Plant Protection consists of two divisions, Entomology and Plant Pathology. Studies at the department focus on the identification of the agricultural pests such as insects, mites, nematodes, other animal pests of plants, fungi, bacteria, virus and weed, as well as their distribution, biology, bioecology and control. Additionally, theoretical and practical training and research on plant pathogen interactions, impacts of chemical pesticides on the environment and human beings, mechanical, chemical, physical and biological control of disease and pests are conducted.

1.To train environment-friendly plant protection expert that possess contemporary knowledge, ability of analytical thinking-questioning, producing solutions and awareness of professional ethics with expertise on diseases and pests in agricultural products and their bioecology, host-parasite interactions, pesticides and their effects on the environment, cultural, physical, chemical, biotechnical and biological control methods, integrated pest management, integrated crop management at graduate level for the needs of public and private sector in our country. 2. To contribute in the solution of agricultural production problems at every stage of production using basic and applied scientific research as well as to improve the agricultural production by sharing the acquired experience and newly developed technologies with producers and researchers.

Individual has a basic knowledge on characteristics, symptomatologies, mechanisms of disease formation, epidemiologies, and general control methodologies of the abiotic and biotic factors that cause diseases in plants and also basic knowledge on genetic diversity of plant pathogens. Basic knowledge on the general morphology, development, interaction with the environment and the general control methods of plant pests.Individual has a basic knowledge on insect collection, preparation, identification, nomenclature, classification; status of insects in biodiversity and phylogenetic interactions (classical or molecular) between insect orders. Can distinguish the morphological, physiological, biological and ecological features of the order and families of the pest species. Individual can explain the weeds that are harmful in agriculture together with their damage patterns, bio-ecologies and control methods.

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Head of Sub-Department Prof. Dr. Ahmet Güray FERİZLİ E-mail : ferizli@agri.ankara.edu.tr CV :

Prof. Dr. Cem ÖZKAN E-mail : cozkan@agri.ankara.edu.tr CV :

Prof. Dr. Yakup Zekai KATIRCIOĞLU E-mail : katirci@agri.ankara.edu.tr CV :

Prof. Dr. Filiz ERTUNÇ E-mail : ertunc@agri.ankara.edu.tr CV :

Prof. Dr. Sultan ÇOBANOĞLU E-mail : Scobanoglu@ankara.edu.tr CV :

Prof. Dr. Avni UĞUR E-mail : ugur@agri.ankara.edu.tr CV :

Prof. Dr. Hilal TUNCA COSİC E-mail : htunca@ankara.edu.tr CV :

Prof. Dr. Harun BAYRAKTAR E-mail : bayrakta@agri.ankara.edu.tr CV :

Prof. Dr. Umut TOPRAK E-mail : utoprak@agri.ankara.edu.tr CV :

Prof. Dr. Fatma Sara DOLAR E-mail : dolar@agri.ankara.edu.tr CV :

Prof. Dr. İbrahim Özer ELİBÜYÜK E-mail : elibuyuk@agri.ankara.edu.tr CV :

Prof. Dr. Fikret DEMİRCİ E-mail : fdemirci@agri.ankara.edu.trgmail.com CV :

Prof. Dr. Aziz KARAKAYA E-mail : karakaya@agri.ankara.edu.tr CV :

Prof. Dr. Şerife BAYRAM E-mail : bayram@agri.ankara.edu.tr CV :

Prof. Dr. Mevlüt EMEKCİ E-mail : emekci@agri.ankara.edu.tr CV :

Prof. Dr. Selma ÜLGENTÜRK E-mail : ulgentur@agri.ankara.edu.tr CV :

Associate Prof. Dr. Emre İNAK E-mail : einak@ankara.edu.tr CV :