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  Course Description
Course Name : Citrus Pathology

Course Code : BK-521

Course Type : Optional

Level of Course : Second Cycle

Year of Study : 1

Course Semester : Fall (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 6

Name of Lecturer(s) : Prof.Dr. NÜKET ÖNELGE

Learning Outcomes of the Course : learns citrus production in Turkey
learns the main citrus viral diseases in Turkey
recognizes bacterial and fungal diseases that have economic importance on citrus

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : In this course the Phytopathological problems and solutions of citrus cultivation will be discussed

Course Contents : In this course the factors causing the disease of citrus willbe discussed.

Language of Instruction : Turkish

Work Place : Lab.


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Graft transmissible diseases on citrus Reference books, Power point presentations,textbooks Power point presentation
2 Citrus viroid diseases Reference books, Power point presentations,textbooks Power point presentation
3 Citrus tristeza virus(CTV) Reference books, Power point presentations,textbooks Power point presentation
4 Citrus PsorosisVirus(CPsV) Reference books, Power point presentations,textbooks Power point presentation
5 Citrus leaf deformation diseases Reference books, Power point presentations,textbooks Power point presentation
6 Citrus cholorotic dwarf anad citrus yellow vein clearing virus Reference books, Power point presentations,textbooks Power point presentation
7 Satsoma dwarf virus Reference books, Power point presentations,textbooks Power point presentation
8 Oral peresentation and exam Reference books, Power point presentations,textbooks Power point presentation
9 Citrus bacterial diseases Reference books, Power point presentations,textbooks Power point presentation
10 Citrus bacterial diseases Reference books, Power point presentations,textbooks Power point presentation
11 Insect transmitted procaryotes Reference books, Power point presentations,textbooks Power point presentation
12 Power point representation Reference books, Power point presentations,textbooks Power point presentation
13 Fungal diseases on citrus Reference books, Power point presentations,textbooks Power point presentation
14 Fungal diseases on citrus Reference books, Power point presentations,textbooks Power point presentation
15 Fungal diseases on citrus Reference books, Power point presentations,textbooks Power point presentation
16/17 Final exam


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  Graft transmissible diseases of citrus C.N. Roistacher
 Compendium of citrus diseases
  Compendium of Citrus Diseases Virus and Virus like diseases of citrus in the Near East region J.M.Bove
Required Course Material(s)


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 2 60
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 7 40
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 Has knowledge on basic topics about general science, general agricultural engineering and plant production 4
2 Knows the biology, ecology, systematics and control strategies of diseases, pests and weeds causing yield losses in plants 5
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 2
4 Comprehends the plant protection problems, gains the ability to solve the problems via scientific methods 4
5 Decides to the most useful control strategy to cope with the plant protection problems and gets them to be used correctly 4
6 Obtains the skill to use a laboratory, analyzes and evaluates the results and prepares reports 3
7 Has necessary knowledge to use the essential technologies, synthesizes them to prepare oral presentations 5
* 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) 16 4 64
    Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 16 3 48
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 7 3 21
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 2 2 4
    Final Exam 1 2 2
Total Workload: 139
Total Workload / 25 (h): 5.56
ECTS Credit: 6