| Course Description |
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| Course Name |
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Plant Protection in Organic Agriculture |
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| Course Code |
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BKP451 |
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| Course Type |
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Optional |
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| Level of Course |
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First Cycle |
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| Year of Study |
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4 |
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| Course Semester |
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Fall (16 Weeks) |
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| ECTS |
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5 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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Prof.Dr. SERDAR SATAR
Prof.Dr. FEYZULLAH NEZİHİUYGUR
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| Learning Outcomes of the Course |
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Teach the defination of organic agriculture and its purpose
teach the princable of the organic agriculture
Teach the importance of agricultural practice in organic agriculture
Teach the problems and their solution for pest and disease control in organic agriculture
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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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Today´s conventional agriculture, threaten the environment and human health brought about many problems, despite brought many positive developments. One of the most important solutions to these problems is "Organic Farming" today. Organic farming, was born as an application that brings solutions not just for man but also for nature, today´s agricultural production system that causes the problem. The principles of organic farming, the application conditions, non residual and environmental friendly solutions for pest and disease problem which is faced during organic farming application is the purpose of this course. |
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| Course Contents |
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What is organic agriculture, where and when is the appropriate time an place to apply organic agriculture, what is pest and disease problem faced during the organic agriculture and its managment beside that, field (Greenhouse and open field) application of this problem in field which is cultivated by students are the contents of the lecture |
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| Language of Instruction |
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Turkish |
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| Work Place |
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Plant protection department´s classroom, Laboratories, Department fields and green houses |
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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 |
Agriculture systems and Why where when Organic agriculture system |
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2 |
The objectives of organic agriculture and its comparison with other agriculture systems in Turkey and World |
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3 |
The rules to start organic agriculture and its necessary elements in organic fields |
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4 |
The importance of crop rotation for control plant pest problems in Organic agriculture |
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5 |
The plant pest and disease control in Organic agriculture by Irrigation, fertilization, soil application practices |
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Certification in organic agriculture and its rules |
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7 |
Quiz Exam |
writing exam from lecture notes and oral exam from field and greenhouse application |
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8 |
Pest and disease control methods İn organic agriculture and its princeliness I |
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Pest and disease control methods İn organic agriculture and its princeliness III |
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Pesticides which is registered in organic agriculture for control plant protection problems I |
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Pesticides which is registered in organic agriculture for control plant protection problems II |
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Pesticides which is registered in organic agriculture for control plant protection problems III |
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14 |
Analyzing and discussion the greenhouse and open field grown plants problem in the field |
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Reporting the greenhouse and open field grown plants problem |
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16/17 |
Final Exam |
writing exam from lecture notes and oral exam from field and greenhouse application |
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Required Course Resources |
| Resource Type | Resource Name |
| Recommended Course Material(s) |
 N. Uygur, 2003. Ecological agriculture. Lecture notes, Adana 70p.
N. Lampkin. Organic Farming. Farming Press, United Kingdom, 1990.
Anonim, 2002. Organik tarım, Organik (Ekolojik) Tarım Eğitimi Ders Notları, İzmir, 263.
Agroecology, The Science of Sustainable Agriculture. Miguel A. Altieri. Westview Press, 1995.
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| Required Course Material(s) |
Unkarut-regulierung ohne chemie. Von Hans-Ulrich Dierauer, Dr. Holger Stöppler-Zimmer. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart, 1994.
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| Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes |
| # | Key Learning Outcome | Contribution* |
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1 |
Gain the sufficient equipment to determine the challenges about the diseases, pests and weeds in plant health and identify those agents. |
5 |
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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. |
5 |
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3 |
Gain the ability to communicate with farmers and organizations dealing with agriculture and be able to teach his professionals to them |
5 |
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4 |
Provides to apply practical control strategies safely and interpret the results; prescribe the pesticides in case of using chemical control. |
5 |
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5 |
Obtain the skill to choose and use modern technical tools in plant protection. |
4 |
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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. |
3 |
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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 |
5 |
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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 |
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9 |
Gain the skills to catch and analyze the basic methods of the scientific researches |
5 |
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10 |
Gain the ability to work lonely or with a team, responsibility in professional ethics and safety in applications. |
5 |
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11 |
Learn the basic plant protection topics such as biology, ecology, systematic, control strategies of agents causing economical losses in cultivation |
3 |
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12 |
Students have the sufficient knowledge about agricultural engineering in general and also, plant protection area in private |
4 |
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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). |
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