Information Package / Course Catalogue
The Effects of Pestcides On Living Systems
Course Code: BİO513
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 2
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 8
Objectives of the Course

To give information about pestcides and their effects on environment, living organisms. To observe effects of some pestcides on onion, grasshopers and Drosophila under light microscopy by treatment of different ways

Course Content

Definition of pestcide and types of pestcide,effects of some pestcides on living organisms (on onion, grasshopers and Drosophila) under light microscopy by treatment of different ways.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Sare İlknur YAVAŞOĞLU
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to obtain information about agricultural pest control methods
2.To be able to learn the presentation and classification of pesticides.
3.To be able to obtain information about lethal doses of pesticides, tolerance and toxicity
4.To be able to learn mechanisms of effect of pesticides and obtain information about their effects to environment and people.
5.To be able to learn the mutagenic effects of pesticides and their effects on chromosomes
6.To be able to learn the test systems which are used to describe the effects of pesticides on living organism
7.To be able to observe the effects of pesticides by applying a variety of different organisms
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Vural, N., 1984. Toksikoloji. Ank. Univ. Pharm. Fac.Pub. No:56
2.Öztürk , S., 1990. Tarım İlaçları. Hassas Pub. ve Rek.
3.Öncüer, C., 2004. Tarımsal Zararlılarla Savaş Yönt. ve İlaçları. ADU Pub. No: 19
4.Vural, N.,2005. Toksikoloji. Ank. Üniv. Ecz. Fak.Yay. No:73
5.Internet
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Agricultural pests and contestation to them
Week 1 - Preparation Work
The rules shoul be obeyed in laboratory during treatment of pestcides
Week 2 - Theoretical
Description and classification of pestcides
Week 2 - Preparation Work
Preparation of onions for treatment, choosing pestcide and its dose
Week 3 - Theoretical
Description and classification of pestcides (continue) widely used formulations and properties.
Week 3 - Preparation Work
The treatment of pestcides in a chosen duration and dose, fixation of roots.
Week 4 - Theoretical
Lethal dose of pestcides, tolerance of pestcides and poisinity of pestcides
Week 4 - Preparation Work
Week 5 - Theoretical
Phytotoxicity of pestcides and the ways of entrance to animals
Week 5 - Preparation Work
Investigation of other doses and durations under light microscopy
Week 6 - Theoretical
Effect mechanisms of pestcides, the effects to human and environment
Week 6 - Preparation Work
Investigation of other doses and durations under light microscopy (continue)
Week 7 - Theoretical
Effect mechanisms of pestcides, the effects to human and environment (continue)
Week 7 - Preparation Work
Tretment of grasshopers with a determined pestcide dose and duration and fixation of testes of grasshopers.
Week 8 - Theoretical
The mutagenic effects of pestcşdes on living organisms, genes and chromosomes
Week 8 - Preparation Work
Staining of grasshoper testis and observation under light microscopy.
Week 9 - Theoretical
Çekirge testislerinin boyanması ve mikroskopta incelenmesi (devam)
Week 9 - Preparation Work
Staining of grasshoper testis and observation under light microscopy (continue).
Week 10 - Theoretical
The mutagenic effects of pestcşdes on living organisms and genes
Week 10 - Preparation Work
Staining of grasshoper testis and observation under light microscopy
Week 11 - Theoretical
The mutagenic effects of pestcşdes on living organisms and genes (continue)
Week 11 - Preparation Work
Treatment of pestcide to virgin Drosophilas.
Week 12 - Theoretical
The mutagenic effects of pestcşdes on living organisms and genes (continue)
Week 12 - Preparation Work
The observation and counting of Drosophilas
Week 13 - Theoretical
General Assessment
Week 13 - Preparation Work
Continue countin Drosophilas and estimation of results
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory133491
Lecture - Practice133491
Assignment1235
Reading1235
Midterm Examination1112
Final Examination1112
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)196
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
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
OÇ-1
5
5
4
5
OÇ-2
5
5
4
5
OÇ-3
4
5
4
5
OÇ-4
4
OÇ-5
4
5
4
4
OÇ-6
4
4
5
4
OÇ-7
5
4
5
5
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2026