Information Package / Course Catalogue
Pestıcıdes and Analysıs
Course Code: LBT218
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 1
Prt.: 2
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 2
Objectives of the Course

To gain knowledge about the pesticides used in the control of diseases and pests, the points that should be considered during their use, and the harm they cause to the environment.

Course Content

The definition of pesticides, the history of using pesticides, the benefit-damage of pesticides, the classification of pesticides, organic chlorinated pesticides, carbamate pesticides, the groups of pyrethroid pesticides, the formulations of pesticides, the history of food residue analysis, legislation of pesticides.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Get to know about basic and special terms related to chromatographic pesticide analyses, deepening and improving the current and advanced information about the subjects leading to original ideas and searching as the excellence level
2.Manipulate the practices on sampling and extraction, etc.
3.Evaluate for pesticide analyze results
4.To be having information about legislation of pesticides
5.To be able to comprehend the formulations of pesticides
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Toros, S., Maden, S., and Sözeri, S. 2001. Agricultural Pest Control: Methods and Pesticides. Ankara University Faculty of Agriculture Textbook (4th ed.).
2.Handbook on the Effective and Safe Use of Agricultural Pesticides, TİSİT Publications.
3.Öztürk, S., 1990. Agricultural Pesticides. Hasad Publishing, Ankara, 523.
4.Öncüer, 2008. Methods and Pesticides for Controlling Agricultural Pests. ADÜ Publications.
5.Fong, W.G., H.A., Moye, J.N. Seiber and J.P., Toth, 1999. “Pesticide Residues in Foods: Methods, Techniques, and Regulations” Wiley-Interscience, 376 pp.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical & Practice
The definition of pesticides, the history of using pesticides
Week 2 - Theoretical & Practice
The benefit-damage of pesticides
Week 3 - Theoretical & Practice
The classification of pesticides
Week 4 - Theoretical & Practice
Formulations of pesticides, licensing, labeling and prescription system
Week 5 - Theoretical & Practice
Maximum residue and LD50 in pesticides
Week 6 - Theoretical & Practice
Retention time and phytotoxicity in pesticides
Week 7 - Theoretical & Practice
Toxicity classes of pesticides, their effects on humans and the environment
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
Sampling from vegetables and foods for residue analysis (Mid-term Exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical & Practice
Sampling from soil and water for residue analysis
Week 10 - Theoretical & Practice
Instruments used for pesticide analysis
Week 11 - Theoretical & Practice
Instruments used for pesticide analysis
Week 12 - Theoretical & Practice
Evaluation of the results from pesticide analyses
Week 13 - Theoretical & Practice
To determination of results
Week 14 - Theoretical & Practice
legislation of pesticides
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Assignment1%5
Quiz1%5
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140114
Lecture - Practice140228
Assignment1112
Individual Work1112
Quiz1101
Midterm Examination1213
Final Examination1415
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)55
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026