Information Package / Course Catalogue
Plant Protection in Organic Agriculture
Course Code: BKR211
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 2
Objectives of the Course

To be able to learn and apply methods of control diseases and pests in organic farming

Course Content

The concept of disease in plants, fungi, bacterial, viral and other diseases that cause problems in plants, identification, identification, transmission and propagation and harmful organisms (insect, mite etc.)

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Hüseyin YERLİKAYA
Learning Outcomes
1.Being able to learn the source of the disease and ways of transmission in plants
2.To be able to distinguish the symptoms of diseases caused by fungal, bacterial and viral factors in plants
3.To be able to learn methods of control diseases and pests in organic farming and to be able to interpret them in terms of protection
4.Recognize important plant pests in ecological agriculture.
5.Know alternative methods of control that can be used in place of chemistry.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Course notes of lecturer
2.Presentations and Lecture Notes Compiled From Different Sources
3.GÖNEN, O., ULUG E, ve UYGUN F.N. 1995. Ekolojik Tarımda Bitki Koruma. Çukurova Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları
4.AKSOY, U ve ALTINDİŞLİ, A. 1999. Ekolojik (Organik, Biyolojik) Tarım. İzmir
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Definition of organic (ecological) agriculture, history, and situation in Turkey and the world
Week 2 - Theoretical
Principles and Objectives of Plant Conservation in Organic Agriculture
Week 3 - Theoretical
Legislation, control and certification in organic farming
Week 4 - Theoretical
Causes of Organic Agriculture and Disease
Week 5 - Theoretical
Fungus and their symptoms
Week 6 - Theoretical
Bacteria and the cause of the disease
Week 7 - Theoretical
Viruses and their symptoms
Week 8 - Theoretical
Preventive measures against plant diseases
Week 9 - Theoretical
Pests in Organic Farming
Week 10 - Theoretical
Pest Control Methods in Organic Agriculture: Biological Control
Week 11 - Theoretical
Cultural, Mechanical and Physical Control
Week 12 - Theoretical
Mechanical control against pests
Week 13 - Theoretical
Biopesticides and applications
Week 14 - Theoretical
Pesticides permitted for use in organic agriculture
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Individual Work1202
Midterm Examination19110
Final Examination19110
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)50
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
OÇ-1
5
4
4
2
5
4
2
4
OÇ-2
4
4
4
3
5
2
2
3
OÇ-3
4
4
4
2
4
2
3
OÇ-4
4
4
4
3
4
3
OÇ-5
5
4
4
3
2
2
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2026