Information Package / Course Catalogue - Adnan Menderes University

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Person Responsible for Information Package

Prof. Engin ERTAN

Prof. Gonca GÜNVER DALKILIÇ

Prof. Uğur ŞİRİN

Prof. Zeynel DALKILIÇ

Lec. Burak Erdem ALGÜL

Lec. Gülbanu GAYRETLİ

Lec. Gülsüm KARAKAYA

Lec. Mustafa ÇELİK

Horticultural Plant Diseases and Management Methods

Course Code	: BK320
Course Type	: Non Departmental Elective
Couse Group	: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language	: Turkish
Work Placement	: N/A

Theory	: 2
Prt.	: 1
Credit	: 3
Lab	: 0
ECTS	: 4

Objectives of the Course

The objective of this course is to explain the importance of diseases in horticultural cultivation and to introduce the major fungal, bacterial and viral diseases that are problematic and to teach their symptoms, agents and control methods.

Course Content

This course covers fungal, bacterial and viral diseases that are important in pome fruit trees, stone fruit trees, grape-like fruit species, subtropical fruit species, vegetables and ornamental plants. Each disease is held regarding the symptoms, damage types of the disease, biology and climate requirements of the agents and control methods.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

1.	Students will understand the importance of diseases in crop production.
2.	Students will know the main plant pathogen groups such as fungi, bacteria and viruses and learn how distinguish them each other.
3.	Students will recognize economically significant fungal, bacterial and viral diseases of horticultural crops.
4.	Students will know how and what extent to use the symptoms in the diagnosis of diseases.
5.	Students will learn the methods of management for each disease.

Recommended or Required Reading

1.	1. Zirai Mücadele Teknik Talimatları, TAGEM Yayınları, Tarım Gıda ve Hayvancılık Bakanlığı, ANKARA, 2008.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

Diseases of pomme fruit I

Week 1 - Practice

Microscopic and macroscopic examination of symptoms and pathogens in pomme fruit diseases Part I

Week 2 - Theoretical

Diseases of pomme fruit, Part II

Week 2 - Practice

Microscopic and macroscopic examination of symptoms and pathogens in pomme fruit diseases II

Week 3 - Theoretical

Diseases of stone fruit, Part I, Grouping of Students and Assignment Distribution

Week 3 - Practice

Microscopic and macroscopic examination of symptoms and pathogens in stone-fruit diseases, Part I

Week 4 - Theoretical

Diseases of stone fruit II

Week 4 - Practice

Microscopic and macroscopic examination of symptoms and pathogens in stone-fruit diseases, Part II

Week 5 - Theoretical

Disease of berry fruit

Week 5 - Practice

Microscopic and macroscopic examination of symptoms and pathogens in berry fruit

Week 6 - Theoretical

Diseases of grapevines, Part I

Week 6 - Practice

Microscopic and macroscopic examination of symptoms and pathogens in grapevine diseases, Part I

Week 7 - Theoretical

Diseases of grapevines, Part II, Midterm exam

Week 7 - Practice

Microscopic and macroscopic examination of symptoms and pathogens in grapevine diseases, Part II

Week 8 - Theoretical

Subtropic fruit diseases Part I

Week 8 - Practice

Microscopic and macroscopic examination of subtropic fruit disease symptoms and pathogens., Part II

Week 9 - Theoretical

Subtropic fruit diseases Part II

Week 9 - Practice

Microscopic and macroscopic examination of subtropic fruit disease symptoms and pathogens., Part II

Week 10 - Theoretical

Vegetable diseases, Part I

Week 10 - Practice

Microscopic and macroscopic examination of vegetable disease symptoms and pathogens., Part I

Week 11 - Theoretical

Vegetable diseases, part II

Week 11 - Practice

Microscopic and macroscopic examination of vegetable disease symptoms and pathogens., Part II

Week 12 - Theoretical

Vegetable diseases, part III

Week 12 - Practice

Microscopic and macroscopic examination of vegetable disease symptoms and pathogens., Part III

Week 13 - Theoretical

Diseases of ornamental plants, Part I, Assignment Submission

Week 13 - Practice

Microscopic and macroscopic examination of ornamental plant disease symptoms and pathogens., Part I

Week 14 - Theoretical

Diseases of ornamental plants, Part II (Term Assignment Submission)

Week 14 - Practice