| Course Title | Code | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Field Crops | ZDF232 | 4. 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 | |
| Instructors |
Fikret BUDAK |
| Assistants | |
| Goals | Field history and economic importance of agriculture, construction and agricultural land use classification based on the intended use of field crops. Agricultural systems and infrastructure fields of agriculture, processing of land and soil, plant and water relations, growth and development in plant physiology, plant nutrition. Seeds and seedlings, planting, maintenance, irrigation, plant protection, harvesting and threshing. Storage and post-harvest physiology of field crops products. And the basic principles of plant breeding. In field crops seed, certification and standardization. Definition of grains and industrial crops of economic importance, cultivation and use. |
| Course Content | Course, classification based on the intended use of field crops, farming systems, agricultural fields of infrastructure, the development of land and soil, vegetation and water relations, growth and development in plant physiology, plant nutrition. Seeds and seedlings, planting, maintenance, irrigation, plant protection, harvesting and threshing. Storage and post-harvest physiology of field crops products. And the basic principles of plant breeding. In field crops seed, certification and standardization. Definition of grains and industrial crops of economic importance, include agriculture and use issues. |
| Learning Outcomes |
- Knows the growing techniques of cereals, edible legumes, industrial crops and forage crops and ability to learn growing techniques to farmers - Being able to determine and solve problems associated with general subjects of agronomy in a region - Ability to work on a project related with the solving problems of field crops in a region - Improving sensitivity of the students about the environmental applications of the field crops - Knows morphological traits of important field crop species - Ability to identify species of field crops - Knows appropriate storage conditions for field crops produced - Ability to propose appropriate field crops for purpose of farmers |
| Week | Topics | Learning Methods |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | history and economic importance of field agriculture, the structure of agriculture and land use situation | |
| 2. Week | Farming systems | |
| 3. Week | Plant growth and development physiology and plant nutrition | |
| 4. Week | Seeds and seedlings | |
| 5. Week | Plant breeding and basic principles | |
| 6. Week | cereals and industrial crops, and the use of economic importance | |
| 7. Week | cool-season cereals | |
| 8. Week | Midterm | |
| 9. Week | warm-season cereals | |
| 10. Week | warm-season cereals | |
| 11. Week | oil crops | |
| 12. Week | Starch-sugar crops | |
| 13. Week | fiber crops | |
| 14. Week | medicinal, aromatic plants |
| Principles of field crop production. Martin, J.H., W.H. Leonard, D.L. Stamp. 1976. Hybridization of Crop Plants. Walter, R.F., H.H. Hadley (Editors). ASA and CSSA. ISBN 0-89118-034-6. Wisconsin, USA.1980. Plant Adaptation to Environmental Stress . Leslie Fowden, Terry Mansfield and John Staddart. Breeding Field Crops. Poehiman, J.M. Holt, Reinhart and Winston. New York.1959 |
| Program Requirements | Contribution Level | DK1 | DK2 | DK3 | DK4 | DK5 | DK6 | DK7 | DK8 | Measurement Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 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 | 12 | 12 |
| Homework 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| Final | 1 | 24 | 24 |
| Practice | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Total Workload | 102 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 4.0 | ||
