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COURSE INFORMATION

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Semester	ECTS
BBT 219	GENERAL FRUIT GROWING	3 + 0	2nd Semester	3

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Course Level	Bachelor's Degree
Course Type	Compulsory
Course Objective	The place of fruit growing in the national economy, classification of fruit species, ecological requirements, biological and physiological characteristics, flower bud formation in fruit trees, flowering and fertilization biology, propagation and seedling production, orchard establishment, technical and cultural practices, fruit pomology and important fruit varieties, pruning, harvesting, preservation and marketing.
Course Content	Classification of fruit growing, economics, fruit species grown in Turkey and variety richness, ecological requirements, flower bud formation in fruit trees, bud and branch structures, fertilization biology, parthenocarpy, apomixis, flower and fruit shedding, thinning, periodicity, resting in fruit seeds and buds, growth regulators, propagation and cultivation of fruit seedlings, garden establishment, annual maintenance, various technical and cultural practices, nutrition of fruit trees, functions of roots and water balance, carbon assimilation, pruning and training systems, harvesting, standardization of products, packaging, preservation and marketing.
Prerequisites	No the prerequisite of lesson.
Corequisite	No the corequisite of lesson.
Mode of Delivery	Face to Face

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Learns ecological requirements and ecological problems of fruit species.
2	Learns the events from flower bud formation to fruit set in fruit trees.
3	Learns fertilization of fruit trees, nutrients in the soil, photosynthesis and storage of reserve nutrients, water balance and its importance.
4	Learns the history of fruit growing culture, fruit species grown in the world and in our country, the richness of varieties and the importance of fruit growing for the national economy.

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Work Load (Hour)
Course Duration (14 weeks/theoric+practical)	14	3	42
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	10	3	30
Mid-terms	1	3	3
Final examination	1	3	3
Total Work Load ECTS Credit of the Course			78 3

COURSE DETAILS

Select Year

	Course Term	No	Instructors
Details	2023-2024 Spring	1	TURAN KARADENİZ

Course Details

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Course Code	Language Of Instruction	Course Semester
BBT 219	GENERAL FRUIT GROWING	3 + 0	1	Turkish	2023-2024 Spring

Course Coordinator	E-Mail	Phone Number	Course Location	Attendance
Prof. Dr. TURAN KARADENİZ	tkaradeniz@pau.edu.tr		ÇMYO A0052	%70

Goals		The place of fruit growing in the national economy, classification of fruit species, ecological requirements, biological and physiological characteristics, flower bud formation in fruit trees, flowering and fertilization biology, propagation and seedling production, orchard establishment, technical and cultural practices, fruit pomology and important fruit varieties, pruning, harvesting, preservation and marketing.
Content		Classification of fruit growing, economics, fruit species grown in Turkey and variety richness, ecological requirements, flower bud formation in fruit trees, bud and branch structures, fertilization biology, parthenocarpy, apomixis, flower and fruit shedding, thinning, periodicity, resting in fruit seeds and buds, growth regulators, propagation and cultivation of fruit seedlings, garden establishment, annual maintenance, various technical and cultural practices, nutrition of fruit trees, functions of roots and water balance, carbon assimilation, pruning and training systems, harvesting, standardization of products, packaging, preservation and marketing.

Topics

Weeks	Topics
1	The place of fruit growing in the country's economy
2	Status of fruit species grown in the world and in Turkey
3	Classification of fruits
4	Pomology
5	Ecological requests
6	Nutrition of fruit trees
7	Orchard plant
8	Orchard plant
9	Flower bud formation
10	Fertilization biology
11	Propagation and seedling production
12	Pruning fruit trees
13	Cultural practices on fruit trees
14	Plant growth regulators

Materials

Materials are not specified.

Resources

Resources	Resources Language
Genel Meyvecilik Kitabı Prof.Dr. Resul GERÇEKÇİOĞLU-Prof.Dr.Şükriye BILGINER- Prof.Dr.Arif SOYLU	Türkçe

Course Assessment

Assesment Methods	Percentage (%)	Assesment Methods Title
Final Exam	50	Final Exam
Midterm Exam	50	Midterm Exam

L+P: Lecture and Practice
PQ: Program Learning Outcomes
LO: Course Learning Outcomes

Prospective Student