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Course Description Course Name : Phytopathology Course Code : BKP201 Course Type : Compulsory Level of Course : First Cycle Year of Study : 2 Course Semester : Fall (16 Weeks) ECTS : 5 Name of Lecturer(s) : Prof.Dr. YEŞİM AYSAN 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 : BKP101 Botany BKP122 General Microbiology 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 Homeworks visual 2 Parasitism and disease development lecture notes, oral presentations visual 3 How pathogens attack plants? lecture notes, oral presentations visual 4 How diseases effect the crops? lecture notes, oral presentations visual 5 Genetics of plant diseases and plant defense systems against pathogens lecture notes, oral presentations visual 6 Epidemiology of plant diseases lecture notes, oral presentations Visual 7 Abiotic plant diseases and effect of enviroment on disease development lecture notes, oral presentations visual 8 Exam All documents Written examination 9 Diseases caused by procaryotes lecture notes, oral presentations visual 10 Economical, ecological and pathological aspects of fungi and classification, diseases caused by fungi lecture notes, oral presentations visual 11 Diseases caused by viruses lecture notes, oral presentations visual 12 Other disease agents and plant diseases caused by parasitic higher plants lecture notes, oral presentations visual 13 Identification of plant pathogens lecture notes, oral presentations visual 14 General control strategies, quarantine and certification lecture notes, oral presentations visual 15 Pesticides Discuss on homeworks lecture notes, oral presentations visual 16/17 Final exam All lecture documents Written exam   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  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)   Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 80     Homeworks/Projects/Others 3 20 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 Gain the sufficient equipment to determine the challenges about the diseases, pests and weeds in plant health and identify those agents. 5 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 3 Gain the ability to communicate with farmers and organizations dealing with agriculture and be able to teach his professionals to them 4 4 Provides to apply practical control strategies safely and interpret the results; prescribe the pesticides in case of using chemical control. 2 5 Obtain the skill to choose and use modern technical tools in plant protection. 2 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. 2 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 3 8 Easily reaches to information on plant protection by using qualified Technologies and combine them with its knowledge to prepare written or oral presentations. 4 9 Gain the skills to catch and analyze the basic methods of the scientific researches 3 10 Gain the ability to work lonely or with a team, responsibility in professional ethics and safety in applications. 3 11 Learn the basic plant protection topics such as biology, ecology, systematic, control strategies of agents causing economical losses in cultivation 5 12 Students have the sufficient knowledge about agricultural engineering in general and also, plant protection area in private 3 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).   Student Workload - ECTS Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour) Course Related Works     Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 4 56     Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 1 14 Assesment Related Works     Homeworks, Projects, Others 3 7 21     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 10 10     Final Exam 1 15 15 Total Workload: 116 Total Workload / 25 (h): 4.64 ECTS Credit: 5