Information Package / Course Catalogue
Plant Protection Pratics II
Course Code: BKR216
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 0
Prt.: 4
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

It is the application of the theoretical knowledge learned in the courses in the field conditions.

Course Content

Within the scope of all courses; cultural measures, mechanical control, biological and biotechnical methods, chemical control, calibration, sample examination and imaging under microscope, use of spraying instruments, insect collection, collection of nematodes and mites.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Hüseyin YERLİKAYA
Learning Outcomes
1.Learn the use of laboratory equipment.
2.Learn the use of chemical control tools and equipment.
3.Makes mechanical and chemical control of plant pests.
4.Learns labeling and collection of insects.
5.Apply biotechnical control methods.
6.Learns to take soil samples for nematode analysis.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Course notes of Lecturers
2.Plant Protection Technical instructions
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Practice
Introduction and program introduction
Week 2 - Practice
Use of laboratory instruments-II
Week 3 - Practice
Collecting and killing insect specimens
Week 4 - Practice
Pinning, labeling and collection of insect specimens
Week 5 - Practice
Collection of parasitic insect samples and monitoring of parasitoid exits
Week 6 - Practice
Cultural measures against plant pests and mechanical control practices
Week 7 - Practice
Dose adjustment and calibration
Week 8 - Practice
Counting techniques on leaf and fruit to determine economic damage threshold
Week 9 - Practice
Garden and Field pest control
Week 10 - Practice
Preparation and application of trap (sticky, pheromone, nutrient attractant) within the scope of biotechnical control
Week 11 - Practice
Warehouse visits for warehouse pests
Week 12 - Practice
Taking nematode samples from soil
Week 13 - Practice
Visit of Agrochemicals and Greenhouses
Week 14 - Practice
Evaluation of the applications
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%59
Report1%30
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Practice140456
Land Work122024
Midterm Examination19110
Final Examination19110
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
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
5
2
4
4
3
4
OÇ-2
5
5
2
4
4
3
4
OÇ-3
5
5
2
3
4
3
4
OÇ-4
5
5
2
4
4
4
4
OÇ-5
5
5
5
5
2
5
5
5
OÇ-6
4
4
4
5
3
5
5
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026