COURSE UNIT TITLE

: VEGETABLE PRODUCTION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TAR 4115 VEGETABLE PRODUCTION COMPULSORY 2 2 0 4

Offered By

Agricultural Management

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DILEK YÜCEL ENGINDENIZ

Offered to

Course Objective

To recognize plant products and crop plants, to have current information about grain kinds, to learn principles of farming, and to collect current information about horticulture plants and products.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to define importance species of fruit, vegetables, ornamental plants and vine.
2   Being able to prove importance of field plants in Turkey farming.
3   Being able to know general propagation techniques and be able to apply these techniques in plant species.
4   Being able to evaluate basic problems in farming of horticulture plants.
5   Being able to evaluate researches of farming of horticulture plants.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Information and classification of wtihin the scope of horticulture plants vs fruits, vegetables, ornamental plants and vine
2 Biological characteristics,of horticulture plants, flower situations, pollination and fertilization
3 Classification o field crops, its farming and economic importance
4 Adaptation and growing stages of cereals
5 Climatic requirements of horticultural plants
6 Soil requirements of horticultural plants
7 Mid-Term Exam
8 Mid-Term Exam
9 Resarch ecological requirements of important fruit and vegetable species
10 Generative propagation of horticultural plants and field rops, its application
11 Vegetative propagation of horticultural plants and field rops, its application
12 Plant a fruit garden and vine
13 Plant a vegetable garden
14 Introduction of important cut flower and indoor ornamental plants and its propagation, general information about some of the outdoor plants

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Ağaoğlu, S., Çelik, H., Çelik, M., Fidan, Y., Gülşen, Y., Günay, A., Halloran, N., Köksal, A.I., Yanmaz, R., 2001. Genel Bahçe Bitkileri, A. Ü. Z.F. Eğitimi Araştırma ve Geliştirme Vakfı Yayınları No. 5, 369 s.
Supplementary Book(s): Demir, I. 1989, Tahıllar, EÜZF Izmir 2. Incekara, F, 1973, Endüstri Bitkileri I,II,III,IV, EÜZF, Izmir.
Gerçekçioğlu, R., Bilgener, Ş., Soylu A., 2008. Genel Meyvecilik, Nobel Yayın Dağıtım Ltd. Şti., 480 s.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture and discussions

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FN Final
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE VZ*0.40 + FN* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) VZ*0.40 + BUT* 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Learning outcomes will be assessed by mid-term and final exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

70% participation is compulsory

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Tutorials 12 2 24
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 92

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.411
LO.51

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