| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phytopathology | ZBK202 | Compulsory | Bachelor's degree | 2 | Spring | 4 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Associate Prof. Dr. Gülsüm Ebru ÖZER UYAR
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Knows the development and importance of phytopathology science.
2) Knows the annual disease cycle in plants.
3) Knows the biochemical and physiological changes in the sick plant.
4) Identify the defence mechanism of plants
5) Connect between abiotic factors and phytopathologic factors.
6) Knows the structural and biochemical resistance in the plant.
7) Knows general control methods with plant diseases.
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| 1 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | High | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 2 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | High | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 3 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | High | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 4 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | High | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 5 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | High | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 6 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | High | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 7 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | High | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Not Required
Course Contents
This course covers below topics; Birth, development and current importance of phytopathology science, science of symptomatology and plant diseases, Etiology and plant disease factors, Pathology, plant disease and annual disease course in plants, emergence conditions of epidemic plant diseases in plants.
Weekly Schedule
1) Introduction to phytopathology and history2) The concept of the disease and its development
3) Etiology - abiotic disease factors
4) Viroid and virus diseases
5) Disease-causing bacteria in plants
6) Fungi as disease agents
7) Fungi as disease agents
8) Parasitic plants
9) Defense mechanisms developed by plants
10) Changes in sick plant physiology
11) Plant disease epidemiology
12) Plant disease prevention and control methods
13) Plant disease prevention and control methods
14) Plant disease prevention and control methods
15) Final Exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Semester Studies to Course Grade |
60% |
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Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
40% |
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Total | 100% | |||||||||||
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required