| Course Title | Code | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery Practice | ORU205 | 3. Semester | 2 + 1 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Prerequisites | None |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Level | Associate |
| Course Type | |
| Mode of delivery | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator |
Assoc. Prof. Dr. İsmail KOÇ |
| Instructor(s) |
İsmail KOÇ |
| Assistants | |
| Goals | Dersin amacı öğrencilere fidanlıkların tesisi ve planlaması, orman ağacı ve süs bitkilerinin çıplak köklü ve kaplı fidanlarının yetiştirilmesi ve fidan sınıflamasını öğretmektir. |
| Course Content | Introduction, market prospects, nursery site, size of nursery, planning production, records, sale of plants, quality of plants (genetic quality, morphological traits, physiological traits), name and ages of plants , Selection, layout and formation of a nursery (site selection, layout of nursery, establishing a new nursery), Nursery soils (physical traits, chemical traits, soil analyses), Seed (seed origin, procurement of seed, seed collection and handling, seed storage, seed testing, seed dormancy and pretreatments, sowing…), Seed sources, identification of tree species seeds, determining the various seed properties (weight, moisture content, purity, viability), pretreatments, Production of bare-root stock (preparing the seedbed, seed pretreatments, sowing time and density, sowing methods, …), transplanting (age, spacing, time, …), Production of container growing plants (container types, facilities, growing media, …), Cultural treatments (weed control, hoeing, cultivating, irrigation, fertilization, …), Nursery practice about cultural treatments , Counting, lifting, grading, storage and transport of seedlings, Vegetative propagation (propagation by cutting and grafting) , Vegetative propagation, Seedling classification, classification according to the various morphological seedling traits |
| Learning Outcomes |
- Site selection, layout and design of a nursery, - Preparing the production program, - Preparing the field for sowing and planting, - Sexual and vegetative propagation of forest trees and ornamental plants - Bare-root and container grown seedling production - Cultural treatments (irrigation, weed control, fertilization etc.), - Lifting, classification, storing and transporting of the seedlings, Classification of the seedlings according to the morphological traits |
| Week | Topics | Learning Methods |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Introduction, market prospects, nursery site, size of nursery, planning production, records, sale of plants, quality of plants (genetic quality, morphological traits, physiological traits), name and ages of plants | Visual Presentation Course Hours Verbal Expression |
| 2. Week | Selection, layout and formation of a nursery (site selection, layout of nursery, establishing a new nursery) | Visual Presentation Verbal Expression Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study |
| 3. Week | Fidanlık toprakları, fidanlıkların kuruluş çalışmaları, arazi tesviyesi ve hazırlanması, drenaj, sınırlama ve koruyucu önlemler, sulama tesisleri, toprak işleme | Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Course Hours |
| 4. Week | Trip to Duzce Forest Nursery | Course Hours Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| 5. Week | Seed (seed origin, procurement of seed, seed collection and handling, seed storage, seed testing, seed dormancy and pretreatments, sowing…) | Visual Presentation Practice Course Hours Verbal Expression |
| 6. Week | Seed sources, identification of tree species seeds, determining the various seed properties (weight, moisture content, purity, viability), pretreatments | Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression Practice Course Hours Visual Presentation |
| 7. Week | Production of bare-root stock (preparing the seedbed, seed pretreatments, sowing time and density, sowing methods, …), transplanting (age, spacing, time, …) | Visual Presentation Field Work Practice Verbal Expression Course Hours |
| 8. Week | Midterm | |
| 9. Week | Cultural treatments (weed control, hoeing, cultivating, irrigation, fertilization, …) | Course Hours Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Field Work Practice |
| 10. Week | Nursery practice about cultural treatments | Course Hours Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Field Work Practice |
| 11. Week | Counting, lifting, grading, storage and transport of seedlings | Course Hours Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| 12. Week | Vegetative propagation (propagation by cutting and grafting) | Course Hours Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Practice |
| 13. Week | - | Visual Presentation Practice Course Hours Verbal Expression |
| 14. Week | Seedling classification, classification according to the various morphological seedling traits | Course Hours Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| Aldhous JR, Mason WL 1994. Forest Nursery Practice. Forestry Commission Bulletin 111, HSO, London, ISBN 0 11 710323 3, xi+255 p. |
| Morgan J 199. Forest Tree Seedlings-Best Practice in supply, treatment and planting. Forestry Commission Bulletin 121, ISBN 0 855538 404 2, vii+44 p. Ürgenç İS 1998. Ağaç ve Süs Bitkileri Fidanlık ve Yetiştirme Tekniği. İÜ Orman Fakültesi yayın No. 3395/442, ISBN 975-404-445-7. Dilek Ofset Matbaacılık, İstanbul, xi+717 s. www.agm.gov.tr |
| Program Requirements | Contribution Level | DK1 | DK2 | DK3 | DK4 | DK5 | DK6 | DK7 | Measurement Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 40,60,40,60 |
| PY2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 40,60 |
| PY3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 40,60 |
| PY4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 40,60 |
| PY5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 40,60 |
| PY6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 40,60 |
| PY7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 40,60 |
| PY8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 40,60 |
| PY9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 40,60 |
| PY10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 40,60 |
| PY11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 40,60 |
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course's Level of contribution | None | Very Low | Low | Fair | High | Very High |
| Method of assessment/evaluation | Written exam | Oral Exams | Assignment/Project | Laboratory work | Presentation/Seminar |
| Event | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Preparation, After Class Study | 12 | 1 | 12 |
| Research | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Other Activities | 9 | 1 | 9 |
| Practice | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Midterm 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Quiz 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Quiz 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Final | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Total Workload | 77 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 3.0 | ||
