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
9900001078	YABANCI OTLAR VE SAVAŞIMI	Elective	3	6	2

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

The purpose of this course is to earn skill about botanical and agricultural acteristics, ecological requirements, cultivation techniques and breeding of major oil crops and to graduate agriculture engineerings knowing problems and solving suggestion of oil crops in Turkey.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

1	1-Identify and describe the oil crops.
2	2-Comments the importance of oil crops in terms of Turkey and the world.
3	3. Explain the environmental requirements of the oil crops.
4	4. Explain the cultivation techniques of the oil crops.
5	5. Explain the breeding methods of the oil crops.
6	6. Produce the seeds of oil crops.
7	7. Teach growing techniques of oil crops to farmers.
8	8. Solve production problems of oil crops.
9	9. Improve applications to increase production of oil crops.
10	10. Contribute to development of oil seed industry.

Mode of Delivery

Daytime Class

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Oilseed plants: definition, history, importance, classification, production of oilseed crops in the world and Turkey and problems in the production, applied policies. Agricultural, industrial and economical statistics of oilseed crops. Oil plant varieties.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Oilseed plants: definition, history, importance, classification, production of oilseed crops in the world and Turkey and problems in the production, applied policies.
2	Agricultural, industrial and economical statistics of oilseed crops.
3	Sunflower utilization, origin, production, commerce, wild and culture species taxonomy of sunflower.
4	Adaptation and growing techniques of sunflower tillage, fertilization and rotation, sowing, cultural applications and harvest.
5	Sunflower breeding
6	Soybean utilization, origin, production, commerce and adaptation
7	Growing techniques of soybean tillage, fertilization and rotation, sowing, cultural applications, harvest and breeding
8	Midterm Exam
9	Rapeseed utilization, origin, production, commerce and adaptation
10	Growing techniques of rapeseed tillage, fertilization and rotation, sowing, cultural applications, harvest and breeding
11	Sesame utilization, origin, production, commerce and adaptation,growing techniques of sesame tillage, fertilization and rotation, sowing, cultural applications, harvest and breeding
12	Groundnut utilization, origin, production, commerce, adaptation, growing techniques and breeding
13	Poppy utilization, origin, production, commerce and adaptation
14	Poppy growing techniques and breeding
15	Safflower utilization, origin, production, commerce, adaptation, growing techniques and breeding
16	Final Exam

Recommended or Required Reading

Baydar, H. 2009. Yağ Bitkileri Yetiştiriciliği ve Islahı, SDÜ Ziraat Fakültesi, Ders Notu 250 sayfa. Gürbüz, B., Demir Kaya, M., 2003. Ayçiçeği Tarımı. Hasad Yayıncılık. ISBN: 978-975-8377-23-7. Arıoğlu, H., 1987. Yağ Bitkileri (Soya ve Yerfıstığı). Ç.Ü. Ziraat Fakültesi. Ders Kitabı. No: 35, Adana,Arıoğlu, H., 2013. Soya Tarımı. Çukurova Üniv. Ziraat Fak. Tarla Bitkileri Böl. Adana. Süzer, S., 2008. Kanola (Kolza) Tarımı. Hasad Yayıncılık. ISBN: 978-975-8377-61-9.

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

Turkish

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	2	28
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	1	10	10
Individual Study for Final Examination	1	15	15
Homework	1	10	10
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			66

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7
LO1			4		4
LO2		3		2
LO3						3
LO4			3		2
LO5				3
LO6		2			4
LO7			3			2
LO8				4
LO9		4				2
LO10				3

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High