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| Course Description |
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| Course Name |
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Vegetable Crop Pests |
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| Course Code |
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BK-585 |
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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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Fall (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. MEHMET RİFAT ULUSOY
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| Learning Outcomes of the Course |
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Recognizes vegetable pests
learns biology of vegetable pests
learns cultural control methods of vegetable pests
learns chemical control of vegetable pests
learns biological control of vegetable pests
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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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One of the important problems in the cultivation of vegetable is pest problems. For successful pest control, recognition, distribution, ecological requirements, biology should be known very well. In addition damage, organ damage, economical losses because of the pest, the cost of the control methods and other factors which effects pest control and the natural enemies of the pest species should be discussed. All these issues are the subject of this lecture. This course is arranged in an order according to plant pests. |
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| Course Contents |
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Nowadays the organic and integrated farming of vegetables (tomato, pepper, eggplant, zucchini, melon, watermelon, cucumber, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, etc.) is very popular in terms of the environment and human health. In this point of view invertebrate and other animal pest species should be well understood and managed under IPM principles. |
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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 pests of vegetables |
Literature review |
Lecture and Discussion |
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2 |
General pests of vegetables |
Literature review |
Lecture and Discussion |
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3 |
General pests of vegetables |
Literature review |
Lecture and Discussion |
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4 |
General pests of vegetables |
Literature review |
Lecture and Discussion |
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5 |
The pests on the leaves of vegetables |
Literature review |
Lecture and Discussion |
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6 |
The pests on the root of vegetables |
Literature review |
Lecture and Discussion |
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7 |
The pests on fruit of vegetables |
Literature review |
Lecture and Discussion |
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8 |
The pests on fruit of vegetables |
Literature review |
Lecture and Discussion |
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9 |
Midterm exam |
Preparation for the exam |
Written examination |
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10 |
The pests on flowers, seeds, and other organs of vegetables |
Literature review |
Lecture and Discussion |
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11 |
The pests on flowers, seeds, and other organs of vegetables |
Literature review |
Lecture and Discussion |
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12 |
The pests of aromatic and salad vegetables |
Literature review |
Lecture and Discussion |
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13 |
The pests of aromatic and salad vegetables |
Literature review |
Lecture and Discussion |
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14 |
Mushrooms pests |
Literature review |
Lecture and Discussion |
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15 |
Mushrooms pests |
Literature review |
Lecture and Discussion |
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16/17 |
Final exam |
Preparation for the final exam |
Written examination |
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Required Course Resources |
| Resource Type | Resource Name |
| Recommended Course Material(s) |
 Notes prepared by using different sources and transferred to electronic media presentation is enriched with pictures
LFORD, D.V., 1999. A Textbook of Agricultural Entomology. Blackwell Science Ltd., Oxford, 314p.
Mc Kinlay, R. G., 1992. Vegatable Crop Pests. Mac Millian Pres Ltd., England, 406 pp.
KORNOŞOR, S., 1985. Orman, Park ve Süs Bitkileri Zararlıları. Ç.Ü Ziraat Fakültesi yardımcı ders notu (Teksir).
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| Required Course Material(s) |
UYGUN, N., M.R. Ulusoy, ve H. Başpınar, 2002. Sebze Zararlıları. Ç.Ü. Ziraat Fak. Yayınları. Ders Kitabı, 168.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 |
40 |
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Homeworks/Projects/Others |
5 |
60 |
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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 |
1 |
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2 |
Knows the biology, ecology, systematics and control strategies of diseases, pests and weeds causing yield losses in plants |
3 |
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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 |
4 |
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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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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 |
4 |
56 |
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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 |
10 |
50 |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
1 |
3 |
3 |
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Final Exam |
1 |
6 |
6 |
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Total Workload: | 143 |
| Total Workload / 25 (h): | 5.72 |
| ECTS Credit: | 6 |
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