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| Course Description |
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| Course Name |
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Soilborne Pathogen Fungi in Plants |
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| Course Code |
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BK-534 |
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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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Prof.Dr. ALİ ERKILIÇ
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| Learning Outcomes of the Course |
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Knows Soil-borne plant pathogens
Knows soil-borne microorganisms antagonistic
Knows conditions of infectious pathogens
Knows the methods of control soil-borne pathogens
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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 aim is to give information about Soil-borne fungi, ecology, epidemiology, and struggle of pathogens |
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| Course Contents |
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Diseases caused by soil-borne fungi on plants, population developments of these pathogens in plants, creating forms of infection, the use of antagonists against pathogens, the methods of holding soil-borne pathogens in pressure |
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| Language of Instruction |
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Turkish |
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| Work Place |
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Classroom, Laboratory |
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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 |
The importance of soil-borne pathogens |
Topics on Course notes |
visual |
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2 |
Infection Conditions of soil-borne pathogens |
Topics on Course notes |
visual |
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3 |
Pathogens and other microorganisms living in competition |
Topics on Course notes |
visual |
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4 |
Methods of soil-borne pathogens isolated |
Topics on Course notes |
visual |
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5 |
pathogenicity studies with Soil-borne pathogens |
Topics on Course notes |
visual |
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6 |
As the pathogen of soil Oomycetes |
Topics on Course notes |
visual |
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7 |
As the pathogen of soil Fusarium species |
Topics on Course notes |
visual |
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8 |
mid term exam |
prepare for the exam,working from lecture notes and presentations |
written exam |
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9 |
Damping-off pathogens, and the struggle |
Topics on Course notes |
visual |
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10 |
As the pathogen ofsoil, Sclerotinia, Verticillium, and several other pathogens |
Topics on Course notes |
visual |
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11 |
interactions between Mycorrhizas and soil pathogens |
Topics on Course notes |
visual |
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12 |
Cultural measures taken to control soil pathogens |
Topics on Course notes |
visual |
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13 |
The use of solarization against soil pathogens |
Topics on Course notes |
visual |
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14 |
As an antagonist of soil fungi |
Topics on Course notes |
visual |
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15 |
Chemical control of the soil pathogens |
Topics on Course notes |
visual |
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16/17 |
final exam |
prepare for the exam,working from lecture notes and presentations |
written exam |
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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.
Moore-Landecker, E., 1996. Fundamentals of the Fungi. Fourth Edition. Prentice-Hall, Inc., New Jersey, pp. 574.
Webster, J., Weber, R. W. S., 2007. Introduction to Fungi. Third Edition. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, pp. 841.
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| Required Course Material(s) |
Notes prepared by using different sources and enriched with pictures pp presentation
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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 |
50 |
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Homeworks/Projects/Others |
5 |
50 |
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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 |
2 |
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2 |
Knows the biology, ecology, systematics and control strategies of diseases, pests and weeds causing yield losses in plants |
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Knows the identification and the biology of the diseases and how to control diseases,pests and weeds causing yield losses in plants in practice |
5 |
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4 |
Comprehends the plant protection problems, gains the ability to solve the problems via scientific methods |
2 |
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5 |
Decides to the most useful control strategy to cope with the plant protection problems and gets them to be used correctly |
4 |
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6 |
Obtains the skill to use a laboratory, analyzes and evaluates the results and prepares reports |
1 |
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7 |
Has necessary knowledge to use the essential technologies, synthesizes them to prepare oral presentations |
1 |
| * 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 |
1 |
14 |
| Assesment Related Works |
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Homeworks, Projects, Others |
5 |
12 |
60 |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
1 |
8 |
8 |
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Final Exam |
1 |
16 |
16 |
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Total Workload: | 154 |
| Total Workload / 25 (h): | 6.16 |
| ECTS Credit: | 6 |
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