Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
9900001120FIELD CROPSCompulsory235
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
To the students who receive bachelor education, it is aimed to give general principles of agronomy,to teach them field cropss (grain, edible legumes, industral plants, foodder plants) to introduce and to learn the principles of growness and to have knowledge about this and is to express the importance of it in our country and world.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1The students, who are succesful in the course, will have knowledge about general principles and methods of field crops
2The students will know the importace and place of field cultivation
3To learn the botanics,ecologgy, physiology and biochemistry of field crops
4To learn industrial crops and food legumes.
5To have knowledge on cereals, pastures and fodder plants
6They can discuss problems and solutions of field crops productions
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
The lesson covers the history, importance, utilization practices of field crops and their production practices, producer issues, suggestions for the issues
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1The importtance of growth fieid crops and the history of field crops cultivation
2The context of the agriculture. Genetic centers of culture plants
3Classification of field plants and botanic, reproduction type of field plants
4Seedling and agricultural systems
5The processes applied in field cultivation (Preparation of soil)
6The processes applied in field cultivation (Rotation, sowing and planting)
7The processes applied in plant cultivation (maintenance and prevention)
8Midterm Examination
9Grains (Cool climate Grains)
10Grains (Hot climate Grains)
11Edible legumes
12Industrail plants (Cotton, Potato, Sugerbeet)
13Industrail plants (Sunflower, Brasica, Soya and Tobacco)
14Forage Crops (Leguminous Forage Crops)
15Forage Crops(Grass Forage Crops)
16Final Examination
Recommended or Required Reading
1. KARA, Kemalettin (2010) Field Crops, 2. GÖKKUŞ, A., KARADOĞAN, T. KANTAR, F., KOÇ, A. (1998)TField Crops Akçin, A. 1981. Food Grain Legumes Lecture Notes. Ataturk Univ. Faculty of Agriculture. Publications, Erzurum.. Baysal, İ. 1975. General Principles of Agriculture. Erzurum Ceylan, A., 1988. Fied Agriculture. Ege Universty. Agricultural Faculty publication Number 491, Ege Universty Agriculture Offset Press. Bornova/İzmir Günel, E., 1993. Industrial Plants “Growing techniques of Fiber Plant” 100 th year Universty. Agricultural Faculty Publications Number 6. Van İlisulu, K., 1983. Oil Plants and Breeding. Çağlayan Bookhouse. Beyoglu/Istanbul İncekara, F., 1972. Industrial Plannts and Breeding. Volume I, II, III, IV. Ege Universty Agriculture Publications. Bornova/İzmir Köycü, Ç., 1974. Text of Cool Climate Grains. Atatürk University Agricultural Faculty Publications. Erzurum. Kün, E., 1981. Cool Climate Grains. 19 May University Agricultural Faculty Publications No 6. Lecture notes no: 1.Samsun. 242. Zir. Fak. Yay. No: 123. Ders Kitapları Serisi No: 8, Atatürk Üniv. Basımevi. Tosun, F., 1974 Forage legumes and grasses Culture. University Press. No.: 242. Zir. Fac. Yay. No.: 123 Course Books Series No. 8, Ataturk Univ. Oxford University Press.
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 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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4
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5
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PO
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LO2   3   
LO3  2    
LO4     4 
LO5    1  
LO6       
* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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