Information Package / Course Catalogue
Plant Protection
Course Code: AST102
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 1
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

The aim of the course is to enable the student to recognize the concept of plant protection, to learn the biotic and abiotic factors that are harmful to plants and to make inferences about their control.

Course Content

Information about the concept of plant protection, recognition and control of pathogens is given.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Hüseyin YERLİKAYA
Learning Outcomes
1.Knows plant protection concept
2.Knows biotic and abiotic materials
3.Capability to recognize plant pests
4.Able to recognize plant pathogens
5.Knows control methods against plant pathogens
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Lecturer lecture notes
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Plant Protection Concept and Principles
Week 2 - Theoretical
Abiotic factors causing disease in plants
Week 3 - Theoretical
Plant pathogenic fungi
Week 4 - Theoretical
Plant pathogenic bacteria
Week 5 - Theoretical
Plant pathogenic viruses and viroids
Week 6 - Theoretical
Weeds
Week 7 - Theoretical
General characteristics of insects that cause damage to plants
Week 8 - Theoretical
Mouth structures and feeding patterns of insects
Week 9 - Theoretical
Mites
Week 10 - Theoretical
Nematodes
Week 11 - Theoretical
Snails and slugs
Week 12 - Theoretical
Principles and Methods of Agricultural Warfare Quarantine Measures Cultural Control Physical Warfare
Week 13 - Theoretical
Biological Control Biotechnical Control
Week 14 - Theoretical
Chemical Control Spraying Techniques and Errors
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Lecture - Practice140114
Term Project1033
Laboratory25010
Midterm Examination110010
Final Examination110010
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
PÇ-13
PÇ-14
PÇ-15
PÇ-16
OÇ-1
5
OÇ-2
5
5
OÇ-3
5
OÇ-4
5
OÇ-5
5
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026