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COURSE INFORMATION
Course CodeCourse TitleL+P HourSemesterECTS
TRB 111INTRODUCTION TO FIELD CROPS2 + 01st Semester4

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Course Objective The purpose of the course is to do education and teaching on the subjects related with the growing of cereals, edible legumes, oilseed crops, fibre crops, sugar and starch crops, medicinal plants, management and breeding of pasture, forage crops, medical and aromatic plants, plant breeding and biotechnology. Agricultural engineer who knows cereal, industrial, legume and forage crops and medical and aromatic plants production from seeding to harvest is to developed.
Course Content Giving information about the importance, classification, morphological features and cultivation of field crops
Prerequisites No the prerequisite of lesson.
Corequisite No the corequisite of lesson.
Mode of Delivery Face to Face

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
1Knows the growing techniques of cereals, edible legumes, industrial crops and forage crops, medical and aromatic plant and ability to learn growing techniques to farmers;
2Being able to learn problems about general subjects of agronomy in a region;
3Ability to work on a project related with the solving problems of field crops in a region.;
4Improving sensitivity of the students about the environmental applications of the field crops.;
5Knows morphological traits of important field crop species;
6Ability to identify species of field crops;
7Learns appropriate storage conditions for field crops produced;
8They can contribute to audition to farm products for the purposes of the producers ;

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
Data not found.

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
ActivitiesQuantityDuration (Hour)Total Work Load (Hour)
Course Duration (14 weeks/theoric+practical)14456
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)10440
Mid-terms144
Final examination144
Total Work Load

ECTS Credit of the Course






104

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COURSE DETAILS
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 Course TermNoInstructors
Details 2023-2024 Fall1RIDVAN UÇAR
Details 2023-2024 Fall1TANSU USKUTOĞLU
Details 2023-2024 Fall1TAHSİN BEYCİOĞLU


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Course Details
Course Code Course Title L+P Hour Course Code Language Of Instruction Course Semester
TRB 111 INTRODUCTION TO FIELD CROPS 2 + 0 1 Turkish 2023-2024 Fall
Course Coordinator  E-Mail  Phone Number  Course Location Attendance
Asts. Prof. Dr. RIDVAN UÇAR rucar@pau.edu.tr ÇMYO A0053 %70
Goals The purpose of the course is to do education and teaching on the subjects related with the growing of cereals, edible legumes, oilseed crops, fibre crops, sugar and starch crops, medicinal plants, management and breeding of pasture, forage crops, medical and aromatic plants, plant breeding and biotechnology. Agricultural engineer who knows cereal, industrial, legume and forage crops and medical and aromatic plants production from seeding to harvest is to developed.
Content Giving information about the importance, classification, morphological features and cultivation of field crops
Topics
WeeksTopics
1 Classification of field crops
2 Major field farming systems, definition and importance of tillage, soil expected benefits of tillage, drawbacks of improper tillage
3 Tillage methods and tools, definition of fallow, shapes and fallow expected benefits
4 Definition of seed and seed concepts
5 Characteristics that should be present in a quality seed (physical properties of the seed value)
6 Characteristics that should be present in a quality seed (seed biological and genetic values)
7 Sowing methods, importance of sowing time, main sowing methods and their comparison
8 midterm exam
9 Irrigation and fertilization, main irrigation and fertilization methods
10 Fertilizer types and fertilization methods, green fertilization and rotation
11 Multiple cultivation, weeds and weed control
12 General characteristics of cereals, industrial crops, edible legumes, meadow pasture and forage crops
13 Economic importance and cultivation techniques
14 Economic importance and cultivation techniques
Materials
Materials are not specified.
Resources
ResourcesResources Language
Baydar, H. Tıbbi ve Aromatik Bitkileri Bilimi ve Teknolojisi. Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık, 2022.Türkçe
Arıoğlu, H. Yağ Bitkileri ve Yetiştirme ve Islahı. Ç.Ü. Ziraat Fakültesi Ders Kitapları Genel Yayın. 2014.Türkçe
Tarla Bitkileri. Ankara Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları. 2018Türkçe
Course Assessment
Assesment MethodsPercentage (%)Assesment Methods Title
Final Exam60Final Exam
Midterm Exam40Midterm Exam
L+P: Lecture and Practice
PQ: Program Learning Outcomes
LO: Course Learning Outcomes