Education Information System

Course Title	Code	Semester	L+U Hour	Credits	ECTS
Oil Crops	TB408	8. 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
Instructor(s)	Hüseyin GÜNGÖR
Assistants
Goals	To provide basic knowledge to the students about botanical and agricultural characteristics, ecological requirements, cultivation techniques and breeding of major oil crops
Course Content	To provide basic knowledge to the students about botanical and agricultural characteristics, ecological requirements, cultivation techniques and breeding of major oil crops
Learning Outcomes	- identify and describe the oil crops - explain environmental requirements of the oil crops - explain the cultivation techniques of the oil crops - explain the breeding methods of the oil crops

Week	Topics	Learning Methods
1. Week	Introduction of major oil crops, agricultural and economical importance of soybean, origin, evolution and spreading of soybean, production statistics of soybean	Course Hours Visual Presentation Verbal Expression
2. Week	Botanical characteristics of soybean, practical study in the greenhouse and laboratory to identify soybean plant	Visual Presentation Course Hours Verbal Expression
3. Week	Climate and soil requirements of soybean, soil preparation, variety selection and seed preparation for soybean planting, planting crop management and harvest of soybean crop, breeding objectives in soybean,	Course Hours Field Work Visual Presentation
4. Week	Agricultural and economical importance of sunflower, origin, evolution and spreading of sunflower, production statistics of sunflower in the world and in Turkey,	Course Hours Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
5. Week	Botanical characteristics of sunflower, climate and soil requirements of sunflower,	Visual Presentation Course Hours Verbal Expression
6. Week	Soil preparation, cultivar selection, seed preparation, planting, management and harvest of sunflower crop, sunflower breeding	Visual Presentation Course Hours Verbal Expression
7. Week	Agricultural and economical importance of groundnut, origin, evolution and spreading of groundnut, production statistics of groundnut in the world and in Turkey, botanical characteristics of groundnut, climate and soil requirements of groundnut	Course Hours Visual Presentation Verbal Expression
8. Week	Midterm Examination
9. Week	Soil preparation, cultivar selection, seed preparation, planting, management and harvest of groundnut crop, harvest and storage, groundnut breeding crossing techniques and , practical study in the greenhouse for seedling nursery preparation and planting	Course Hours Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
10. Week	Agricultural and economical importance of sesame, origin, evolution and spreading of sesame, production statistics of sesame in the world and in Turkey, botanical characteristics of sesame, climate and soil requirements of sesame	Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Course Hours
11. Week	Soil preparation, cultivar selection, seed preparation, planting, management and harvest of sesame crop, harvest and storage, sesame breeding	Course Hours Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
12. Week	Agricultural and economical importance of rape, origin, evolution and spreading of rape, production statistics of rape in the world and in Turkey, botanical characteristics of rape, climate and soil requirements of rape	Verbal Expression Course Hours Visual Presentation
13. Week	Soil preparation, cultivar selection, seed preparation, planting, management and harvest of rape crop, harvest and storage, rape breeding	Course Hours Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
14. Week	Agricultural and economical importance of safflower, origin, evolution and spreading of safflower, production statistics of safflower in the world and in Turkey, botanical characteristics of safflower, climate and soil requirements of safflower, soil preparation, cultivar selection, seed preparation, planting, management and harvest of safflower crop and Production and consumption of oil crops in Turkey and problems	Visual Presentation Course Hours Verbal Expression

1.Arıoğlu, H.H., 2007. Yağ Bitkileri Yetiştirme ve Islahı. Ç.Ü. Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları No:220, Adana

Program Requirements	Contribution Level	DK1	DK2	DK3	DK4	Measurement Method
PY1	4	0	0	0	0	40,60
PY2	3	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	3	0	0	0	0	40,60
PY7	4	0	0	0	0	40,60
PY8	5	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
Research	1	16	16
Midterm 1	1	10	10
Final	1	20	20
Practice	14	2	28
Total Workload			102
ECTS Credit of the Course			25.5 4.0