF THE USE AND APPLICATION OF CERTİFİCATION AGAINST VIRUSES Textbooks, presentaions Lecture
5 EXAMPLES OF ELEIMINATION OF INFECTION RESOURCES IN THE FIGHT AGAINST VIRUSES Textbooks, presentations Lecture
6 PRATICES OF ELEIMINATION OF INFECTION RESOURCES IN THE FIGHT AGAINST VIRUSES Textbooks, presentations Power point presentation
7 Vectors, vector avoidance and vector control Textbooks, presentations Lecture
8 MIDTERM EXAM Textbooks, presentaions WRITTEN EXAM
9 OBTAINING OF VIRUS FREE PROPOGATION MATERIALS AND PROPOGATION OF VIRUS FREE MATERIAL Textbooks, presentations Lecture
10 OBTAINING OF VIRUS FREE PROPOGATION MATERIALS AND PROPOGATION OF VIRUS FREE MATERIAL Textbooks, presentations Lecture
11 OBTAINING VIRUS RESISTANT PLANT, OBTANING RASISTANT PLANT AND PLANT LINE BY CLASSICAL METHODS Textbooks, presentations Visual
12 OBTAINING VIRUS RESISTANT PLANT, OBTANING RASISTANT PLANT AND PLANT LINE BY MOLECULAR METHODS Textbooks, presentations Visual
13 STUDIES ON CROSS PROTECTION AND PRACTICES Receiving homeworks Textbooks, presentations Power point presentation
14 CHEMICAL APLICATIONS IN CONTROL OF VIRUSES Textbooks, presentations Visual
15 CONTROL METHODS TO IMPORTANT VIRUSES CARRIED OUT IN DIFFRENT COUNTRIES Textbooks, presentations Visual
16/17 FINAL EXAM Textbooks, presentations Written exam


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)
Required Course Material(s)  1. Agrios, G. N., 1997. Plant Pathology, Fourth Edition. Academic Press, San Diego. 2. Campbell, C. L., and Madden, L. V., 1990. Introduction to Plant Disease Epidemiology. John Wiley&Sons, New York. 3. Mehmet Asil YILMAZ. Virollogy. University of Cukurova, Faculty of Agriculture, Textbook, No. 89. 4. Mehmet Asil YILMAZ, S. BALOGLU, M. OZASLAN. Plant virus diseases. , University of Cukurova, Faculty of Agriculture, Textbook, No. 128.


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 70
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 3 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 Has knowledge on basic topics about general science, general agricultural engineering and plant production 3
2 Knows the biology, ecology, systematics and control strategies of diseases, pests and weeds causing yield losses in plants 5
3 Knows the identification and the biology of the diseases and how to control diseases,pests and weeds causing yield losses in plants in practice 5
4 Comprehends the plant protection problems, gains the ability to solve the problems via scientific methods 5
5 Decides to the most useful control strategy to cope with the plant protection problems and gets them to be used correctly 5
6 Obtains the skill to use a laboratory, analyzes and evaluates the results and prepares reports 3
7 Has necessary knowledge to use the essential technologies, synthesizes them to prepare oral presentations 3
* 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 3 42
    Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 3 42
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 3 15 45
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 10 10
    Final Exam 1 15 15
Total Workload: 154
Total Workload / 25 (h): 6.16
ECTS Credit: 6