Iğdır University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
0701206106	SICAK İKLİM SEBZELERİ	Elective	3	6	3

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

This course is purposed that Students are teached the general features of warm climate vegetables, morphological features of this group vegetable crops including pepper, tomato, bean, cucumber, melon, watermelon, squash, egg plant, sweet corn and sweet patato, their climate and soil requsets and their cultural practices.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Yrd. Doc. Dr. Mustafa ÇİRKA

Learning Outcomes

1	Can explain the general features and basic concepts of warm climate vegetable
2	Learn morphological features (root, stem, leaf, flower, fruit, seed) of the warm climate vegetable crops (pepper, tomato, bean, cucumber, melon, watermelon, squash, egg plant, sweet corn and sweet potato)
3	Have information about climate and soil requests of these group vegetables
4	In addition, learn and can do how to grow these vegetables and cultural practices (irrigation, tillage, fertilization and plant protection) during growing
5	Learn What is the harvest criteria for the warm climate vegetables how to harvest

Mode of Delivery

Daytime Class

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

General and fundamental principles of warm vegetable crops growing

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	General features of the warm climate vegetables
2	Pepper (morphological features, climate requests and growing thecnics)
3	Okra (morphological features, climate requests and growing thecnics)
4	Tomato (morphological features, climate requests)
5	Tomato (growing thecnics)
6	Bean (morphological features, climate requests and growing thecnics)
7	Cucumber (morphological features, climate requests and growing thecnics)
8	Midterm exam
9	Melon (morphological features, climate requests and growing thecnics)
10	Water melon (morphological features, climate requests and growing thecnics)
11	Squash (morphological features, climate requests and growing thecnics)
12	Eggplant (morphological features, climate requests and growing thecnics)
13	Sweet corn (morphological features, climate requests and growing thecnics)
14	Sweet potato (morphological features, climate requests and growing thecnics)
15	Harvets criteria and and harvest methods of warm climate vegetables
16	Final Exam

Recommended or Required Reading

1.Günay A. 2006. Sebzecilik 1 ve 2. 2.Vural ve ark.2000. Kültür Sebzeleri. E.Ü.Z.F. Bahçe Bitkileri Bölümü-İZMİR

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	100
SUM		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
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

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	1	1
Final Examination	1	2	2
Self Study	14	4	56
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	1	10	10
Individual Study for Final Examination	1	10	10
Homework	1	10	10
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			89

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