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Information
| Code | BK035 |
| Name | Fundamentals of Biological Control of Pests |
| Term | 2024-2025 Academic Year |
| Semester | . Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 4-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 6 ECTS |
| National Credit | 4 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Doktora Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof. Dr. MEHMET RİFAT ULUSOY |
Course Goal / Objective
The history of the struggle of biological importance, advantages and disadvantages, the principles and methods of biological control against pests and pest management (IPM) is to learn the importance of applications.
Course Content
Biological control history, importance and characteristics of the development and the principles of biological control, biological control organism groups are used, the advantages and disadvantages of biological control, biological control, and the practical benefits of mass production
Course Precondition
General Entomology, Insect Ecology and Epidemiology, Insect Systematics, Insect Control Methods
Resources
DeBach, P.,1979. Biological Control by Natural Enemies. Cambridge University Press, 334 p.
Notes
Öncüer, C., 1997. Tarımsal Zararlılarla Biyolojik Savaş. ADÜ Yayınları No: 1.,93 s., Aydın. Published articles on biological control.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Understand the importance of the Biological Control |
| LO02 | Find out the advantages and disadvantages of The Biological Control |
| LO03 | Learning the principles of The Biological Control |
| LO04 | Pest Management (IPM) in understanding the importance of Biological Control |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Has knowledge on basic topics about general science, general agricultural engineering and plant production | |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Knows the biology, ecology, systematics and control strategies of diseases, pests and weeds causing yield losses in plants | 4 |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | 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 |
| PLO04 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Comprehends the plant protection problems, gains the ability to solve the problems via scientific methods | 3 |
| PLO05 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Obtains the skill to use a laboratory, analyzes and evaluates the results and prepares reports. | |
| PLO06 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Decides to the most useful control strategy to cope with the plant protection problems and gets them to be used correctly. | 4 |
| PLO07 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Has necessary knowledge to use the essential technologies, synthesizes them to prepare oral presentations. | 3 |
| PLO08 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Gains the ability to identify problems related to the field and to construct and use high-level scientific research methods in solving them. | |
| PLO09 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Being able to independently carry out a work or project that requires expertise in the field, develop new approaches for solving problems encountered in practice and produce solutions by taking responsibility. | |
| PLO10 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Gains the ability to identify problems related to the field and to construct and use high-level scientific research methods in solving them | |
| PLO11 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Can develop and deepen the knowledge in plant protection in general, in field of expertise in particular, gain the ability to carry out and have studies that will bring innovation to science and reach original results. | |
| PLO12 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | He/she can defend his/her original inventions, opinions, approaches and suggestions in front of experts and discuss them by communicating effectively. | |
| PLO13 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Can associate Plant protection-related subjects with other fields of science, and effectively use the knowledge that requires expertise in the evaluation of new and complex ideas, events, and phenomena. | |
| PLO14 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Scientific, technological, social and cultural advances in plant protection; can take active roles in creating an information society, solving problems with scientific methods and making decisions. | |
| PLO15 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Can use the knowledge and experience in the field of Plant Protection to solve the problems encountered in the field of production, takes part in public and private organizations or provides consultancy services. | |
| PLO16 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Gains the ability to transform the results of research and projects into reports/thesis and to present and publish them in international meetings and journals. |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biological control history | Issues related to resource books | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 2 | The definition and the relationship between the different disciplines of biological control | Issues related to resource books | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 3 | Biological Control: Predators | Issues related to resource books | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 4 | Biological Control: Parasitoids | Issues related to resource books | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 5 | Biological Control: Entomopathogens | Issues related to resource books | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 6 | Other factors in biological control | Issues related to resource books | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 7 | Application forms of Biological Control-1 | Issues related to resource books | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Issues related to resource books | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 9 | Application forms of Biological Control-2 | Issues related to resource books | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 10 | Application forms of Biological Control-3 | Issues related to resource books | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 11 | Fields, and the success of biological control | Issues related to resource books | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 12 | Mass production techniques of Biological Control | Issues related to resource books | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 13 | Weed Biological Control-1 | Issues related to resource books | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 14 | Weed Biological Control-2 | Issues related to resource books | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 15 | Evaluation of the biological control subjects | Issues related to resource books | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 16 | Term Exams | Issues related to resource books | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 17 | Term Exams | Issues related to resource books | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 12 | 12 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 28 | 28 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 152 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 6,08 | ||
| ECTS | 6 ECTS | ||