COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GARDENING AND PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
BIY 4113 GARDENING AND PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES ELECTIVE 2 2 0 5

Offered By

Biology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ISA GÖKLER

Offered to

Biology

Course Objective

The purpose of the course is to teach the environmental conditions, soil structures which effective during plant growth. On the other hand description of wild plants, cultured plants and distinguish the differences between both plant types. Additionally indication of the economic importance of the several country or worldwide cultured plants

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Teaching the cultured and wild plants
2   Teaching the plant growth techniques
3   Teaching soil types and their relationship with each other
4   Teaching season free plant breeding
5   Teaching the evaluation strategy of fertile lands
6   To give an idea about our country and other countries in terms of plant breeding
7   Teaching how to research on plant breeding, and oral and written statement of the obtained information
8   Gaining experimental logic and analytical thinking in plant production techniques

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction of wild and cultured plants, explanation differences between wild and cultured plants Introduction of equipment using for studies in garden
2 Teaching the environmental conditions, soil structures which effective during plant growth Preparation of soil for farming and plant production (Eruca and lettuce) in prepared areas
3 Presentation of plant production techniques Graft types; budding ,branch and stem cutting with plant production techniques
4 Sand cultures Production technique with branch and stem cutting
5 Water cultures Changing flowerpot of plants
6 Production techniques with seed under field conditions Production techniques with Zea mays and Hordeum sativus seeds under field conditions
7 Pruning techniques Pruning techniques and presentation of plants in which the pruning is used
8 Midterm exam
9 Production with cutting Production technique with branch and stem cutting from sand cultures in the greenhouse conditions I
10 Production with grafting Production technique with branch and stem cutting from sand cultures in the greenhouse conditions II
11 To teach the season free plant breeding: Greenhouse techniques Presentation of Aeroponic, Hydroponic and Aquaponic cultures
12 To give idea about the evaluation of fertile lands (agriculture) Preparation of aeroponic, hydroponic and aquaponic cultures
13 To teach the principal field crops, breeding conditions Delivering to student s report and discussing
14 To teach the principal field crops, breeding conditions Delivering to student s report and discussing

Recomended or Required Reading

Günnehir M.O. Bitki Yetiştirme Yöntemleri. Ege Üniversitesi Fen Fakültesi Kitaplar Serisi.Ege Üniversitesi Basımevi. Izmir. 1988.
Altan, S. Çukurova Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Süs Bitkileri Üretim Tekniği, Adana, 1992.
Erken, K. Gürsan, K. Dış Mekân Süs Bitkileri Ve Çim Alanları Tesisi, Yalova. 2005.
Korkut, A., Inan, H.I. Saksılı Süs Bitkileri Hasad Yayıncılık, Istanbul. 1995.
Oral, N. Iç Mekân Süs Bitkileri Tav Yayıncılık, Bursa, 1991.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture format, discussion, problem solving and question-answer

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Vize
2 FN Final
3 BNS BNS VZ * 0.40 + FN * 0.60
4 BUT Bütünleme Notu
5 BBN Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Notu VZ * 0.40 + BUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The student's performance will be evaluated by the questions that will be asked in midterm final exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to at least 70% for the lectures is an essential requirement of this course and is the responsibility of the student. It is necessary that attendance to the lecture on time. Any unethical behavior that occurs either in presentations or in exams will be dealt with as outlined in school policy. You can find the undergraduate policy at http://web.deu.edu.tr/fen

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

m.nakipoglu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

will be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Tutorials 5 2 10
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52
Preparation for midterm exam 1 13 13
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.155
LO.254
LO.3544
LO.45454
LO.55455
LO.645
LO.755
LO.845

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