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| Course Description |
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| Course Name |
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Relationship Between Weed-Disease-Insect in an Ecosystem |
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| Course Code |
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BK-568 |
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| Course Type |
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Optional |
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| Level of Course |
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Second Cycle |
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| Year of Study |
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1 |
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| Course Semester |
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Spring (16 Weeks) |
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| ECTS |
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6 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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Prof.Dr. SİBEL UYGUR
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| Learning Outcomes of the Course |
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-Evaluates relationship among weeds and diseases and insects in an ecosystem ecologically
Evaluates this interaction in point of plant protection
Discusses the basic criteria towards the biological weed control.
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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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Interaction of weeds, diseases and insects in an ecosystem and, to discussion of benefits of this relationship to agro-eco system in case of their correct use are the aims of this course. |
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| Course Contents |
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Relationship between weeds, diseases and insects will be ecologically assessed. Ecological processes on a regular basis of this relationship contributes economically. The indirect effects of weeds such as hosting to beneficial organisms will be discussed in this course. |
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| Language of Instruction |
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Turkish |
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| Work Place |
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Classroom |
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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 |
General characteristics of weeds |
Recommended book & notes |
Visual |
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2 |
General characteristics of fungi-bacteria-virus and arthropods |
Recommended book & notes |
Visual |
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3 |
The relationship between weeds and fungal diseases of plants |
Recommended book & notes |
Visual |
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4 |
The relationship between weed and plant bacterial disease agents |
Recommended book & notes |
Visual |
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5 |
The relationship between weed-plant virus disease agents |
Recommended book & notes |
Visual |
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6 |
The relationship between weed and plant parasitic nematodes |
Recommended book & notes |
Visual |
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7 |
The relatioship between weed-Thrips |
Recommended book & notes |
Visual |
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8 |
The relatioship between weed-Aphids |
Recommended book & notes |
Visual |
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9 |
The relatioship between weed-Acarina |
Recommended book & notes |
Visual |
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10 |
Mid-term exam |
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Written exam |
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11 |
The relatioship between weed-insect predators |
Recommended book & notes |
Visual |
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12 |
The relatioship between weed-insects parazites |
Recommended book & notes |
Visual |
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13 |
The relatioship between weed-diseases I |
Recommended book & notes |
Visual |
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14 |
The relatioship between weed-diseases II |
Recommended book & notes |
Visual |
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15 |
Biological control of weeds |
Recommended book & notes |
Visual |
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16/17 |
Final exam |
Recommended book & notes |
Written exam |
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Required Course Resources |
| Resource Type | Resource Name |
| Recommended Course Material(s) |
 Driesche, R. V., Hoddle, M., Center, T., 2008. Control of Psets and Weeds by natural enemies. Blackwell Publishing, 473 p.
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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 |
Has knowledge on basic topics about general science, general agricultural engineering and plant production |
2 |
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2 |
Knows the biology, ecology, systematics and control strategies of diseases, pests and weeds causing yield losses in plants |
4 |
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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 |
3 |
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4 |
Comprehends the plant protection problems, gains the ability to solve the problems via scientific methods |
5 |
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Decides to the most useful control strategy to cope with the plant protection problems and gets them to be used correctly |
5 |
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Obtains the skill to use a laboratory, analyzes and evaluates the results and prepares reports |
3 |
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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). |
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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 |
3 |
42 |
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Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) |
14 |
1 |
14 |
| Assesment Related Works |
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Homeworks, Projects, Others |
5 |
12 |
60 |
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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: | 138 |
| Total Workload / 25 (h): | 5.52 |
| ECTS Credit: | 6 |
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