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| Course Description |
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| Course Name |
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Pests of Citrus and Subtropic Fruit |
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| Course Code |
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BK-591 |
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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. SERDAR SATAR
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| Learning Outcomes of the Course |
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Has information about recognition and biology of citrus and Subtropic pest
Has information about chemical control of Citrus and Subtropic pest
Has information about biothecnical control of Citrus and Subtropic pest and latest development about it
Has information about biological control of Citrus and Subtropic pest and latest development about it
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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 recognition of citrus and subtropical fruit pests causing damage ,their biology and control of them by using current techniques and inform the agricultural engineers. |
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| Course Contents |
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Citrus and subtopic (olive, fig, pomegranate, banana) pests; recognition, biology and controls, discussing articles about latest developments of these pests and lab and field applications |
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| Language of Instruction |
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Turkish |
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| Work Place |
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Department of Plant protection class and labs, Cukurova Univeristy, Plant protection experimental and application field |
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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 |
Citrus pests; recognition, biology |
Literature revew |
Lecture |
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2 |
Citrus pests; chemical control I, homework-read the related article |
Literature revew |
Lecture and lab practice |
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3 |
Citrus pests; cultural control II, homework-read the related article |
Literature revew |
Lecture and field practice |
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4 |
Citrus pests; biological control III, homework-read the related article |
Literature revew |
Lecture and discussion |
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5 |
Citrus pests; biotechnical control IV, homework-read the related article |
Literature revew |
Lecture and discussion and field practice |
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6 |
Citrus pests;biotechnical control V, homework-read the related article |
Literature revew |
Lecture and lab practice |
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7 |
latest development about control of citrus pests, rhomework-read the related article |
Literature revew |
Lecture and discussion |
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8 |
Subtropic fruit pests; recognition, biology, homework-read the related article |
Literature revew |
Lecture and lab practice |
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9 |
Subtropic fruit pests; chemical control I, homework-read the related article |
Literature revew |
Lecture and discussion |
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10 |
Subtropic fruit pests; cultural control II, homework-read the related article |
Literature revew |
Lecture and field practice |
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11 |
quiz exam |
Literature revew |
Written and oral exam |
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12 |
Subtropic fruit pests; biological control III, homework-read the related article |
Literature revew |
lecture with power point presentation, discussion the article and lab application |
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13 |
Subtropic fruit pests; biotechnical control IV, homework-read the related article |
Literature revew |
lecture with power point presentation and discussion the article |
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14 |
Subtropic fruit pests; biotechnical control V, homework-read the related article |
Literature revew |
Lecture and discussion and field practice |
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15 |
Latest development about control of Subtropic fruit pests, Homework- prepare the PowerPoint presentation and present in the classroom |
Literature revew |
lecture with power point presentation, 10 min. students presentations and their discussion |
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16/17 |
Final exam |
Exam preparation |
Written and oral exam |
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Required Course Resources |
| Resource Type | Resource Name |
| Recommended Course Material(s) |
 Notes prepared by using different sources and transferred to electronic media presentation is enriched with pictures
Uygun, N., M.R. Ulusoy, İ. Karaca ve S. Satar, 2010. Fruit and vineyard pests. Nobel matbaacılık, 347 s.
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| Required Course Material(s) |
ALFORD, D.V., 1999. A Textbook of Agricultural Entomology. Blackwell Science Ltd., Oxford, 314p
KOUL, O., Dhaliwal S.G., and Cuperus G.W., 2004. Integrated Pest Management, Potential, Constraints and Challenges. CABI Publishing, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, 329p.
EBELING, W., 1959. Subtropical Fruit Pest. University of California, Division of Agricultural Sciences, 436p.
Google academic http://scholar.google.com
WEP of Knowledge (SCI general search) Http://apps.webofknowledge.com
Katsoyannos P., 1996. Integrated insect pest managment for citrus in norhern Mediterranean countries
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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 |
3 |
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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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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 |
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4 |
Comprehends the plant protection problems, gains the ability to solve the problems via scientific methods |
4 |
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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 |
5 |
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Obtains the skill to use a laboratory, analyzes and evaluates the results and prepares reports |
3 |
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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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| Student Workload - ECTS |
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) |
| Course Related Works |
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Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) |
14 |
3 |
42 |
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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 |
10 |
10 |
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Final Exam |
1 |
16 |
16 |
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Total Workload: | 142 |
| Total Workload / 25 (h): | 5.68 |
| ECTS Credit: | 6 |
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