COURSE SYLLABUS

PLANT MYCOLOGY

1	Course Title:	PLANT MYCOLOGY
2	Course Code:	BTK3610
3	Type of Course:	Compulsory
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	3
6	Semester:	6
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	4
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	2
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	None
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. ÖZGÜR AKGÜN KARABULUT
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	E-posta: ozgurk@uludag.edu.tr Tel: 90.224.2941572 Adres: Uludağ Üni., Ziraat Fak. Bitki Koruma Bölümü Görükle Kampüsü, Bursa 16059, Türkiye.
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	This course is designed to teach students the general characteristics of fungi, to give basic information on fungal nutrition, growth and reproduction, to introduce certain taxonomic categories that contain plant pathogenic fungi
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	Students should be able to main characteristics of fungi distinguishing them from other groups of microorganism.;
2	To understand their importance in many relations with human life.;
3	To gain the basic information on reproductive structures which are using to identification fungi.;
4	To comprehend the differences in phenotypic characters that is essential for fungal taxonomy;
5	To learn life cycles of important plant pathogenic Oomycetes.;
6	To learn life cycles of important plant pathogenic Ascomycetes.;
7	To learn life cycles of important plant pathogenic smut and bunt fungi.;
8	To learn life cycles of important plant pathogenic rust fungi.;
9	To learn the differences of mitosporic fungi spores structure.;
10	To be able to distinguish yeast than other fungi.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Introduction to fungi, their significant for human life and environment, the place of fungi in the kingdoms of life.	Introduction
2	Fungal cell structure, nutrition and growth of fungi	Macroscopic observation of fungal cultures and microscopic examination of non-septate and septate hypae.
3	Asexual reproduction of fungi	Examples of different types of asexual spores
4	Sexual reproduction of fungi	Examples of different types of asexual spores
5	Classification and nomenclature of fungi	Examples of different types of sexual spores Microscopic examination of sexual and asexual reproductive structures of important pathogen genera in this group.
6	Fungus-like organisms in the Kingdom Protozoa and Chromista	Microscopic examination of sexual and asexual reproductive structures of important pathogen genera in this group.
7	Midterm Exam	Microscopic examination of important pathogen genera in this group.
8	Characteristics and distinguishing features of Kingdom Chromista, main characteristics and life cycles of important plant pathogens belonging to this taxon	Microscopic examination of important plant pathogen genera in this group.
9	Kingdom Fungi: Characteristics and distinguishing features of Chytridiomycetes Division, main characteristics and life cycles of important plant pathogens belonging to this taxon	Microscopic examination of important pathogen genera in this group.
10	Characteristics and distinguishing features of Zygomycetes Division, main characteristics and life cycles of important plant pathogens belonging to this taxon	Microscopic examination of fruit- bodies of powdery mildews genera, Taprina’s ascus structure and different yeast cultures.
11	Characteristics and distinguishing features of Ascomycetes Division, main characteristics and life cycles of important plant pathogens belonging to this taxon	Microscobic examination of the rust teliospores, mushroom’s basidiospores.
12	Characteristics and distinguishing features of Basidiomycetes Division, main characteristics and life cycles of important plant pathogens belonging to this taxon	Microscobic examination of the smut and the bunt teliospores.
13	Ordo Ustilaginales, their main characteristics and life cycles of important plant pathogens belonging to this taxon	Microscobic examination of Alternaria species.
14	Mitosporic fungi, classification, characteristics of important plant pathogens

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Rai, M., Bridge P., D., Applied Mycology. 2009. CAB International. Webster, J., Weber R., Introduction to Fungi. 2007. Third Edition. Cambridge University Press. Gadd, G. M., Watkinson S.C., Dyer P.S. 2007. Fungi in the Environment. Cambridge University Press; First edition (Edited by G.M. Gadd). p408. Deacon J., Fungal Biology. 2006. 4th edition. Institute of Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Edinburgh, UK. Agrios, G.N. 2005. Plant Pathology. Fifth Edition, Academic Press, Inc. p952. Carlile M.J., Watkinson S.C., Gooday G.W. 2001. Fungi. Elsevier, Second edition. p588. Stacey G., Keen N.T. 1995. Plant-Microbe Interactions. Springer First edition. p316. Baykal, N. 1992. Mikoloji. Uludağ Üniversitesi Basımevi, Bursa.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	30
Quiz	1	5
Homeworks, Performances	1	5
Final Exam	1	60
Total	4	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
Information

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	2	28
Practicals/Labs	14	2	28
Self Study and Preparation	14	0,5	7
Homeworks, Performances	1	15	15
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	1	16	16
Others	1	2	2
Final Exams	1	24	24
Total WorkLoad			120
Total workload/ 30 hr			4
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

	PQ2	PQ3
LO1	0	0
LO2	3	3
LO3	3	3
LO4	0	0
LO5	3	3
LO6	0	3
LO7	3	0
LO8	3	3
LO9	3	0
LO10	0	0

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High