Information Package / Course Catalogue
Plant Virus and Viroid Diseases
Course Code: ZBK530
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 8
Objectives of the Course

The purpose of this course is to teach plant virus and viroid disease.

Course Content

What are differences of virus and viroid. The discovery of viroids and definition of viroid. Natural plant viroid and virus diseases. Nomenclature and classification of viruses and viroids. The groups of plants viruses. The symptoms, host plants, transmission ways, controls, physical and chemical properties of plants viruses and virods are explained.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Sevdiye YORGANCI
Learning Outcomes
1.According to the symptoms of the virus and viroid diseases to learn…
2.Nomenclature and classification of viruses and viroid…
3.Host plants, transmission ways, controls, physical and chemical properties of plants viruses and viroid are explained.…
4.
5.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Smith K.M.A 1972, Textbook of Plant Virus DiseasesAcademic Pres New York684p
2.Agrios 1998 Plant Pathology Academic Press 563s
3.Diener T.O.1979 Viroids and Viroid Disease 251p
4.Yılmaz M.A,Baloğlu S., Özarslan M,1995 Bitki Virus Hastalıkları Çukurova Üniv. Ders Kitabı No:128 Adana 200s
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The discovery of viroids
Week 2 - Theoretical
Evidence for existence of viroids
Week 3 - Theoretical
Bitki viroid :Tomato bunchy top disease, Chrysanthemum chlorotic mottle viroid
Week 4 - Theoretical
Natural plant viroid diseases Tomato bunchy top disease, Chrysanthemum chlorotic mottle viroid
Week 5 - Theoretical
Potato spindle tuber disease,Citrus exocortis disease, Coconut cadang-cadang disease, Hop stunt disease, cucumber pale fruit
Week 6 - Theoretical
Transmission, replication, identification, purification of viroids
Week 7 - Theoretical
Plant virus diseases: Virus disease on citrus
Week 8 - Theoretical
Virus disease on grapevine
Week 9 - Theoretical
Virus disease on stone fruit crops
Week 10 - Theoretical
Virus disease on apple
Week 11 - Theoretical
Virus disease on gren plant (vegetable), Virus disease on beans
Week 12 - Theoretical
Virus disease on potato , Virus disease on beet and tobacco
Week 13 - Theoretical
Virus disease on gramines I
Week 14 - Theoretical
Virus disease on gramines II
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Lecture - Practice143270
Midterm Examination134135
Final Examination138139
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)200
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
OÇ-1
3
4
4
3
4
5
OÇ-2
3
3
4
3
3
3
OÇ-3
4
3
4
5
5
4
OÇ-4
4
3
4
4
4
4
OÇ-5
3
4
4
4
4
3
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2026