Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | 0701505102 | FORAGE PLANTS CULTIVATION | Compulsory | 3 | 5 | 4 |
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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) |
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Learning Outcomes |
1 | Learning techniques of forage crop cultivations | 2 | They know and can identfy major forage plants | 3 | Students know the importance of forage plants in agroecosystems | 4 | They can interpret the problems and solutions of forage cultivation | 5 | They can offer suitable production techniques to farmers in different ecological conditions | 6 | They can interpret the nutritive value of different forages |
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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
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Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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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 | Midterm Exam | | | 9 | Forage grasses
| | | 10 | Other family forage crops
| | | 11 | Hay making and seed production
| | | 12 | Harvesting, storage and utilization of foages
| | | 13 | Silage plants and technology
| | | 14 | Hay quality and affecting characterisitics
| | | 15 | Pasture and pasture plants
| | | 16 | Final Exam | | |
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Recommended or Required Reading |
Lecturer's note and slide |
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | SUM | 100 | |
Final Examination | 1 | 100 | SUM | 100 | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | SUM | 100 |
| Language of Instruction | | Work Placement(s) | None |
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Workload Calculation |
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Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Self Study | 14 | 6 | 84 |
Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 1 | 10 | 10 |
Individual Study for Final Examination | 1 | 10 | 10 |
Homework | 1 | 10 | 10 |
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Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
LO1 | | | | | 4 | | | LO2 | | | 2 | | | | | LO3 | | | | | | | | LO4 | | | | 3 | | | | LO5 | | | | | | | | LO6 | | 3 | | | | 4 | |
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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