Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
PLANT PROTECTION PRODUCTS KBK205 3. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 5.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Associate's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors Alev KART
Assistants
Goals Stored product diseases and their management before and after harvest. Biology and damages of pests in stored products. To give information about pest and control methods that must be applied according to the product type.
Course Content Definition, biology and damage of pests (insects, mites and rodents) and diseases (physiological, fungal and bacterial) in stored grain, legumes, dried fruit, fresh fruit and vegetables, tobacco, leather, aromatic and medicinal plants and wood. Cultural, physical-mechanical, biological, legal (Quarantine), chemical and integrated pest management against stored product pest.
Learning Outcomes 1) Identifies stored product disease species
2) Identifies stored product pest species
3) Determines which control method or methods is used against different stored product disease and pest species

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Description of stored product pests, their biology and damages (Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, Acarina) Lecture
Brainstorming; Colloquium
Case Based Learning 		Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
2. Week Description of stored product pests, their biology and damages (Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, Acarina) Lecture
Opinion Pool; Colloquium
Case Based Learning 		Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
3. Week Description of stored product pests, their biology and damages (Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, Acarina) Lecture
Brainstorming; Colloquium
Brain Based Learning 		Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
4. Week Cochroaches and rodents occurring in food processing companies Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool; Colloquium
Case Based Learning 		Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
5. Week Control of stored product pests ( Cultural, Physical-machanical, biological, bio-technical, chemical and intergated pest management methods). Lecture
Colloquium
Case Based Learning 		Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
6. Week Control of stored product pests ( Cultural, Physical-machanical, biological, bio-technical, chemical and intergated pest management methods). Lecture
Colloquium
Case Based Learning 		Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
7. Week Control of stored product pests ( Cultural, Physical-machanical, biological, bio-technical, chemical and intergated pest management methods). Lecture
Opinion Pool; Colloquium
Case Based Learning 		Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
8. Week Midterm exam Question Answer
9. Week Economic importance of postharvest diseases Lecture
Brainstorming
Case Based Learning 		Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
10. Week General information about postharvest pathogens and abiotic disease factors Lecture
Colloquium
Case Based Learning 		Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
11. Week Host-Pathogens interactions in postharvest stage Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool; Colloquium
Case Based Learning 		Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
12. Week Factors affecting the development of the postharvest diseases Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool; Colloquium
Case Based Learning 		Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
13. Week Mechanism of postharvest pathogens attack Lecture
Opinion Pool; Colloquium
Case Based Learning 		Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
14. Week Control of stored product diseases Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool; Colloquium
Brain Based Learning 		Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Anonim( 1995). Teknik Talimatlar I,II,III,IV. Ciltler. Tarım ve Köyişleri bakanlığı Koruma Kontrol Genel Müdürlüğ Yayınları
Barkai-Golan, R., 2001. Postharvest Diseases of Fruits and Vegetables Development and Control. Elsevier, 418 ss.
Hagstrum, D.W. and Subramanyam, B.(2006). Fundamentals of Stored-Product Entomoloji. Amerika.
Kader, A.A., 2002. Postharvest Technology of Horticultural Crops.University of CaAgrios
Narayasamy, P., 2006. Postharvest pathogens and disease management. Wiley-Interscience, 578 pp.
Subramanyam, B. and Hagstrum, D.W.(2000).Alternatives to Pesticides in Stored Produck IPM. London.

Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program RequirementsContribution LevelDK1DK2DK3
PY15441
PY25114
PY35000
PY45112
PY55444

*DK = Course's Contrubution.
0 1 2 3 4 5
Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 3
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 13 4
Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.) 6 2
Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice , Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice) 14 2
Midterm Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 3 4
Final Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Final Exam 3 5
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course
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Course Information
  • Course Information
  • Weekly Topics (Content)
  • Sources Used in This Course
  • Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
  • ECTS credits and course workload