Education Information System

Course Title	Code	Semester	L+U Hour	Credits	ECTS
Fiber Crops	TB405	7. Semester	2 + 2	3.0	3.0

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 is to recognize fiber plants which is fundamental basis of the vegetable production; to have current information about Fiber Plants; to learn the basics of fiber plant breeding growing,and to determine the contribution of Fiber Crops agriculture to the country and the world economy
Course Content	The objective of this course is to recognize fiber plants which is fundamental basis of the vegetable production; to have current information about Fiber Plants; to learn the basics of fiber plant breeding growing,and to determine the contribution of Fiber Crops agriculture to the country and the world economy
Learning Outcomes	- determine how important it is for the textile, pulp and paper industry - have knowledge and experience in the production of Fiber Crops - explain the differences in terms of the classification of fibers - have general principles of plant improvement, standardization and quality of life is to have gained knowledge about the features

Week	Topics	Learning Methods
1. Week	Description of plant life and the life, the importance of life, usage areas, chemical and physical properties of fibers	Course Hours Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
2. Week	Classification of fibers, fibers of different plant parts (seeds, leaves, stalks, fruit, root) methods of obtaining	Course Hours Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
3. Week	History of cotton, economic importance, in our country and the world production, trade will be discussed	Course Hours Visual Presentation Verbal Expression
4. Week	Cotton utilization aspects, geographical distribution, systematic, botanical	Course Hours Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
5. Week	Cotton’s environmental demands, tillage and cultivation and Cotton growth and development, maintenance operations (fertilization, irrigation etc.)	Course Hours Visual Presentation Verbal Expression
6. Week	Harvesting of cotton, fiber to obtain breeding	Course Hours Visual Presentation Verbal Expression
7. Week	Midterm Examination
8. Week	Linen aspects of the utilization history, geographical distribution, systematic,, botany, environmental demands, cultivation, growth and development, maintenance operations (fertilization, irrigation, etc..)	Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Course Hours
9. Week	Harvesting of flax, fiber to obtain cannabis and correctional aspects of the utilization history, geographical distribution, systematic,, botany, environmental demands, cultivation, growth and development	Course Hours Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
10. Week	Cannabis maintenance (fertilization, irrigation, etc..), Harvesting, fiber to obtain breeding
11. Week	Deviation of the fiber obtained from some other plants (jute, kenaf, ramie) utilization aspects of history, geographical distribution, systematic,, botany, environmental demands, cultivation, growth and development, maintenance operations (fertilizing, irrigation, etc..) Harvesting, fiber to obtain breeding	Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Course Hours
12. Week	Deviation of the fiber obtained from some plants (sun hemp, kenaf, roselle, urena, abroma) utilization aspects of history, geographical distribution, systematic,, botany, environmental demands, cultivation, growth and development, maintenance operations (fertilizing, irrigation, etc..) Harvesting, fibers to obtain breeding	Visual Presentation Course Hours Verbal Expression
13. Week	Fibers from the leaves obtained from some plants (cantala, henequen, Mexico hemp, sisal, Mauritius hemp, New Zealand flax, abaca)) utilization aspects of history, geographical distribution, systematic,, botany, environmental demands, cultivation, growth and development, maintenance operations (fertilizing, irrigation, etc..) Harvesting, fibers to obtain breeding	Course Hours Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
14. Week	Fibers from the fruit obtained from some plants (Kapok, luffa) utilization aspects of history, geographical distribution, systematic,, botany, environmental demands, cultivation, growth and development, maintenance operations (fertilizing, irrigation, etc..) Harvesting, fiber to obtain, breeding	Course Hours Visual Presentation Verbal Expression

1.Mert, M. 2011. Pamuk Tarımının Temelleri. Ziraat Mühendisleri Odası Yayınları, Ankara, 282 s. 2. Mert, M., 2009. Lif Bitkileri. NOBEL Yayınları No: 1446, s.s. 277, Ankara.

Program Requirements	Contribution Level	DK1	DK2	DK3	DK4	Measurement Method
PY1	4	0	0	0	0	40,60
PY2	4	0	0	0	0	40,60
PY3	4	0	0	0	0	40,60
PY4	4	0	0	0	0	40,60
PY5	5	0	0	0	0	40,60
PY6	4	0	0	0	0	40,60
PY7	4	0	0	0	0	40,60
PY8	4	0	0	0	0	40,60
PY9	4	0	0	0	0	40,60
PY10	4	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

Event	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Hours	14	2	28
Midterm 1	1	10	10
Final	1	10.5	10.5
Practice	14	2	28
Total Workload			76.5
ECTS Credit of the Course			25.5 3.0