| Course Description |
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| Course Name |
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Role of Antagonists in Plant Pathology |
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| Course Code |
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BK-553 |
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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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Fall (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. YEŞİM AYSAN
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| Learning Outcomes of the Course |
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Knows what antagonist is
Knows what the oppurtunities of the antagonists in biocontrol of plant diseases are
Knows the methods to isolate some antagonists from nature
Uses the antagonists in biocontrol of the plant diseases in fields/orchards
Knows the biocontrol agents in commercial
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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 teaching the opportunities for biological control of plant diseases |
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| Course Contents |
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Mechanisms of antagonists in biocontrol of plant diseases, isolation methods the antagonists from soil and plants, selection of the beneficial antagonists, and applications, commercial biocontrol agents |
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| Language of Instruction |
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Turkish |
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| Work Place |
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Classroom and labarotory |
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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 |
What is general methods on biocontrol of plant diseases? |
study related books and power point presentations before lecture |
lecture |
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2 |
What are advantages and disadvantages of chemical control? |
study related books and power point presentations before lecture |
lecture |
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3 |
What is antagonist? Which microorganisms are considerd as antagonist? |
study related books and power point presentations before lecture |
lecture |
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4 |
What are the mechanisms of antagonists in biocontrol of plant diseases? |
study related books and power point presentations before lecture |
lecture |
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5 |
Which methods are used in isolation of the antagonist from fields, greenhouses and orchards? |
study related books and power point presentations before lecture |
lecture and laboratory study |
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6 |
Which methods are used in isolation of the antagonist from fields, greenhouses and orchards? |
study related books and power point presentations before lecture |
lecture and laboratory study |
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7 |
What are selection methods for the succesfully antagonists within the candidate antagonists? |
study related books and power point presentations before lecture |
lecture and laboratory study |
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8 |
Exam |
study related books and power point presentations before exam |
exam |
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9 |
What does an antagonist the considere as sufficient antagonist? |
study related books and power point presentations before lecture |
lecture |
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10 |
What are additional applications to induce efficient of beneficial antagonists? |
study related books and power point presentatoins before lecture |
lecture |
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11 |
What are the procedures between isolation of antagonists from nature and commercialisation of the biocontrol agents? |
study related books and power point presentations before lecture |
lecture |
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12 |
What are the procedures between isolation of antagonists from nature and commercialisation of the biocontrol agents? |
study related books and power point presentations before lecture |
lecture |
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13 |
Which the biocontrol agents are used practically in fields/orchards? |
study related books and power point presentatoins before lecture |
lecture |
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14 |
What is the position of the biocontrol studies in Turkey? |
study related books and power point presentations before lecture |
lecture |
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15 |
What are the problem in biocontrol studies? |
study related books and power point presentations before lecture |
lecture |
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16/17 |
Final sınavı |
study related books and power point presentations before exam |
exam |
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Required Course Resources |
| Resource Type | Resource Name |
| Recommended Course Material(s) |
 The natura and practice of biological control of plant pathogens, Cook & Baker, 1983, USA.
Biological control. benefits and risks, Hokkanen & Lynch, 1995, United Kingdom
Bitki Hastalıklarıyla Biyolojik Savaş, Yardımcı Ders Kitabı, Bora & Ozaktan, 1998 İzmir
Molecular biology of the biological control pests and diseases of animals, Gunasekaran & Weber, 1996, USA.
Biological control of weeds and plant diseases, Rice, 1995, USA.
Theoretical approaches to biological control, Hawkins & Cornell, 1999, United Kingdom
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| Required Course Material(s) | |
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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 |
4 |
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2 |
Knows the biology, ecology, systematics and control strategies of diseases, pests and weeds causing yield losses in plants |
5 |
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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 |
5 |
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4 |
Comprehends the plant protection problems, gains the ability to solve the problems via scientific methods |
3 |
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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 |
5 |
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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). |
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