Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
0701206106SICAK İKLİM SEBZELERİElective363
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
1Can explain the general features and basic concepts of warm climate vegetable
2Learn 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)
3Have information about climate and soil requests of these group vegetables
4In addition, learn and can do how to grow these vegetables and cultural practices (irrigation, tillage, fertilization and plant protection) during growing
5Learn 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
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1General features of the warm climate vegetables
2Pepper (morphological features, climate requests and growing thecnics)
3Okra (morphological features, climate requests and growing thecnics)
4Tomato (morphological features, climate requests)
5Tomato (growing thecnics)
6Bean (morphological features, climate requests and growing thecnics)
7Cucumber (morphological features, climate requests and growing thecnics)
8Midterm exam
9Melon (morphological features, climate requests and growing thecnics)
10Water melon (morphological features, climate requests and growing thecnics)
11Squash (morphological features, climate requests and growing thecnics)
12Eggplant (morphological features, climate requests and growing thecnics)
13Sweet corn (morphological features, climate requests and growing thecnics)
14Sweet potato (morphological features, climate requests and growing thecnics)
15Harvets criteria and and harvest methods of warm climate vegetables
16Final 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 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 Study14456
Individual Study for Mid term Examination11010
Individual Study for Final Examination11010
Homework11010
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)89
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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