Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Cool Climate Cereals TB401 7. Semester 2 + 2 3.0 4.0
Prerequisites None
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Undergraduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery Face to face
Course Coordinator Prof. Dr. Hüseyin GÜNGÖR
Instructor(s) Hüseyin GÜNGÖR
Assistants
Goals The objective of this course will be to gain general knowledge about classification, evaluation and taxonomy, production quantities, importance of as a nutrition and animal feed plant and agricultural features, adaptation requirement, cultivation techniques, breeding, general cultivar recognition and usage area of cool seasons cereals
Course Content The objective of this course will be to gain general knowledge about classification, evaluation and taxonomy, production quantities, importance of as a nutrition and animal feed plant and agricultural features, adaptation requirement, cultivation techniques, breeding, general cultivar recognition and usage area of cool seasons cereals
Learning Outcomes - express general cereal classification, taxonomy and evaluation
- list about importance of cool season cereal genus in terms of economical, rotation and nutritive value
- summarize general knowledge about cool season cereals
- recognize significant cultivars with in cool season cereals genus
- summarize general cultivation practices used in cool season cereals cultivation
- suggest main problems of cool season cereals cultivation and give some practical advices related to problems
Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Learning Methods
1. Week Definition of cereal concept, classification and taxonomy of cereals General differences between cool season cereals and warm season cereals Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Course Hours
2. Week Economic, nutritive, agricultural and sociological importance of cereals Visual Presentation Course Hours Verbal Expression
3. Week Adaptation features of cereals Course Hours Visual Presentation Verbal Expression
4. Week General morphology and physiology of cereals Course Hours Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
5. Week Cereals storage and quality features of cereals Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Course Hours
6. Week Economic importance of wheat, Evaluation and cytogenetic features of wheat, Classification of wheat, Climate and soil requirement of wheat, Wheat adaptation requirement, Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Course Hours
7. Week Wheat cultivation, Quality criteria of wheat, Recognition of some main bread and durum wheat cultivars, Visual Presentation Course Hours Verbal Expression
8. Week Midterm Examination
9. Week Wheat usage areas, Course Hours Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
10. Week Economic importance of barley, Evaluation and cytogenetic of barley, Classification of barley, Climate and soil requirement of barley, To compare spike and grain features of two and six-rowed barley Course Hours Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
11. Week Barley cultivation, Quality criterion of barley, Recognition of some two and six-rowed barley cultivars, Barley usage areas, Course Hours Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
12. Week Economic importance of oat, Evaluation and cytogenetic of oat, Classification of oat, Verbal Expression Course Hours Visual Presentation
13. Week Climate and soil requirement of oat, Oat cultivation, Morphological difference of white and red color and quality, characteristics of oat, Recognition of white and red color oat cultivars, Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Course Hours
14. Week Economic importance of rye, Evaluation and cytogenetic of rye, Classification of rye, Rye cultivation, Rye usage and Economic importance of triticale, Breeding of triticale, History of triticale in the world and in Turkey, Triticale cultivation and usage areas, Future prospect of triticale, Course Hours Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
Recommended Sources
1. Kün, 1996. Tahıllar I. Ankara Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Yayın No:1451. Ders Kitabı 431, 322 sayfa, Ankara 2.Yürür, N. 1994. Serin İklim Tahılları. Uludağ Üniversitesi, Ziraat Fakültesi. Ders Kitabı: Yayın no: 7-030-0256, 250 sayfa. Bursa.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements Contribution Level DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 DK5 DK6 Measurement Method
PY1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 40,60
PY2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 40,60
PY3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 40,60
PY4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 40,60
PY5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 40,60
PY6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 40,60
PY7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 40,60
PY8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 40,60
PY9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 40,60
PY10 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 40,60
*DK = Course's Contrubution.
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
ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Hours 14 2 28
Midterm 1 1 15 15
Homework 1 1 11 11
Final 1 20 20
Practice 14 2 28
Total Workload 102
ECTS Credit of the Course 4.0