| Course Description |
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| Course Name |
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Integrated Crop Management Systems for Pest Control |
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| Course Code |
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TB-512 |
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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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Assoc.Prof.Dr. ÖZGÜL GÖRMÜŞ
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| Learning Outcomes of the Course |
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Learn cultural and physical control methods developed against cotton insect pests, principles for pest control and integration of control tactics
Comprehend the interactions between cotton plant and pests
Know the cultural and biological control methods of main cotton insect 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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The main objective of this course is to understand the spesific problems and suitable management tactics in terms of suppression or diminish losses caused by pests in the cotton agroecosystem including philosophy and approaches |
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| Course Contents |
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Within this lecture, orientation, organization and controlling the production of fiber plants will be discussed. With this objective, the ways of protection of agroecosystem stability in which plant is grown through coordination of interactive production components with pest control will be addressed |
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| Language of Instruction |
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Turkish |
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| Work Place |
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Class |
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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 |
Agroecosystem, environment and the cotton plant |
Literature review |
Power point presentation and discussion |
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2 |
Growth and development of the cotton plant |
Literature review |
Power point presentation and discussion |
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3 |
Pests occurring depending on the pheonological stages of cotton plant |
Literature review |
Power point presentation and discussion |
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4 |
Cotton plant pathogens and nematodes |
Literature review |
Power point presentation and discussion |
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5 |
Cotton plant and pest interactions |
Literature review |
Power point presentation and discussion |
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6 |
Types of mathematical models for pests and their objectives and expectations |
Literature review |
Power point presentation and discussion |
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7 |
Economic thresholds |
Literature review |
Power-point presentation and discussion |
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8 |
Principles of plant pest control |
Literature review |
Power-point presentation and discussion |
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9 |
Cultural control, biological control and chemical control |
Literature review |
Power point presentation and discussion |
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10 |
Mid term examination |
Exam preparation |
Written examination |
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11 |
Resistant cultivars and genetic concepts |
Literature review |
Power point presentation and discussion |
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12 |
Monitoring and sampling |
Literature review |
Power point presentation and discussion |
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13 |
Integrated plant management systems |
Literature review |
Power-point presentation and discussion |
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14 |
Practices on integrated plant management systems-1 |
Literaure review |
Power-point presentation and discussion |
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15 |
Practices on integrated plant management systems-2 |
Literaure review |
Power point presentation and discussion |
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16/17 |
Final examination |
Exam preparation |
Written examination |
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| Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes |
| # | Key Learning Outcome | Contribution* |
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1 |
Graduates become a specialist on the field crops area by improving their skills. |
3 |
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2 |
They comprehend interdisciplinary interaction in his specialization area. |
4 |
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3 |
They can follow the latest developments in field crops area and get access to the knowledge source, gather this knowledge, reach new knowledge and synthesize by evaluating available studies and follow the innovations in his field. |
2 |
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4 |
They can synthesize and interpret interdisciplinary knowledge by using theoretical and practical skills at a specialist level in field crops area. |
3 |
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5 |
They find solutions for problems related to field crops by using research methods and establish cause effect relationships. |
3 |
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6 |
They incorporate their knowledge on his special area by combining their knowledge with those from the other scientific areas and produce new knowledge and also solve the problems by using scientific research methods. |
4 |
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7 |
They determine a problem independently in field crops subject, provide solutions, evaluate the results and implement whenever required. |
3 |
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8 |
They are qualified to solve a problem in their field. |
3 |
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9 |
They are equipped with analytical and critical thinking ability to direct their learning and to conduct advanced studies in their fields independently. |
4 |
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10 |
They transfer current developments and their own studies in the field crops area systematically to the his working group and to different groups from other study fields orally or visually by supporting them with qualitative and quantitive data. |
3 |
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11 |
They study and improve the social relationships and standards leading these relationship by a critical point of view and take action when needed. |
0 |
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12 |
They develop policy, strategy and experimental plans related to field crops area and evaluate obtained results within the framework of quality processes. |
0 |
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13 |
They are sensitive about scientific and ethical values during the collection, interpretion and announcement of data related to their subject.They are also capable of teaching and checking these values. |
3 |
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14 |
They are able to understand and translate an article written in a foreign language. |
0 |
| * Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum). |
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