Information Package / Course Catalogue
Plant Protection Products
Course Code: BKR214
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to make students able to understand the basic information about pesticides, possible risks, environmental precautions, necessary precautions for protecting human health and non-target organisms, taking into account the characteristics of pesticides against important harmful organisms in plants.

Course Content

To give information about plant protection drugs. To teach application and dose concepts. Provide maximum benefit from plant protection medicines while minimizing negative effects on natural life and environment.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Hüseyin YERLİKAYA
Learning Outcomes
1.Understand basic information about pesticides
2.Understand the effects of pesticides on human and environmental health
3.Learn pesticide toxicology used in chemical control against agricultural pests
4.Learn the drugs used in control against agricultural pests
5.Recommendation of important pesticides against the characteristics of pesticides
6.Apply pesticides against important pests by taking the necessary precautions that can protect the environment, human health and non-target organisms
7.Practice the pesticides so that they do not cause to resistance of pests
8.To be able to organize and evaluate reports or projects related to the subject
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Course notes of Lecturer
2.Presentations and Lecture Notes Compiled From Different Sources
3.Tarımsal Savaş Yöntemleri ve Tarım İlaçları, Prof. Dr. Cezmi Öncüer
4.T.C. Tarım ve Orman Bakanlığı, Gıda ve Kontrol Genel Müdürlüğü, Bitki Koruma Ürünleri Bayilik ve Toptancılık Sınavı Soruları
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction and history of pesticides and their use in the world and in Turkey
Week 2 - Theoretical
The main substances that make up the pesticide and their properties
Week 3 - Theoretical
The main substances that make up the pesticide and their properties
Week 4 - Theoretical
Classification of pesticides
Week 5 - Theoretical
Formulation types and Properties
Week 6 - Theoretical
Dose and dose related concepts in pesticides
Week 7 - Theoretical
In pesticides; waiting time, Miscibility, Phytotoxicity
Week 8 - Theoretical
Toxicity classes in pesticides, routes of entry into animal organisms and mechanisms of action
Week 9 - Theoretical
Effects of pesticides on non-target organisms and the environment
Week 10 - Theoretical
Mistakes made during the use and storage of pesticides and solutions
Week 11 - Theoretical
Mechanism of resistance in pesticides
Week 12 - Theoretical
Solution of Plant Protection Products Dealership and Wholesale Exam Questions Issued in Previous Years
Week 13 - Theoretical
Solution of Plant Protection Products Dealership and Wholesale Exam Questions Issued in Previous Years
Week 14 - Theoretical
Solution of Plant Protection Products Dealership and Wholesale Exam Questions Issued in Previous Years
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Assignment25010
Individual Work35015
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination110111
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
OÇ-1
3
5
2
5
4
3
5
OÇ-2
3
5
2
5
4
3
5
OÇ-3
3
5
2
5
4
3
4
OÇ-4
3
4
2
5
4
3
4
OÇ-5
3
4
2
5
3
3
3
OÇ-6
3
3
2
5
3
2
2
OÇ-7
4
5
1
4
OÇ-8
4
5
1
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026