Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
0701207107POME AND STONE FRUIT SPECIESCompulsory475
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The world wide distribution of pome and stone fruits (apples, pears, quinces, peaches, apricots, plums, sweet and sour cherries), systematics, genology, morphological and biological properties, ecology, cultural treatments, export and import levels will be thought.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Dr. Ogr. Uyesi Mehmet Ramazan BOZHUYUK Dr. Berna DOĞRU ÇOKRAN
Learning Outcomes
1They can learn distribution of pome and Stone fruits throughout world
2They can learn history and development of pome and stone fruits throughout world
3They can learn fertilization biology, pomology and systematics of pome and stone fruits
4It can be used with soft and stone fruit method, they know the garden, applications and harvest
5They can have knowladge on strategies and projection of pome and stone fruits
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
To give information about pome and stone fruits
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1The history and development of horticultural plants, cultural areas of apples, systematics and genology, pomology, morphology and important cultivars.
2Fertilization biology of apples, ecological demands, cultural properties, orchard design, production amount, export and import levels, annual cultural and techniqual applications.
3Cultural areas of pears, systematics and genology, pomology, morphology and important cultivars.
4Fertilization biology of pears, ecological demands, cultural properties, orchard design, production amount, export and import levels, annual cultural and techniqual applications.
5Cultural areas of quinces, systematics and genology, pomology, morphology and important cultivars.
6Fertilization biology of quinces, ecological demands, cultural properties, orchard design, production amount, export and import levels, annual cultural and techniqual applications.
7Cultural areas of peaches, systematics and genology, pomology, morphology and important cultivars. Fertilization biology of peaches, ecological demands, cultural properties, orchard design, production amount, export and import levels, annual cultural and techniqual applications.
8Midterm exam
9Cultural areas of apricots, systematics and genology, pomology, morphology and important cultivars.
10Fertilization biology of apricots, ecological demands, cultural properties, orchard design, production amount, export and import levels, annual cultural and techniqual applications.
11Cultural areas of plums, systematics and genology, pomology, morphology and important cultivars.
12Fertilization biology of plums, ecological demands, cultural properties, orchard design, production amount, export and import levels, annual cultural and techniqual applications.
13Cultural areas of sweet and sour cherries, systematics and genology, pomology, morphology and important cultivars.
14Fertilization biology of sweet and sour cherries, ecological demands, cultural properties, orchard design, production amount, export and import levels, annual cultural and techniqual applications.
15Final Exam
16
Recommended or Required Reading
1. Özbek, S. 1978. Özel Meyvecilik (Kışın Yaprağını Döken Meyve Türleri). Çukurova Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları No. 128. Ders Kitabı 11. 2. Özçağıran, R., Ünal, A., Özeker, E., İsfendiyaroğlu, M. (2003). Ilıman İklim Meyve Türleri, Yumuşa Çekirdekli Meyveler, Ege Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları No:556, İzmir. 3. Biochemistry of Fruit Ripening (Seymour, G. B., Taylor, J. E., and Tucker, G. A., eds.), Chapman and Hall, Cambridge, UK. 4. Th Jackson JE. 2003.Biology of apples and pears. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 5. Westwood, M.N., 1993. Temperate-Zone Pomology. Physiology and Culture. 3rd ed. Timber Press Inc., Portland, Oregon, USA. 6. Instructor's Course Notes 7. İnternet
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination122
Self Study148112
Individual Study for Mid term Examination11515
Individual Study for Final Examination12020
Homework11010
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)160
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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