Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
0701505102FORAGE PLANTS CULTIVATIONCompulsory354
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
To assess the role of forages in productive, sustinable agriculture, to know and identfy the major forage crops, to develp an understanding of principles of orage crop managements
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1Learning techniques of forage crop cultivations
2They know and can identfy major forage plants
3Students know the importance of forage plants in agroecosystems
4They can interpret the problems and solutions of forage cultivation
5They can offer suitable production techniques to farmers in different ecological conditions
6They can interpret the nutritive value of different forages
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
1-Introduction to forage production, definiation, objectives and importance 2- Forages in changing in Turkey and statistical data 3- Ecology of forage crops 4- The botany of grasses and legumes, general characterisitics of forages 5- Symbiosis between nodule bacteria and leguminous plants and nitrogen fixation 6- Forage mixtures 7- Leguminous forage plants 8- Forage grasses 9- Other family forage crops 10- Hay making and seed production 11- Harvesting, storage and utilization of foages 12- Silage plants and technology 13- Hay quality and affecting characterisitics 14- Pasture and pasture plants
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Introduction to forage production, definiation, objectives and importance
2Forages in changing in Turkey and statistical data
3Ecology of forage crops
4The botany of grasses and legumes, general characterisitics of forages
5Symbiosis between nodule bacteria and leguminous plants and nitrogen fixation
6Forage mixtures
7Leguminous forage plants
8Midterm Exam
9Forage grasses
10Other family forage crops
11Hay making and seed production
12Harvesting, storage and utilization of foages
13Silage plants and technology
14Hay quality and affecting characterisitics
15Pasture and pasture plants
16Final Exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Lecturer's note and slide
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
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination122
Self Study14684
Individual Study for Mid term Examination11010
Individual Study for Final Examination11010
Homework11010
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)117
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PO
1
PO
2
PO
3
PO
4
PO
5
PO
6
PO
7
LO1    4  
LO2  2    
LO3       
LO4   3   
LO5       
LO6 3   4 
* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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