Iğdır University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
9900001012	PLANT PRODUCTION	Compulsory	2	3	5

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

The concept of disease, causes of non-viable disease, fungal, bacterial and viral disease factors, epidemiology, pathology and disease prevention methods will be given general information about. To give general information about the external and internal structures of plant pests, biology, ecology and struggle methods.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Araş. Gör. Dr. Ayşe USANMAZ BOZHÜYÜK

Learning Outcomes

1	Recognize important diseases and pests that are problematic in agriculture.
2	hey learn the diseases of plantsand harmfull insects in agriculture, their types of harm. they also learn insects of Insecta order , acars and also nematods ,their biology and control. They learn the disease agents of agricultural products, fungi,viruses and bacteria, their biology and control.
3	Recognize the bacteria, phytoplasms, ricketts and cipiroplasms that cause disease in plants.
4	Gains knowledge of morphology, taxonomy and life cycles of insects.
5	Learns the systematics of fungi.
6	Learns the harms and benefits of weeds
7	Learns the general struggle with diseases and weeds.

Mode of Delivery

Daytime Class

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Description, biology, damage-symptoms, and control of agricultural pest, disease and herbs

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Introduction to Entomology; description, biology, damage and control of major groups of entomological organisms
2	Insect morphology
3	Insect physiology
4	Insect ecology
5	Biyotechnical, Quarantine, and Chemicel Pest Control Methods
6	Chemical (continued) control method and Integrated Pest Control Concept
7	midterm exam
8	Definition of disease and disease periods
9	Symptoms of plant diseases
10	Plant fungal diseases
11	Plant viral diseases
12	Plant bacterial diseases
13	Definiition of weeds, Their harms and control
14	Control of plant diseases
15	final exam
16

Recommended or Required Reading

Alaoğlu, Ö., Boyraz, N., Güncan, A. and Baştaş, K. K. 2014. Plant Protection. S. U. Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Plant Protection, 266 p. Konya

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	100
SUM		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Final Examination	1	100
SUM		100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities		40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	1	1
Final Examination	1	2	2
Attending Lectures	14	4	56
Self Study	14	4	56
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	1	10	10
Individual Study for Final Examination	1	25	25
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7	PO 8	PO 9	PO 10	PO 11	PO 12	PO 13	PO 14	PO 15	PO 16	PO 17	PO 18
LO1		5			4		3	2	5			3		3	3	2
LO2						2				2			3
LO3				5		4		3			4		3					3
LO4						3										3
LO5																2
LO6																	2
LO7			3							2							2

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High